Lebanon faces a huge reconstruction bill following a year of Israeli strikes on the country.
New Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the 24-member cabinet would prioritize financial reforms, reconstruction and the implementation of a UN resolution.
Israel is now required to act wisely, both diplomatically and militarily, and not let the Lebanese opportunity slip away.
Both the IDF and the Mossad funded different aspects of the operation, understanding that the goal was to decisively defeat Hezbollah at the right moment, whenever that might be.
Katz stated that there would be "no Hamas governance in Gaza," adding that this will be an entirely different reality.
Leaving Hezbollah in place to regroup and rebuild, and abandoning the territory in southern Lebanon adjacent to Israel’s northern border, are merely setting the stage for the fourth Lebanon war.
“We won because we prevented the enemy from destroying Hezbollah,” Qassem said.
Hezbollah says it is defending Lebanon from Israeli aggression and has vowed to keep fighting, saying it will not lay down its arms or allow Israel to achieve political gains on the back of the war.
Hezbollah has a new goal: trying to use more long-range missiles to target Tel Aviv and its surrounding areas.
Sagron fell alongside multiple other IDF soldiers in combat in Lebanon.
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