Area around Beaufort Ridge 'saturated with Hezbollah terror infrastructure,' IDF chief says
Zamir emphasized that the agreement with Lebanon would not have been possible without “the courage of our soldiers and the operations led by Northern Command."
Assessment
The IDF chief's characterization of the Beaufort Ridge area as saturated with Hezbollah infrastructure underscores the scale of the threat Israel faced along its northern border. His statement linking the Lebanon agreement to military operations suggests that Israel leveraged battlefield gains to secure diplomatic terms. The remark frames the ceasefire not as a concession but as a product of force, which may shape public expectations about the durability of the arrangement.