Israel's intentions in Lebanon

While scanning Lebanon's Daily Star I found this

Israel general: We know to do in Lebanon what we did in Gaza

the Daily Star,

4 October, 2014

BEIRUT: Israel would carry out a military operation in Lebanon similar to the one conducted in Gaza, which resulted in high civilian casualties, Israeli army Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said in an interview with Israeli media.

"[Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan] Nasrallah sees that the Israeli society didn't break apart and was ready to pay the price [in Gaza], and that we know to do in Lebanon what we did in Gaza," Gantz told Yedioth Aharonoth in his first remarks since the end of Israel's war on Gaza in August.

Israel has said that the major goal of the Israeli operation in Gaza was to destroy all tunnels constructed by Hamas in the enclave, boasting that the military has achieved such an objective during the weekslong air campaign.

More than 2,100 Palestinians and 72 people on the Israeli side were killed. Israel and Hamas signed a cease-fire on Aug. 26.

"We axed all Hamas's meaningful strategic strength, we destroyed all of their attack tunnels they intended to use, most of their rocket production industry, and prevented their achievements of breaching from the sea and air with drones."

Gantz said Israel remained a target by its enemies who he noted were busy in regional conflicts.

"Our enemies are currently busy with other problems, but who is next in line for all of them? Us!" Gantz said.

"If Hezbollah weren't busy now doing what Iran tells them to do in Syria, who is their fixed enemy? Us."

"If terrorist forces in the Golan stop dealing with [Syrian President Bashar] Assad, who's their enemy? If the thousands of refugees in Jordan need to act, who will they do that against? Will the jihadists in the Sinai only act against Egypt?" Gantz asked. "We are ready to act in Iran, and we should remain realistic about this threat which still exists."