Israeli military leadership announced plans to widen the scope of its northern offensive, stating that Hezbollah is currently engaged in a battle for its very survival.
Amid the unprecedented regional war that erupted earlier this month, Israeli military leadership has signaled a further escalation in its campaign against Hezbollah. According to statements attributed to the Israeli Chief of Staff by the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation, Israel intends to "expand the scope of the military operation to remove the threat from northern Israel."
This development was highlighted by ONEIQ1, an Iraqi news channel that typically highlights the perspectives of Axis of Resistance factions, and corroborated by Al Jazeera, the Qatari state-funded network whose editorial stance is frequently critical of Israeli military actions.
Emphasizing the intense pressure on the Lebanese group during this broader regional conflict, Al Jazeera quoted the Israeli Chief of Staff asserting that "Hezbollah is currently fighting a war for survival."
The planned expansion of the northern front follows the outbreak of massive hostilities triggered by the US-Israeli "Operation Epic Wrath" and the subsequent widespread retaliations by Iran and its allied militias, which have already subjected major Israeli cities to extensive missile and drone bombardments.
The source messages are brief, identical breaking news alerts derived from the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation, lacking details on the specific timeline, troop movements, or targeted areas of the expanded military operation.