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Netanyahu orders expansion of security buffer zone in southern Lebanon
Netanyahu announced a multi-sector campaign against Iran and its proxies, expanding security belts in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza to reduce cross-border threats and missile attacks.
- 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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Israel to Expand Invasion in Southern Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that his military will extend its ground operations deeper into southern Lebanon. At a news conference, he said the military would expand what he called a "security belt" to prevent potential incursions and push anti-tank missile fire farther from Israel's northern border, NBC...
Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu has instructed the army to continue to advance in the south of Lebanon. He said at a meeting that the "existing security strip", as he called it, should be extended.
The Israeli Prime Minister has considered that the operation is key to the security of its citizens because Hezbollah "still retains the residual capacity to launch rockets."More information: Total destruction, isolation and absolute control: the Israeli Army replicates the 'Gaza model' in southern Lebanon
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…
Benjamin Netanyahu orders expansion of invasion into southern Lebanon in bid to end Hezbollah rocket barrage
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the IDF to further expand its operations in southern Lebanon as the conflict in the region continues to rage.Mr Netanyahu made the order during a video statement from Israeli Northern Command, in which he cited continued rocket fire by Hezbollah as the reason for the renewed military action.Although Israel said last week it was enlarging a "buffer zone" up to the Litani River, Mr Netanyahu wa…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu izjavio je večeras da je vojci naložio da se na jugu Libana standojeća zona bezbednosti dodatno proširi.
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