Israeli Chief of General Staff: New operational plans against Iran and Lebanon have been approved On April 15th, local time, Israeli Defense Forces Chief of Staff Major General Aiyar Zamir announced on the southern front line in Lebanon that he had approved a new combat plan targeting Lebanon and Iran. Zamir stated that since the escalation of this round of conflict, the Israeli army has killed over 1700 Hezbollah militants within Lebanese territory. He emphasized that the Israeli Defense Forces are currently in a state of extremely high readiness, with air force aircraft on standby and ready to launch strong strikes at any time. He also stated that he has instructed to designate southern Lebanon up to the Litani River as a "kill zone" against Hezbollah militants. (CCTV)