US EditionIsrael Says to Use 'Full Force' in Lebanon Despite Truce if Soldiers Face Threat
Katz said the army will demolish booby-trapped homes and keep striking Hezbollah sites to protect northern Israeli communities, even if the truce holds.
- On Sunday, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed the military would use "full force" in Lebanon to protect soldiers, as demolitions of houses allegedly used by Hezbollah continued despite the ongoing ceasefire.
- The 10-day truce began Friday, halting weeks of fighting that killed nearly 2,300 people in Lebanon; Israel established a "Yellow Line" and "forward defence line" in southern Lebanon to maintain military control.
- Israeli forces carried out demolitions in Bint Jbeil on Sunday, with the military reporting "blowing up houses in Mais al-Jabal" and "carrying out a sweep operation and detonations" in Deir Seryan near the border.
- French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Paris on Tuesday to demonstrate France's commitment to the ceasefire and support for Lebanon's "territorial integrity."
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday denounced what he called "Israeli expansionism" in Lebanon, accusing Israel of seeking to create a "fait accompli" despite the ceasefire.
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Israel to use ‘full force’ in Lebanon despite truce if under threat
SA NUR, Palestinian Territories — Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that the military had been instructed to use “full force” in Lebanon — even during the ongoing ceasefire — should Israeli troops face any threat. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have instructed the IDF to act with full force, both on the ground and from the air, including during the ceasefire, in order to protect our soldiers in Lebanon from any threat,” Katz sai…
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elnorte.comIsrael states that the Army was instructed to use 'all its strength' in L bano even during the current ceasefire.
The Minister of Defence, Israel Katz, said on Sunday that the Israeli army received orders "to take full action in Lebanon, even during the period of the truce, if it faces "any threat, transmits AFP. Minister Katz said on Sunday, in the margins of an event organized in the occupied West Bank, that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu transmitted ...
Sa Nur, Palestinian Territories.- Defense Minister Israel Katz said this Sunday that the army was instructed to use "all its force" in Lebanon, even during the current ceasefire, in case Israeli troops face any threat. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have instructed the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) to act with all their force, both by land and air, even during the ceasefire, in order to protect our soldiers in Lebanon from any threat," …
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