Netanyahu's Office: Israel Maintains High Alert Status, Operations in Lebanon to Continue as Needed

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has stated that Israel remains in a heightened state of readiness and will sustain operational activities throughout Lebanese territory whenever circumstances warrant such action.

In a statement released by the office, Israeli officials rejected what they characterized as a reciprocal dynamic whereby Iran would target Israel each time Israeli forces conduct strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs.

The statement emphasizes Israel's position that it will not accept an arrangement in which Iranian attacks on Israeli targets become a proportional response to Israeli military operations against the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital.