Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz visited IDF troops in southern Lebanon and held a situational assessment with commanders, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
Following the confirmation, the Government Press Office released a statement on Netanyahu and Katz's visit.
The two politicians were accompanied by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir and Northern Command chief Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo, later holding a review with Galilee Division commander Brig.-Gen. Yuval Gez.
"What we see is that we have thwarted the threat of invasion from Lebanon thanks to this security zone, we are removing the danger of anti-tank fire and are also dealing with anti-tank missiles (rockets), but there is more work to do. We have done a huge job, tremendous achievements, there is more to do - and we are doing it," Netanyahu told the IDF soldiers in the region.
Israel Katz announces 'Operation Silver Plow' against Hezbollah
Israel Katz announced the name of the operation to disarm Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon as "Operation Silver Plow" during the visit to the region.
"We are taking down the threat as we did in Gaza," Katz said.
Katz also discussed the assassination of then-Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah.
"According to our diagnoses, in the end, he was locked up in some room and suffocated there. He has a few minutes to think how wrong he was in understanding the Jews - that we had changed," Katz said.
"We have determined that we are not leaving the north anymore; we are not moving from the north. For this to happen, it is impossible to leave civilians with the threat of anti-tank missiles and the threat of a raid," Katz told the IDF soldiers posted in southern Lebanon.
"Hezbollah, after pressure from Iran, decided to join. It was built to be Iran's protector. This time, it decided to join, so it must pay a price. We are continuing this, and the goal is to disarm Hezbollah. That is the goal, and we are working to achieve it - to bring security to the residents of the North," he said.