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Israel to destroy 'all houses' near Lebanon border, defence minister says
Israel Katz said the IDF will keep a security zone and bar more than 600,000 displaced residents from returning until northern Israel is secure.
- On Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced plans to destroy all homes in Lebanese villages near the border and establish a security zone up to the Litani River to protect northern residents.
- Katz justified the strategy by citing the 'Rafah' model, aiming to eliminate threats from Iran-backed Hezbollah, which has launched almost 5,000 drones and missiles at Israel during the conflict.
- The Lebanese health ministry reports 1,247 people killed in Israeli strikes, including 124 children and 52 medics, while 600,000 displaced residents cannot return until northern Israel's security is guaranteed.
- Israeli military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani confirmed new strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut's southern suburbs, while the IDF prepares to maintain control over territory up to the Litani River.
- This war is the second major conflict between Israel and Hezbollah since 2024, following the group's decision to support Tehran, which has displaced more than 1.2 million people in Lebanon.
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After an end to the war against the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia, Israel wants to occupy part of southern Lebanon.
Israel says it will occupy southern Lebanon after ground invasion
Israeli forces will occupy parts of southern Lebanon following their ground operations against Hezbollah in the area, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday. Katz said Israel would “control” territory “up to the Litani River,” which runs parallel to the Israel-Lebanon border about 20 miles north of it. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians have been displaced from their homes due to the renewal of hostilities between Israel and Iran-…
Video - Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz assured that after the conflict between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, the Israeli army would settle "in a security zone inside Lebanon" and maintain "the security control of the entire area to the Litani River".
Israel to destroy ‘all houses’ near Lebanon border, defence minister says
Israel will destroy all homes in Lebanese villages near the border and 600,000 people who fled the south will not be allowed home until northern Israel is secure, the defense minister said on Tuesday, vowing to inflict Gaza-like destruction in the area.
As Lebanon braces for expanded Israeli incursion, northern Israel residents see buffer zone as lifeline to normalcy
From the border communities of northern Israel, the rooftops of Lebanese villages are visible in an area the Israeli government now holds as a “security buffer zone.” And for more than 60,000 Israelis living in the frontier towns, the war with Hezbollah is not a distant reality.
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