Israel’s starting position for the ground incursion on Lebanon is fundamentally better than it was in 2006.
Netanyahu also said Israel had eliminated Safieddine's replacement.
Overnight, jets struck a Hezbollah weapons storage facility along with additional infrastructure in Beirut.
The Hezbollah compound included a residential building and an olive grove, where a launcher, fully loaded and aimed at northern communities, was found.
He spoke one year into Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and weeks after it launched an intensive campaign against Hezbollah.
Teams found many operational fire plans that were planned and executed against northern Israeli towns near the border.
The tunnels contained weapons, command centers, combat packs, and living quarters equipped with showers, a kitchen, and food stockpiles.
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