The Jerusalem Post reports: “Colonel Anan Abbas, Head of Control at the Northern Command’s central operations room, revealed in an interview with Maariv on Tuesday that the recent operation against Hezbollah required months of meticulous preparation. ‘Hezbollah is trying to assess the extent of the damage they’ve sustained,’ he said…

Earlier in the week, the IDF emphasized that while the operation was primarily tactical, it sent powerful signals to Hezbollah—messages that could potentially lead to broader strategic shifts.

‘It seems Hezbollah was genuinely surprised,’ noted Abbas. ‘Their shock comes from the sheer number of planes we deployed simultaneously, striking an overwhelming number of targets in a very short time. They’re also astonished by the precision of our strikes—how we managed to accurately hit so many targets, neutralize their assets, and do so without harming civilians or causing collateral damage.’

‘This operation took months of preparation,’ he said, highlighting the extensive intelligence-gathering, target identification, and strike planning that went into it. In addition to airstrikes, the IDF also employed artillery fire from several batteries, which targeted various locations in Lebanon…”