Halevi: How to show the world we have defeated Hezbollah

To truly win, to achieve long-term victory, is to have many residents living here (northern Israel), vast tourism, to reopen the restaurants and cafes that used to be here, to have people coming to cycle, agriculture flourishing—everything thriving

Admin I Sunday, December 29, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel – Chief of General Staff in the Israeli Defence Forces, IDF, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi is no happy with the Israelis who inhabited Northern Israel prior to the Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Halevi is angry that weeks after the war, Northern Israel which received the bulk of Hezbollah missile attacks remains lifeless and uninhabited.

This development, he believes belie the story of IDF victory against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

He believes that a bustling city, beaming with lives, agriculture and tourism remains the only way to etch and propagate Israeli victory in the war.

Halevi spoke during his situational assessment today (Sunday) in southern Lebanon with the Commanding Officer of the Northern Command, MG Ori Gordin; the Commanding Officer of the 146th Division, BG Yiftach Norkin; the Commanding Officer of the 300th Brigade, COL Omri Rosenkrantz; and other senior officers.

“In order to truly defeat Hezbollah—because militarily, we have already won, and our victory is very clear—to truly win, to achieve long-term victory, is to have many residents living here (northern Israel), vast tourism, to reopen the restaurants and cafes that used to be here, to have people coming to cycle, agriculture flourishing—everything thriving.

” This is a long-term victory. And the state must step in and strongly reinforce this responsibility”, Halevi said.