Arabic → English transcript

What is the purpose of the evacuation orders for southern Lebanon,

and what will happen to the residents, knowing that they are not necessarily

from Hezbollah? I mean, during

the first 48 hours alone, we attacked more than 250 targets

belonging to the terrorist organization Hezbollah across Lebanon. And we always say,

and keep saying, that we are evacuating these citizens, these residents,

so that we do not harm their security or safety. Just as Hezbollah

always does, it uses Lebanese civilians as human shields,

and we here will continue to deepen the strikes against Hezbollah and impose

a heavy price on it as a result of its decision to stand by the Iranian regime.

And of course, in recent hours,

we have begun a process to reinforce the forward defensive line in the border area,

where our forces have entered new positions in southern Lebanon with

the aim of strengthening the defense of the northern towns. And of course,

to your first question as well, this is not, we are not talking here about

an offensive ground maneuver,

but a defensive step that aims to create a layer of protection.

Additional for the residents, and yet of course the Defense

Army is ready and prepared for all scenarios,

and all the military plans, including

maneuvers and the like, are on the table and have been approved.

And of course we here are moving and doing everything

we can in order to also protect the citizens of Lebanon, not like Hezbollah,

which chose to drag Lebanon and the people of Lebanon into the abyss.

I mean, Hezbollah took the people of Lebanon to a place they do not want.

Today I even heard through social media and through Arab channels that the

people of Lebanon say it in a clear word, they do not want this war.

I mean, they say that the terrorist

Hezbollah dragged the people of Lebanon into this war that they do not want.