A high-ranking delegation of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will pay a one-day visit to Moscow in order to inform Russian colleagues about the operation to neutralize the Hezbollah tunnel threat on the Lebanese border and discuss other pressing issues, the IDF press service said Monday.
TEL AVIV (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th December, 2018) A high-ranking delegation of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will pay a one-day visit to Moscow in order to inform Russian colleagues about the operation to neutralize the Hezbollah tunnel threat on the Lebanese border and discuss other pressing issues, the IDF press service said Monday.The Israeli army has launched Operation Northern Shield to expose and neutralize cross-border attack tunnels that Hezbollah dug from Lebanon into Israel.
"After phone talks between the Israeli Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense and the Russian President, a delegation of high-ranking officials from the Israel Defense Forces ... will depart for Moscow tomorrow at noon," the press service said in a statement.
According to the IDF, members of the Israeli delegation will inform the Russian counterparts about the ongoing military operation.
"During the visit, which will last for about 24 hours, members of the delegation will meet their Russian counterparts in order to inform them about the Operation Northern Shield and other operational issues," the statement added.
The delegation is led by the chief of IDF's Operation's Directorate, Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva.
Israel traditionally views Hezbollah's presence in Lebanon and Syria as a threat to its national security as the movement is backed by Iran, which is Israel's main rival in the region.
