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IDF Estimates Fighting in Lebanon Will Last Weeks
(Ynet News) Yair Kraus - A senior military official in the IDF Northern Command said, "The expectation is that the war in the north and the efforts to eliminate and strike Hizbullah could last for weeks." The IDF's plan is to exploit the campaign against the "head of the octopus" - Iran - and once a significant portion of its objectives is achieved, to turn to severing the "arms of the octopus" - Hizbullah. The IDF says the concept is forward defense, under which Israeli forces push the fighting into enemy territory. The goal is to allow normal life to return as quickly as possible to Israel's border communities that will not be evacuated and to conduct the fighting inside southern Lebanon. Israeli forces are currently operating at a depth of 7-9 km. inside Lebanese territory. An officer in the Lebanon border sector said Hizbullah is using UN peacekeeping forces as a "human shield," launching rockets at IDF forces from near UNIFIL positions. UNIFIL's mandate is set to expire at the end of 2026.