IDF Reserve Colonel Hillel Bitton Rosen said that every village from the Mediterranean coast to Avivim has been destroyed in the current fighting, and that Defense Minister Israel Katz insists on continuing demolitions of additional structures, according to Channel 14.
In an interview on Channel 14, IDF Reserve Colonel Hillel Bitton Rosen stated that the military campaign has resulted in the destruction of every village from the Mediterranean coast to the northern community of Avivim. He added that Defense Minister Israel Katz is pushing to continue demolishing additional structures.
The remarks come amid ongoing operations in southern Lebanon, where the IDF has been conducting demolitions and ground activity since the ceasefire framework took effect. Bitton Rosen's comments echo his previous assessments that the intense phase of the war has ended across all fronts, as The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday. His latest statements frame the demolitions as a deliberate policy pursued at the ministerial level.
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