US EditionIsrael’s Netanyahu says ‘war continues’ during visit to southern Lebanon
Netanyahu said Israeli forces have thwarted a Hezbollah invasion threat and will keep fighting as Lebanon reported 35 deaths from Israeli strikes.
- On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited IDF troops in southern Lebanon, declaring "the war continues" and announcing "Operation Silver Plow" to disarm Hezbollah terrorists in the region.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz stated the campaign aims to push Hezbollah from Israel's northern border, removing anti-tank and invasion threats to ensure civilian security in the region.
- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon alleged Israeli forces rammed UN vehicles on two occasions, destroyed surveillance cameras, and fired "warning shots" near peacekeepers, actions UNIFIL said violated resolution 1701.
- Officials from Lebanon, Israel, and the United States are scheduled to hold direct talks in Washington this week, with Netanyahu stating the goal is a "real peace agreement that will last for generations."
- More than 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since fighting began, while UNIFIL peacekeepers face increasing movement restrictions as their mandate concludes at year's end.
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Netanyahu in southern Lebanon: A first since the start of the war
In southern Lebanon, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had eliminated the “threat of an invasion” by Hezbollah, during his first visit there since fighting began against the Iran-backed Lebanese Shiite movement on March 2.
Since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, the UN mission in the south of Lebanon has been caught between the fronts. Now Unifil accuses the Israeli military of the repeated blockade of the peace forces in the region - and direct attacks.
Israel's Prime Minister visited Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon. He was determined to continue the fighting: "There is still much to be done and we are doing it."
'War is far from over': Netanyahu boasts about Israel's military might in surprise visit to Lebanon
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted about the country's military as he paid a surprise visit to southern Lebanon alongside senior military and defence leadership.
Israel's head of government, Netanyahu, has confirmed that he has set up a buffer zone in southern Lebanon to protect against Hezbollah militia short-range missiles.
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