israeli defense minister declares that the war has entered a new phase: "military focus will shift to lebanon"
2024-09-20
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source: cankaoxiaoxi.com
reference news reported on september 19according to a report by deutsche presse-agentur on september 18, after a massive pager explosion in lebanon, israeli defense minister yoav galant announced on the 18th that the war had entered a "new phase."
according to reports, several israeli media outlets quoted galant's office as saying that the focus of the operation was on the "northern front." israeli media quoted galant as saying that troops and resources would be redeployed to the north.
the times of israel website quoted galant as saying that israel's war goal in the north is "clear and simple: to allow residents of northern towns to return home safely."
israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu also reiterated the commitment in a video speech.
according to israel’s chief of general staff hezi halevi, the israeli military is ready to take all necessary actions to create the conditions for achieving this goal. “we still have many capabilities that we have not yet used,” he asserted.
galante also pointed out: "we have not forgotten the hostages, we have not forgotten our mission in the south." he also said: "this is our duty and we are fulfilling it at the same time."
according to a report on the singapore lianhe zaobao website on september 19, israeli defense minister galant announced on the 18th that the war has entered a new stage and the military focus will shift to the northern front.
"the center of gravity is moving northward. this means we are shifting our forces, resources and energy to the north," galant said during a visit to an air force base in northern israel on the 18th, the report said.
“i believe we are in a new phase of this war and we need to adapt... this war will require tremendous courage, determination and perseverance,” he said.
galant's comments came hours after the israeli military moved its elite 98th division from gaza to northern israel.
galant added: “the idf, together with the shin bet, the mossad, all the agencies and all the departments, have achieved outstanding results and very impressive results.”
galant made the above remarks after the pagers and walkie-talkies of hezbollah members exploded within two days. after the new round of israeli-palestinian conflict broke out on october 7 last year, hezbollah began to launch rockets at northern israel and the israeli-controlled golan heights on october 8, and the israeli army retaliated with air strikes and artillery shelling of targets in southern lebanon. the two sides continued to exchange fire, resulting in the displacement of tens of thousands of civilians on both sides of the border. (compiled by lu di)
