Israel will now occupy southern Lebanon from the Blue Line to the Litani River. It has already destroyed several
bridges over the Litani River.
TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, March 24 (Reuters) - Israel's military will occupy southern Lebanon up to the Litani River, defence minister Israel Katz said !on Tuesday, the first time Israel has clearly spelled out its intent to seize swathes of territory that make up nearly a tenth of Lebanon.
Katz has previously threatened Lebanon's government it would lose territory if it did not disarm
Hezbollah, the militant group backed by Tehran that drew Lebanon into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran when it fired into Israel on March 2.
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