Israel expects response to killing of senior Iranian commander

Israel expects response to killing of senior Iranian commander

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated Israeli fighter jets are flying freely over Lebanon as Hezbollah is being struck “extremely difficult” by the IDF.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Upgraded: DECEMBER 25, 2023 20:55
  Defense Minister Yoav Gallant goes to the IDF Northern Command on December 25, 2023 (image credit: ELAD MALKA/DEFENSE MINISTRY)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant goes to the IDF Northern Command on December 25, 2023
(image credit: ELAD MALKA/DEFENSE MINISTRY)

Israel is anticipating a reaction on the northern front to the killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) leader Sayyed Reza Mousavi in SyriaIsraeli media reported on Monday night, mentioning defense facility authorities.

Previously on Monday, it was reported that Mouasvi, a senior IRGC leader accountable for the military cooperation in between Iran and its proxies in the area, was eliminated in an airstrike in the Damascus countryside.

According to Israeli security evaluations, Iran had actually increase its transfer of weapons to Shi’ite militias running in Syria because the IDF released its war on Hamas in Gaza.

Gallant: Israeli fighter jets flying honestly over Lebanon

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who went to the IDF’s Northern Command on Monday, stated that Hezbollah was being pressed really far from the border with Israel which the IDF “will reinforce all of these efforts.”

Senior IRGC leader Sayyed Razi Mousavi, eliminated in Syria on December 25, 2023 (credit: VIA WALLA/SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)

Gallant explained how the IDF has actually eliminated over 150 terrorists in Lebanon, although Hezbollah just acknowledged around 125 of them as being straight linked to it, and not some other lots linked to Palestinian horror groups.

The defense minister stated that the IDF has likewise struck a substantial quantity of Hezbollah’s facilities near the border, requiring it backwards as a functional matter, lest it otherwise be detached from weapons and supply lines.

In addition, he stated that IDF aerial power has higher functional liberty within Lebanon than ever previously.

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He assured northern homeowners that the IDF would bring back security either by a diplomatic offer or by a bigger military operation, however still avoided providing a timeline for choosing the eventful concern.

Earlier Monday, Hezbollah fired rockets on Israel’s northern front, with the IDF reacting with tank fire.

Over Sunday, the IDF participated in much heavier than normal attacks on Hezbollah and both sides have actually intensified attacks on each other in current weeks, with Israel triggering more damage to Hezbollah, considered that around 80,000 northern locals left the location months back.

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