Israel aims to seize southern Lebanon up to the Litani River to create a buffer
TL;DR
Israel’s defence minister said the army will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River to form a defensive buffer, a move Hezbollah vowed to resist as cross-border strikes and demolitions intensify; the Lebanon conflict has killed over 1,000 people and displaced more than a million.
- Israel's military to occupy swathe of southern Lebanon, defence minister says Reuters
- Israel Plans to Control Large Parts of Southern Lebanon, Defense Minister Says The New York Times
- Smotrich urges Israel to annex southern Lebanon as assault intensifies Al Jazeera
- Fears of an all-out Israeli invasion mount in Lebanon NBC News
- Middle East live: France urges Israel to 'refrain' from taking control of buffer zone in south Lebanon France 24
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