Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said during a visit to southern Lebanon on Sunday that Israel intends to maintain its strategic high ground, urged the Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah, and warned that the IDF will remain deployed until the ceasefire terms are fully implemented.
The IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, visited the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon on Sunday, reiterating Israel's commitment to holding the strategic high ground and warning that the IDF will not withdraw until the Lebanese Armed Forces disarm Hezbollah, as mandated by the US-brokered ceasefire framework.
Zamir described the Beaufort area as "dominant terrain saturated with terrorist infrastructure" and noted that Hezbollah, funded by Iran, spent decades building underground tunnels there to threaten northern Israeli communities. He said Israeli forces now have operational control of both the surface and the tunnel networks.
As The Zioneer has previously reported, IDF troops have been actively dismantling a multi-kilometer tunnel network beneath the Beaufort Ridge since early June, including command centers, living quarters, and attack planning rooms. The IDF has also uncovered maps of northern Israeli communities prepared by Hezbollah for ground assaults. Previous visits by Zamir to the area have reinforced the same message: the IDF will maintain freedom of action across southern Lebanon and will not tolerate any violation of the ceasefire.
The Chief of Staff's latest remarks come amid a fragile ceasefire that has held since late 2024, but with repeated Israeli strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure that the military says violates the agreement. Zamir urged the Lebanese Armed Forces to fulfill their obligations under the framework and to disarm Hezbollah, adding that the IDF remains ready to resume major combat operations if necessary.
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