US EditionNetanyahu orders expansion of security buffer zone in southern Lebanon
Netanyahu aims to reduce Hezbollah's missile threat by expanding Israel's security strip in southern Lebanon, where over 1,100 have died since March 2, Lebanon's Health Ministry said.
- On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an expansion of the ground campaign in southern Lebanon as forces advanced toward the Litani River, described as a "big strategic change" by field correspondents.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz aims to establish a "security zone" controlling key crossings, while Netanyahu stated the "security belt" is intended to "thwart the threat of invasion" and stop anti-tank missile fire.
- The Health Ministry reports at least 1,238 people killed and more than 3,500 wounded since March 2, while more than 1.2 million have been displaced amid "no let-up" in Israeli strikes.
- Mourners gathered in Choueifat on Sunday for funerals of three journalists killed in an Israeli strike, an attack French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot called a "blatant violation of international law."
- United Nations Secretary-General Ant warned that the "Gaza model must not be replicated in Lebanon," as humanitarian organizations caution over the destruction of entire residential areas.
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BEIRUT. – The Israeli air strikes and ground operations of the past month have largely isolated southern Lebanon from the rest of the country, depopulating dozens of cities and damaging essential public services that are vital to residents who still remain in the area.This week, Israel announced that it would take over southern Lebanon to the Litani River to create a “combustion zone” against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, which dragged Leb…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu izjavio je večeras da je vojci naložio da se na jugu Libana standojeća zona bezbednosti dodatno proširi.
The Israeli army is to advance further into the southern Lebanon. Prime Minister Netanyahu has ordered an expansion of military control along the border.
Israel is currently fighting with the US against Iran. Parallel to this, Jerusalem is trying to destroy Hezbollah in Lebanon. The south of the country is to be occupied in order to build a buffer zone. However, this is not enough, as a request by Prime Minister Netanyahu shows.
Netanyahu orders expansion of Lebanon security zone as Israel presses multi-arena campaign
Netanyahu described a broad offensive targeting Iran and its allies while outlining efforts to push threats farther from Israel’s borders. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel is expanding its military operations across multiple fronts, including a directive to widen the security zone in Lebanon, as part of an ongoing campaign against Iran and its proxies. Speaking at IDF Northern Command fo…
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