Direct From the Cabinet Room: Netanyahu Formally Verifies Massive Expansion of Ground Campaign
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that ground forces have successfully advanced beyond the yellow line in Lebanon, seizing dominant terrain and launching extensive raids to eliminate the drone threat.
Ground forces have executed a series of coordinated, deep penetration raids across the northern frontier, moving decisively beyond the established yellow line to capture dominant topographical coordinates and dismantle entrenched terror networks. Senior defense officials confirmed on Tuesday that tactical units struck approximately 150 distinct operational targets overnight, registering massive structural gains against the logistical frameworks of the adversary. The rapid forward surge resulted in the successful liquidation of multiple mid-level commanders, with military intelligence verifying that the majority of the casualties belonged to Hezbollah's elite Badr regional combat sector.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu verified the major expansion of the ground war during an emergency cabinet briefing, releasing an official declaration alongside the Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir. The prime minister announced that the military is currently operating with massive troop concentrations deep inside enemy territory, systematically fortifying a robust security zone to permanently safeguard northern border communities. Netanyahu emphasized that the state has initiated an immense national engineering effort to design and deploy creative, technologically advanced solutions specifically engineered to intercept and neutralize unjammable explosive drones.
The aggressive forward movement received an absolute green light from the political echelon following explicit violations of previous understandings by the terror apparatus, which continued to direct heavy payloads at civilian centers. While the military continues to achieve its tactical objectives in southern sectors, the human cost of the campaign was highlighted by the formal announcement that nineteen-year-old combat engineer Corporal Nehorai Leizer of Eilat was killed in action. The fatal incident occurred during a fierce engagement inside Lebanese territory, where an explosive drone directly struck frontline units, critically injuring an additional soldier and proving the lethal nature of the aerial systems the army is working to eliminate.