Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich toured the northern border and said that "Hezbollah made a mistake and will pay dearly for it. We are cutting off the head of the octopus in Iran, and at the same time we will also cut off Hezbollah's arm." According to him, "Two years ago we evacuated the residents of the north. Today we issued evacuation notices to the residents of southern Lebanon and the Dahieh district, while on the Israeli side the communities are returning to flourish and thrive. Very soon Dahieh will look like Khan Younis."

