IDF chief warned Netanyahu gov't months ago: Hezbollah rearming faster than expected

IDF officials noted that, while Israeli and Lebanese operations slowed Hezbollah's rebuilding, they were not moving the group toward disarmament, and proposed a targeted strike – which political leadership rejected

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IDF chief warned Netanyahu gov't months ago: Hezbollah rearming faster than expected

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IDF officials noted that, while Israeli and Lebanese operations slowed Hezbollah's rebuilding, they were not moving the group toward disarmament, and proposed a targeted strike – which political leadership rejected

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06:00 AM • March 19 2026 IST

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir warned Israel's government months before the war with Iran that Hezbollah was rearming at a faster pace than expected.

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