Israel readies reserve troops on border with Lebanon: 'Prepare yourselves'

Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, chief of the IDF General Staff, visited Israeli troops on the border with Lebanon on Wednesday. Halevi warned Hezbollah to prepare for a very strong response to its attacks.

Caitlin McFall is a Reporter at Fox News Digital covering Politics, U.S. and World news.

Fox News Digital could not confirm the exact number of Israeli soldiers being called to the northern border, though government-sponsored public broadcasting Israeli news outlet KAN reported that at least two reserve brigades had been mobilized. 

"You hear the jets overhead. We have been striking all day. This is both to prepare the ground for your possible entry and to continue degrading Hezbollah," Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, chief of the General Staff, said while speaking to his troops on the northern border. "Today, Hezbollah expanded its range of fire, and later today, they will receive a very strong response."