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Israel’s military chief and the head of its Shin Ben security agency held a security assessment inside southern Lebanon yesterday, the military said today according to Reuters.
“We continue to operate against the enemy and will not stop until we ensure that we can safely return the residents [evacuated from northern Israel], not just now, but with a future outlook,” said Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi in a video of the gathering released by the military.
“If anyone considers rebuilding these villages again, they will know that it’s not worth constructing terrorist infrastructure because the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) will neutralise them again.”
Ronen Bar, who heads the Shin Bet, said that “on a peaceful border, defence is on one side; on a wartime border, defence must be on both sides of the border with freedom of action.”
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