The commander of the 205th Brigade in the Israeli army addressed his soldiers in southern Lebanon, saying that "a difficult battle awaits them, but the mission is clear and necessary." He pointed out that "the combat force of the 205th Brigade began this week (Monday) with a concentrated ground operation in southern Lebanon," indicating that "the brigade's forces began with concentrated raids in which underground paths, dozens of military infrastructures, and combat positions were discovered in which many combat means were found and destroyed along the border." He announced that "since the start of the operation, the brigade has eliminated dozens of targets from the air, from the ground, and by artillery shelling." Source: Maan News Agency