The Israeli Defense Forces approved plans to accelerate the readiness of its forces in the northern part of the country, where troops continue to engage with Lebanese Hezbollah.

Israeli military leaders held a meeting to discuss the security situation in the north and “as part of the situational assessment, operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon were approved and validated, and decisions were taken on the continuation of increasing the readiness of troops in the field,” the IDF said on social media Tuesday.