During his visit, Katz emphasized Israel\u2019s determination to counter emerging threats on the northern border and avoid reverting to the pre-war status quo:
\n“Yesterday was a first test. They fire at Mount Dov as if it\u2019s outside the usual discourse or open to interpretation. For us, it\u2019s not subject to any interpretation. We responded forcefully, and that\u2019s exactly how we will continue to act. We will not allow Hezbollah to revert to its old methods, like placing a tent that goes unchallenged. We are far beyond those times. Everything that was, will no longer be. <\/p>\n
“Our policy, together with the IDF, is clear and unequivocal\u2014we will act with full force to enforce all the understandings of the ceasefire agreement, and we will respond with maximum force and zero tolerance.”<\/p>\n Katz also sent a direct message to Lebanon, accompanied by clear warnings about the future: Katz added that if Lebanon fails to act, the agreement will collapse. Defense Minister Israel Katz toured the northern border following a day of strikes, issuing strong warnings to Hezbollah and Lebanon as a whole: “If we return to war, we will act with force and go deeper in.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,6],"tags":[1898,2236,1544,1578],"class_list":["post-11140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-security","tag-ceasefire","tag-defense-minister-katz","tag-hezbollah","tag-lebanon"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fb2a0f34-c65a-4c11-9d60-f7e481d7f091-1024x682-1.jpg\")
\n“The Lebanese government must decide to authorize its army to enforce its part of the agreement, remove Hezbollah beyond the Litani River, and dismantle all their infrastructure.” <\/p>\n
\n“If we return to war, we will act with force, go deeper, and the most important thing they need to understand: there will no longer be immunity for Lebanon. If until now we differentiated between Lebanon and Hezbollah, between Beirut and Dahiya, which suffered very heavy blows\u2014this will no longer be the case.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"