Yom Kippur War hero Avigdor Kahalani expressed satisfaction that Israel has taken on the Hezbollah problem. He emphasized the importance of the day, pointing to Israel's readiness to fight to protect its citizens, as he stated in an interview with i24. The important point was Kahalani's assertion that Israel is ready to respond to war with war if necessary.
Kahalani also called on the government not to stop and continue to destroy the enemy's infrastructure to inflict a traumatic defeat. He also expressed confidence that Hezbollah plans to destroy Israel and called on them not to retreat from threats and to fulfill their goal of returning the inhabitants to their land.
Despite his aggressive rhetoric, however, Kahalani called for continued air strikes against Hezbollah rather than sending ground troops into Lebanon. He warned against possible enemy attacks and insisted on continuing to destroy Hezbollah's arsenal, ignoring Western calls for Israel to stop.