Israeli Defense Minister threatens Israeli forces may be called into Lebanon in the future

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak threatened Tuesday that the Israeli occupation forces may be called into Lebanon in the future, during his first military tour with new Israeli Chief of Staff Benny Gantz along the northern border.

"Hezbollah remembers the heavy beating they suffered from us in 2006, but it is not forever, and you may be called to enter Lebanon again," Barak claimed, addressing the soldiers. "We must be prepared for every test," he went on to say.

Barak and Gantz visited the Granit brigade situated along the border between the occupied territories and Lebanon, in which Gantz had served in several top military posts in the past.

Gantz did not talk to the press but said that the choice of the tour in the north is coincidental. "We will visit all areas in the next few days," he pointed out.

Barak also told the soldiers that in military operations "the secret is reacting fast in the event that something happens, and within seconds, translating everything you learned in your training."