The Givati Brigade has concluded its mission in southern Lebanon and left the area, the IDF Northern Command said Thursday. At a ceremony, Northern Command chief Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo told troops they 'changed the security reality for years to come.' The completion of the eight-month operation was announced earlier Thursday.
The Givati Brigade's departure from southern Lebanon was marked by a ceremony Thursday evening, where Northern Command chief Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo praised the troops for their operations over the past eight months. 'You changed the security reality for years to come,' Milo said. As The Zioneer reported earlier Thursday, the IDF announced the completion of the brigade's mission, which included dismantling hundreds of Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites and killing hundreds of operatives. The brigade's withdrawal comes amid ongoing Israeli insistence on maintaining a security zone in southern Lebanon, with Prime Minister Netanyahu telling troops two days ago that 'we are not leaving southern Lebanon until the threat is eliminated.' The Givati Brigade's eight-month deployment was one of the longest continuous operations by an Israeli infantry brigade in Lebanon since the 2006 war.
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