The security cabinet has updated its official goals for the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza to include the objective of allowing residents of the north to return safely to their homes after being displaced by attacks by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, the Prime Minister’s Office announced Tuesday.
“The safe return of the residents of the north to their homes” has now been added as a fourth objective to the war, the PMO said in a statement.
“Israel will continue to act to achieve this goal,” the statement said following a late-night meeting of the security cabinet in Tel Aviv.
Tens of thousands of Israelis have been evacuated from the Lebanese border since the Iranian-backed group launched its offensive after fighting between Israel and Hamas began last October.
