“We have seen Hezbollah perform assaults in opposition to us for a yr,” mentioned Nadav Shoshani. (File)
Jerusalem:
The Israeli navy mentioned on Saturday Israel is on excessive alert for a broader battle after it claimed to have killed Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, and in addition mentioned it hoped his reported dying will trigger the group to alter course.
“We hope this can change Hezbollah’s actions,” Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani mentioned in a media briefing after the navy mentioned it had killed Nasrallah.
However he mentioned it will nonetheless take time to degrade the Iran-backed Hezbollah’s capabilities.
“We have seen Hezbollah perform assaults in opposition to us for a yr. It is secure to imagine that they will proceed finishing up their assaults in opposition to us or attempt to,” he mentioned.
Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani mentioned that there had been no new directions given to Israeli civilians concerning residence entrance readiness, as present pointers already put a lot of the nation on excessive alert.
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