Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir claimed that "they will continue to work and deepen the damage they are causing to Hezbollah and protect the towns of the northern region." He claimed during his visit to leadership training exercises in the northern region that “the Israeli army is on alert and will act forcefully in every place where we detect a threat to the citizens of the State of Israel.” Zamir added: "The Iranian attempt to impose equations and change reality will fail," pointing out that "the Iranian attempt to impose equations and change reality will fail." He continued: "We continue to fight and carry out attacks in the front defense line areas in southern Lebanon. We are currently operating in several areas, and infrastructure has been destroyed in the Beaufort area, which Hezbollah used as a fire base and command center to manage the fighting."