Over 1,100 Dead In Lebanon As Israel Expands Deadly Buffer Zone Toward Litani River
After the U.S. and Israel launched air strikes on Iran, Iran-backed Hezbollah retaliated by firing rockets into Israel. On March 2, Hezbollah launched the opening salvoes of a devastating new war with Israel.
Since March 2, more than 400 Hezbollah fighters have been killed. Israeli strikes also killed over 1,100 people in Lebanon — including children, women, and medical personnel. 4 Israeli soldiers died in the fighting.
Netanyahu declared that Israel had already eliminated thousands of Hezbollah terrorists. He also claimed the immense threat of 150,000 missiles and rockets — all intended to destroy Israeli cities — had been completely neutralized.
Defence Minister Israel Katz announced last week that Israeli forces would control the remaining bridges and the security zone up to the Litani River — roughly 30 km north of Israel’s border.
On March 29, Netanyahu ordered the military to further expand operations in southern Lebanon. Speaking from Israeli Northern Command, he aimed to thwart invasion threats and push anti-tank missile fire away from the border.
Netanyahu warned Hezbollah still has residual rocket capability. He vowed a multi-front war against Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas — determined to change the north. His security cabinet has not yet discussed the expansion.
