Israeli Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said Israel on Tuesday released military operations aimed at thwarting an October 7-style attack by Hezbollah along the country’s northern border with Lebanon.

In a video message, Hagari said the Lebanese terror group has fired more than 9,500 rockets at Israeli homes since the start of the war in Gaza, forcing 60,000 residents to evacuate.

“Hezbollah has openly stated that it plans to carry out its own October 7 massacre on Israel’s northern border, but on an even larger scale. They call this plan “Conquer Galilee,” Hagari said. “For years, Hezbollah has been planning to do in northern Israel what Hamas did in southern Israel on October 7: invade Israel, infiltrate civilian communities and massacre innocent civilians. To ensure that Hezbollah can never carry out such an attack and to ensure that all 60,000 Israelis return safely to their homes in northern Israel, the IDF is taking action.”

“Hezbollah planned to launch its attack on October 7 from villages across southern Lebanon, where they have built up their weapons, capabilities and forces over the past two decades. Hezbollah has also dug tunnels under houses in these villages close to the border with Israel,” Hagari continued. “Tonight we are releasing a series of IDF operations conducted since the beginning of the war aimed at dismantling Hezbollah’s terrorist infrastructure and capabilities in the area of ​​the Israel-Lebanon border.”

“During these operations, IDF Special Forces entered Hezbollah complexes at dozens of locations along the border with Israel, gathered intelligence, and dismantled Hezbollah’s weapons and terrorist infrastructure. “Our soldiers have penetrated Hezbollah’s underground infrastructure, uncovered Hezbollah’s hidden weapons caches, and seized and destroyed its weapons, including advanced Iranian-made weapons,” he also said.

“In total, IDF soldiers exposed and dismantled more than 700 Hezbollah terrorist assets during these operations,” Hagari said.