As grieving families convened on Mount Adir, a peak from where a vista of Lebanon can be viewed, to mark the third anniversary of the Second Lebanon War, OC Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Gadi Eizenkot said that Israel can "no longer be likened to a spider's web."

Eizenkot was referring to comments by Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who said in a speech several years ago that Israeli society was similar to "a spider's web" in the sense that hurting the Israeli home front would consequently cause the IDF to collapse.

"The IDF has corrected the faults discovered in the war, and the enemy across the border sees this. Israel can no longer be likened to a spider's web," said Eizenkot.

Turning to the grieving families, the major general said "there indeed were shortcomings in the preparedness of IDF forces, but the goal was just." RELATEDBan: Israel, Lebanon cease-fire fragileBereaved parents to hold alternative Lebanon memorial Archive: Second Lebanon War special

"Today, dozens of families who lost their loved ones came back here, to the northern border, on the third national anniversary of the 121 troops who fell in the war, to climb Mount Adir and embark on a 'Journey of the Living'," Eizenkot said.

Danny Hillman, whose son Benjamin was killed in Lebanon in 2006 a mere three weeks after getting married, said "coming here is not easy for us, but it's part of the way to memorialize our son. In every ceremony there are hard moments, and at times we are suddenly thrown back three years, especially since we are physically close to where he lost his life - it is hard."