The Chief of Staff, Major General Aviv Kochavi yesterday met with UNIFIL Commander General Stefano Del Col for the first time since the beginning of his term.
It should be noted that the meeting was planned in advance to make a general and professional acquaintance between the commanders, with emphasis on the UNIFIL mission in southern Lebanon, the renewal of the mandate and the tension between Lebanon and Israel.
"The IDF is ready for a variety of scenarios," said the chief of staff. "We will not accept harm to our civilians or our soldiers, nor will we accept the Hezbollah missile project on Lebanese soil. The state of Lebanon and UNIFIL must bring an end to to the precision missile project of Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon and closely apply Security Council Resolution 1701. The situation today cannot be reconciled with."