Netanyahu Says Israel Will Stay in South Lebanon Buffer Zone as Long as Needed
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will stay in the southern Lebanon security zone as long as needed to protect northern communities. He said he ordered heavy strikes on Hezbollah after an attack that killed Lt. Col. Dor Gidlia Ben Shimon and three soldiers. The IDF has hit more than 80 targets and struck Hezbollah headquarters in the Beqaa Valley.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu said Israel will remain in southern Lebanon as long as needed.
- He linked the deployment to protecting northern Israeli communities.
- He mourned Lt. Col. Dor Gidlia Ben Shimon and three fallen soldiers.
- The IDF struck more than 80 terror targets and killed dozens of militants.
- Israel also hit Hezbollah headquarters in the Beqaa Valley this morning.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will remain in the security buffer zone in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary to protect communities in the north. He made the remarks while expressing condolences to the families of Lt. Col. Dor Gidlia Ben Shimon and the three soldiers killed the previous day.
Netanyahu said he had ordered the Israel Defense Forces to strike Hezbollah hard in response to the attack. He warned, "Israel will not tolerate attacks on our soldiers or on our territory, and it will exact a very heavy price from Hezbollah."
According to the report, the IDF has already hit more than 80 terror targets and killed dozens of militants. This morning, the military also struck Hezbollah headquarters in the Beqaa Valley.
The statement comes amid intensified fighting along the Israel-Lebanon border, with Netanyahu framing the continued Israeli presence in southern Lebanon as a defensive necessity tied to the security of northern Israeli towns.
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