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By: Vered Weiss–World Israel News
The head of the IDF’s Northern Command Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin and Operations Directorate Chief Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk approved battle plans, should Israel engage in an all-out war with Lebanon.
After nearly daily strikes on the border between Lebanon and Israel, the IDF has created a battle plan should diplomacy between Israel and Lebanon fail.
The IDF announced that “operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon were approved” and it was “accelerating the readiness of the forces on the ground.”
Recently, Hezbollah attacks against Israel have been escalating, and to add to the threat, the terror group published drone footage from strategic sites in northern Israel on Tuesday.
The footage from reconnaissance drones, which lasted roughly 10 minutes, showed the port of Haifa, an Israeli naval base, and other crucial sites.
Hezbollah has increased the number of explosive-laden drones sent into Israel, some of which have sparked destructive wildfires.
On Tuesday, Israel’s military shot down Hezbollah drones over Western Galilee.
Foreign Minister Israel Katz declared Hezbollah would be eliminated in the event of a “total war.”
“We are very close to the moment when we will decide to change the rules of the game against Hezbollah and Lebanon,” Katz said in a statement.
“In a total war, Hezbollah will be destroyed and Lebanon will be hit hard,” he said.
Amos Hochstein, U.S. President Joe Biden’s special Mideast envoy, visited Beirut on Tuesday after a meeting with Israeli leaders to de-escalate tensions between the two countries.
Hochstein said, “The situation on the border between Israel and Lebanon is dangerous. Civilians are being harmed, and their property is being damaged.”
He added, “Calm at the border would allow residents to return to southern Lebanon and northern Israel.”
Displaced residents of the northern border region say they won’t return to their homes unless the Hezbollah’s military capabilities are crippled by an IDF operation.
Since October 7th, over 200,000 Israelis have been displaced from their homes in the north and the south.
In other news, World Israel News also reported on Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris seemingly validated Palestinian allegations of sexual abuse of Gazans at the hands of Israeli soldiers, while speaking at a White House event featuring an Israeli woman raped by a Gaza terrorist while held in Gaza.
On Monday, the White House hosted an event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, including the screening of the documentary film “Screams Before Silence,” which highlights the rape and sexual abuse of Israeli women on and after October 7th at the hands of Gaza terrorists.
During the event Vice President Harris met with Amit Soussana, a rape survivor and former Gaza captive who was freed during the November ceasefire.
In her address, Harris lamented that more testimonies of rape and sexual abuse were likely to be forthcoming.
“On October 7, Hamas committed horrific acts of sexual violence,” Harris said. “In the days after October 7, I saw images of bloodied Israeli women abducted.”
“Hamas committed rape and gang rape at the Nova music festival, and women’s bodies were found naked from the waist down, hands tied behind their back and shot in the head.”
“I’ve heard the stories of a former hostage of what she witnessed and heard in captivity. I just met with Amit, a survivor who has bravely come forward with her account of sexual violence while she was held captive by Hamas.”
