Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev has praised the Israel Defense Forces' Operation Northern Shield for the destruction of terror tunnels in the north.
Regev said, "The neutralization of the tunnels in the north is an operational action of paramount importance, and the IDF is now carrying out with determination what is needed to protect the safety and security of the residents of the north." She added: "I congratulate the Prime Minister on his decision to embark on this necessary and important operation. The Israeli government is doing and will continue to do everything possible to harm any attempt by Hezbollah to threaten Israeli sovereignty in the north and to threaten the safety and security of the citizens of the State of Israel."