IDF Spox.: ‘We Will Not Wait for the Next Attack to Reach Our Homes’

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Attached are the full remarks by IDF Spokesperson, BG Effie Defrin:

”Overnight, Hezbollah once again attacked IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon to protect Israeli civilians. We lost four of our soldiers. They were killed while protecting their country.

Over the course of weeks, and including last night, Hezbollah has launched hundreds of explosive drones and rockets at Israeli civilians and soldiers.

These attacks by Hezbollah are violations of the ceasefire. They prove that Hezbollah’s goals remain the same: to remain on Israel’s borders and to plan and carry out attacks on our civilians.
This is not a reality we can accept, and this is exactly why the IDF continues to operate in southern Lebanon.

Recent events have made one thing clear: IDF soldiers must stand between Hezbollah and Israeli civilians. We will not wait for the next attack to reach our homes. We will continue to remove immediate threats, respond to Hezbollah’s violations, and do whatever is necessary to protect our civilians.

Our mission remains the same: to ensure that Hezbollah cannot rebuild itself and pose a threat to our civilians."