“I don’t know when the battle within the north will start, however I can let you know that the probability of it happening within the subsequent few months is way larger than earlier than,” Xinhua information company quoted Halevi as saying whereas he was visiting a reservists’ train in northern Israel.

“Once we might want to — we’ll go ahead at full energy,” he added.

Halevi mentioned that the drill goals to extend the preparedness of troopers within the north within the wake of “many classes realized from the preventing in Gaza”.

The Lebanon-Israel border has witnessed escalating stress since October 8, 2023 after Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets towards the Jewish nation in help of the Hamas yesterday.

This prompted Israel to reply by firing heavy artillery towards southeastern Lebanon.

Based on official Israeli figures, 9 Israeli troops and 6 civilians have been killed resulting from fireplace from Lebanon.

In the meantime, 222 individuals have died on the Lebanese facet, together with 159 Hezbollah militants and 37 civilians, based on safety sources.