Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir approved operational plans at Northern Command on Sunday, saying the IDF is prepared to resume fighting in Lebanon and against Iran if required, according to the military.
Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir approved operational plans at Northern Command on Sunday afternoon, explicitly including Iran alongside Lebanon for the first time in this thread of approvals, according to the IDF. The military declared it is prepared to return rapidly to combat in both theaters if required. The approval comes hours after Zamir had visited southern Lebanon (as The Zioneer reported at Sun 17:11 Jerusalem) and signed a 'historic' agreement with Lebanon earlier on Sunday (16:46 Jerusalem).
Over the past four hours, The Zioneer has tracked a sequence of statements from the Chief of Staff. At 16:29 Jerusalem, Zamir first called the Lebanon deal 'historic and significant' and approved future operational plans at Northern Command. Within a single minute (16:29 Jerusalem), he stressed that the agreement now faces a 'test of action by both sides' and that troops from the 36th Division and commando forces control the Beaufort Ridge area. Across all versions, Zamir emphasized that the IDF will honor the deal while maintaining readiness. The current update marks the first time Iran was explicitly named in the operational plans — a shift from the earlier focus solely on Lebanon.
As The Zioneer reported on Saturday (Sun Jun 27, 22:23 Jerusalem), Israeli authorities were already preparing for possible escalation on the northern front following the Lebanon agreement. A security source cited by the desk noted the assessment comes amid ongoing diplomatic and military developments. Separately, on Wed Jun 3, Zamir had declared the IDF ready to immediately resume fighting Iran, though that statement was not tied to a specific operational plan approval.
The IDF has disclosed no specific timeframe for any operational shift. While the ceasefire with Hezbollah and the Lebanon agreement remain in effect, the military maintains readiness for escalation — now explicitly including the Iranian front. The evolving picture leaves open the question of whether the inclusion of Iran in the plans signals a change in operational posture or a public signal of deterrent intent.
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