Data reversal in Lebanon. IDF Chief of Staff Herji Halevi approved the expansion of the ground operation in southern Lebanon, according to SKAI’s envoy to Israel Stavros Ioannidis and local media.

The Israeli military and Israel’s joint security agencies were considering announcing an end to the ground operation last week, but Halevi approved new plans for the IDF’s Northern Command (responsible for Lebanon) and expanded military maneuvers, the while cores of Hezbollah remain active.

The new military maneuvers, in fact, could include thousands of permanent and reserve soldiers.

The IDF’s decision comes after the election victory of Donald Trump, who is closer to the positions of Benjamin Netanyahu in the Middle East than Joe Biden or Kamala Harris.

Tellingly, Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he had held talks with the US president-elect three times in recent days aimed at strengthening the strong alliance between Israel and the US.

“They were very good and very important talks. We fully agree with every aspect of the Iranian threat and the danger it poses. We also see the great opportunities before Israel in the area of ​​peace and its expansion in other areas as well,” Netanyahu said in a statement.

Characteristically, Netanyahu emphasized that he spoke with the incoming president three times “in the last few days” – calling the talks “important” for the relationship between the two countries.

“Go to Lebanon and make a deal”

Trump spoke to the White House envoy to Lebanon, Amos Hochstein, and told him to “go finish your job and make a deal with Lebanon,” Israeli media reported, citing reports from the Lebanese MTV channel.

According to Lebanese MTV channel American sources involved in the negotiations, a ceasefire agreement is still possible and the US administration is counting on Hochstein’s visit to Beirut next week and the efforts of Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken, Channel 12 reported.