BEIT LIF, LEBANON (VINnews) – IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said Wednesday he has approved updated battle plans for operations in both Lebanon and Iran as he visited troops in southern Lebanon.

Zamir, speaking during a tour of the 162nd Division in the Beit Lif area, said the military continues to conduct ongoing assessments and prepare for potential action on multiple fronts.

“Yesterday I approved plans for the future, together with the General Staff Forum. We continue to conduct ongoing situation assessments and approve plans both in Lebanon and in Iran,” he said, according to the IDF.

Zamir noted that more than 1,700 Hezbollah operatives have been killed since hostilities escalated last month.

“Hezbollah has more than 1,700 killed since the start of the campaign. This is a severe blow to the terror organization,” he said.

The chief of staff also addressed recent strikes on Iran, saying a joint operation with the U.S. military significantly damaged the Iranian regime’s capabilities.

“In the joint operation with the US military, we struck the Iranian terror regime severely, stripped them of their defensive capabilities, and weakened them,” Zamir said. “Now we must not allow them achievements in the nuclear issue, in [the Strait of] Hormuz, and in the other issues on the agenda.”

He emphasized the IDF’s high state of readiness.

“Air Force aircraft are armed and ready, and the targets are loaded on the systems, we know how to launch them for a powerful strike immediately,” he added.

Zamir said he has instructed forces to treat the entire area of southern Lebanon up to the Litani River as a “killing zone” for Hezbollah terrorists.