Title: Israeli Army: The Likelihood of War with Lebanon Higher Than Ever Before

Israeli Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi stated today, Wednesday, that the chances of war on the northern front are higher than ever before. During his visit to a reserve forces training exercise in the north, Halevi said: "Training has become much more important now, and we are increasing our readiness to fight in Lebanon. We have learned many lessons from the fighting in Gaza. We want to achieve a very clear goal in Lebanon, which is to bring the residents back to all the settlements in the north. We recognize that this requires a very significant change." He added: "In Lebanon, we want to achieve a clear goal of returning the residents to the north - all the towns in the north. I do not know the timing of war in the north, but I can say that the possibility of its outbreak in the coming months is greater than it has been in the past."