Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the Israeli army has destroyed what he described as "Hezbollah's largest strongholds" in the heights of Qalaat al-Shaqif and the Ali al-Taher hills, speaking of a "major victory" over the party. Netanyahu vowed to continue military operations in Lebanon, affirming that Israel will continue to destroy what he called "the infrastructure in the security zone" and eliminate any threat to it. He added that the operations are not over yet, warning that any new attacks on Israel will be met with "harsher strikes"