Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he had instructed the IDF to respond forcefully against Hezbollah in Lebanon, but senior IDF officials made clear that in practice, there has been no change in the rules of engagement.
The officials added that Netanyahu's statement was no coincidence and was intended, as they put it, "to shift the blame" onto the IDF, portraying the military as the party failing to deliver. In reality, they added, the activity is being carried out precisely according to the directives of the political echelon and, in effect, according to the guidelines dictated by President Donald Trump in Washington, who announced the ceasefire in Lebanon and, this past weekend, its extension by another three weeks.
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