Netanyahu Says Israel’s Prepared for ‘Very Intense’ Fight on Northern Border, Amid Heightened Clashes With Hezbollah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday signaled his country is readying to intensify military action along its northern border with Lebanon as Israel continues to skirmish with Hezbollah. Mr. Netanyahu signaled a willingness to fight Hezbollah—a U.S. and Israeli-designated Lebanese terrorist group—in a press statement while visiting the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Gibor military base in the northern Israeli community of Kiryat Shmona on Wednesday. The Israeli prime minister visited the northern Israeli community to meet with leaders of the IDF’s Northern Command to discuss continuing cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon. Israel’s northern military forces have been fighting with Hezbollah for months. The designated terrorist group—which is also organized as a political entity within the Lebanese government—has intensified attacks near the Lebanese border since October, as much of Israel’s military forces have focused south toward their ongoing military campaign in the Gaza Strip against Hamas; another U.S. and Israeli-designated terrorist group....