Defense Minister Katz in a briefing to military reporters: Trump prevented Hezbollah's collapse
“Trump linked Iran to Lebanon because he wanted to close a deal with Tehran. That prevented delivering a massive blow to Hezbollah across Lebanon.”
“The enormous tunnel destroyed yesterday was not previously known to us. We found tunnels the likes of which we’ve never seen anywhere. To blow them up, we’ll need hundreds of tons of explosives.”
“The threat of an invasion of Israel from Lebanon still exists—there are 1,200 Hezbollah terrorists from the border up to the Litani River.”
“I informed the commander of U.S. Central Command—we will not withdraw from the security zones in Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon.”
“Iran has not yet decided whether to return to the nuclear program.”
“The fighting with Iran will resume either because Trump decides negotiations are exhausted, or because Iran fires on Israel. If Iran attacks—this will be the Third Iran War.”