Israel’s Chief of the General Staff, Aviv Zamir, this Sunday morning, 14 Tir, accompanied by a group of army commanders, visited the Beaufort mountain range and carried out an on-site patrol and operational assessment in the area. In this visit, referring to the fact that the Hezbollah terrorist organization, with Iran’s funding and direction, over the decades in this region has created underground routes to threaten the northern settlements, he said: “The Lebanese Army is obliged to carry out its commitments in accordance with the historic agreement and to act to clear the area of Hezbollah terrorists and terrorist infrastructures. The Israel Defense Forces will continue, with determination, to remove threats from Lebanese soil, and if the ceasefire is violated, it is ready to begin an offensive operation quickly.” He also praised the performance of the army forces in southern Lebanon, saying: “Our forces’ activity in the Beaufort mountain range and the southern Lebanon region is carried out in accordance with the principles of the agreement and the mechanisms set therein, within the framework of an ongoing effort to remove threats against the residents of the north. We will continue our work to protect the residents of the north. The instructions are clear: any threat against our forces or settlements is immediately targeted for attack and eliminated; from among the dead…”