The town holds a symbolic position within Hezbollah's organization as it was the location where the then-secretary general Hassan Nasrallah described Israel as weaker than a spider web.
Defense sources were not convinced that Iran would accept a deal to end the war in the coming week, and if they don't, Trump would decide how to address the crisis in the Strait.
Defense sources noted that the IDF and American attacks on Iran threw off Hezbollah's calculations, disrupting their plan for a preemptive strike.
Defense sources said the IDF will use various sensors, surveillance, aerial power, artillery, and tanks mixed in with ground troops in various parts of southern Lebanon to keep Hezbollah out.
The terrorists, the military claimed, systematically used ambulances to transfer weapons across the country, in order to launch attacks against Israel and IDF soldiers.
In his announcement, Netanyahu also stated that Israel had undergone a paradigm shift in its latest wars against nearby countries.
The Environmental Protection Ministry stated that the possibility of hazardous chemicals leaking was being investigated, but that at this stage, there was no expected risk to nearby towns.
IDF troops operated in complex mountainous terrain using specialized capabilities to gather intelligence and locate terrorist infrastructure.
Katz, 22, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, and was killed during an attack where three other soldiers were moderately wounded.
Israeli defense officials said Saturday that most of Iran’s military-industrial infrastructure has already been damaged and that further strikes could push that figure to 90% within days.
Israeli emergency services reported that several homes and a synagogue were damaged as a result of the fall in the Beit Shemesh area.
