Defense Minister Israel Katz said there has never been any restriction on IDF troops in Lebanon to act against threats. He said that after Israeli forces were hit, the IDF responded with heavy force, killed a large number of Hezbollah operatives, and struck numerous terror facilities.
Katz said all of the IDF’s gains in the Lebanon campaign are being preserved. According to him, Israeli forces remain deployed in the security zone along the Yellow Line and are operating from there against militants and terror infrastructure.
"As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I made clear, Israel will not withdraw from the security zone in Lebanon," Katz said.