Netanyahu Rules Out Withdrawal From Lebanon - Shafaq News
Netanyahu said the troops will stay to shield northern Israel and vowed to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
- On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Israeli forces would remain in southern Lebanon "as long as necessary" to protect northern residents, while vowing to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
- Hezbollah pulled Lebanon into the Middle East war in early March when Iran-backed militants fired rockets at Israel, prompting a joint US-Israel campaign that dealt severe blows to the Revolutionary Guards.
- Lebanon's health ministry reports 4,106 deaths and more than 12,100 wounded since March 2, though Netanyahu claims Israeli forces maintain a ratio of "five terrorists killed for every civilian" harmed in urban warfare.
- Iran warned Israel to "be careful" following threats to strike the Islamic republic, even as arch-foes held talks in Switzerland seeking a deal to end the Middle East war.
- Netanyahu stated peace with Lebanon will occur once the Iran-backed proxy is disarmed, asserting the joint campaign has created conditions for the Iranian regime to "not recover for a long time.
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Israel PM: Troops to stay in south Lebanon 'as long as necessary'
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Israel PM says troops to stay in south Lebanon ‘as long as necessary’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said troops would remain in southern Lebanon’s security zone to protect northern Israel residents. (EPA Images pic) JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israeli forces would remain in southern Lebanon “as long as necessary”, while also vowing to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. “We will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary to protect …
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