Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is intensifying its offensive across multiple fronts and ordered an expansion of the northern security zone during a visit to IDF Northern Command on Sunday.

Speaking alongside senior military leadership, Netanyahu said Israel is dealing heavy blows to Iran and its proxies.

“I have just concluded an assessment at Northern Command with the Defense Minister, the IDF Chief-of-Staff, the Head of Northern Command, and also the division commanders. I met brave commanders, commanders who are determined to strike at our enemies and remove the danger from our borders.

We are in a multi-arena campaign. We are striking with immense force against Iran and its proxies. We are achieving great accomplishments, achievements that are creating visible cracks in the terrorist regime in Tehran.

Iran is not the same Iran, Hezbollah is not the same Hezbollah, and Hamas is not the same Hamas.

These are no longer terrorist armies that threaten our existence; these are battered enemies fighting for their own survival.

Instead of them surprising us, we are surprising them. We are the ones taking action, we are the ones attacking, we are the ones taking the initiative, and we are deep within their territory.”

Netanyahu said Israel has fundamentally shifted its security doctrine, establishing three security zones inside enemy territory—in Syria, Gaza, and Lebanon—and confirmed new orders to expand operations in the north.

“In Lebanon: I have now instructed to further expand the existing security zone in order to finally thwart the threat of invasion and to push the anti-tank missile fire away from our border.”

He said Hezbollah’s capabilities have been significantly degraded but warned that threats remain.

“It must be understood that Nasrallah created a massive force here. He believed that with this force, he would destroy us. We eliminated Nasrallah. We eliminated thousands of Hezbollah terrorists, and above all, we eliminated the immense threat of 150,000 missiles and rockets that were intended to destroy the cities of Israel.

However, Hezbollah still has a residual capability to launch rockets at us.”

Addressing residents of northern Israel, Netanyahu acknowledged ongoing hardships and urged continued resilience, while praising IDF soldiers and reservists.

“We are determined, we are fighting, and with G-d’s help, we are winning.”

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