Two IDF soldiers severely, lightly wounded, military evacuates several southern Lebanese villages

The soldiers were evacuated to receive medical treatment, and their families were notified.

In a separate incident, the IDF announced that it had intercepted a hostile aircraft before it could cross into Israeli territory.

IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visited the El-Khiam area in southern Lebanon on Wednesday where he held an operational assessment, heard briefings from the division commander and brigade commanders, spoke with the battalion commanders fighting on the ground, and toured underground Hezbollah infrastructure located beneath a children's store, the military announced.

Zamir shared his appreciation to the commanders in his address and the importance of their operations.

"Your mission is to remove every threat to our communities and to our soldiers. All of the IDF's capabilities are at your disposal," he said.

"We have a historic opportunity to change the regional reality in the multi-front operation. Cooperation and coordination with the United States military are ongoing, and we are monitoring the situation," he added.

Zamir also spoke on Israel's readiness to resume an attack on Iran if needed.

"In Iran, we have an additional series of targets ready to be struck. We are on high alert to return to a powerful and broad operation that will enable us to deepen our achievements and further weaken the Iranian regime," he said.

The targets included a weapons storage facility, structures used for military purposes, and additional terrorist infrastructure.