According to him, Israel is developing plans in conjunction with the American military for at least another three weeks. Additionally, the IDF has more extensive plans for the period after this deadline. Defrin explained that the Israel Defense Forces "do not operate on a stopwatch or schedule, but to achieve their goals," which are to "seriously weaken the Iranian regime." He also stated that the large-scale American-Israeli offensive against Iran has pushed Lebanese Hezbollah to participate in the conflict, unlike their decision to stay out during the 12-day war in the summer of 2025. According to Reuters, the number of casualties from Israeli strikes on Lebanon since the escalation in the Middle East has risen to 850. More than two thousand people are reported to be injured. **Read: [“Catastrophe!” Europe sounds the alarm after what happened in Tehran](https://bb.lv/statja/v-mire/2026/03/09/zut-v-evrope-zabili-trevogu-posle-proizosedsego-v-tegerane)**