Be ready to enter Lebanon, Israeli army chief tells troops

Israeli army chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi told his troops on September 25th to be ready for a potential entry into Lebanon, according to the Arab News via AFP.
This came as Israeli fighter jets continued to bombard Israel’s northern neighbour.
“You can hear the planes here; we are attacking all day, both to prepare the ground for the possibility of your entry, but also to continue striking Hezbollah,” Halevi told a tank brigade, according to a statement issued by Israel’s military.
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“We are not stopping. We will keep attacking and harming them everywhere,” Halevi said.
“To do this, we are preparing for the course of the maneuver, and the sense is that your military boots, your maneuver boots, will enter enemy territory,” he added.
“Your entry there with force… will show (Hezbollah) what it is like to meet a professional combat force.”
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“You are coming in much stronger than them, much more experienced than them; go in, destroy the enemy there, and go destroy the infrastructure.”
“These are the things that will allow us to safely repatriate the residents of the north later.”
AFP.