Director General of the Israeli Defense Ministry Eyal Zamir said Monday that he will resign, a few days after the sacking of former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Zamir met with new Defense Minister Israel Katz and requested to resign, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

ALBAWABA - Israeli Director General of the Defense Ministry Eyal Zamir submits his resignation on Monday.During a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister

The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza -- particularly in the north of the strip -- and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks on targets nationwide including in the capital Beirut.

Israeli officials are insisting on maintaining a capacity to strike Lebanon at any moment as part of conditions to secure a ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Both villages are in the Mount Lebanon region and outside areas where the armed group Hezbollah has a strong presence. The Israeli military said it was looking into the strikes, which came after it hit what it said were a number of Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

There will be no cease-fire in Lebanon, Israel's new defense minister declared Tuesday, countering claims from Israel's foreign minister, who said that progress had been made to end the fighting with Hezbollah.