There is 'no restriction on Israeli soldiers to act on threats' in Lebanon, says Katz

Israeli soldiers in Lebanon are free to take action if under threat, Israel's Katz says

JERUSALEM, June 21 (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers are free to act without restriction to eliminate threats in Lebanon, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday, adding troops remained in position in what Israel refers to as a security zone.A ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah took effect on Friday after months of escalating violence, but on Saturday Israeli strikes killed at least 20 people in Lebanon, Lebanon's state news agency NNA reported.

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— KATZ: NO RESTRICTIONS ON ISRAELI FORCES IN SOUTH LEBANON Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says no restrictions exist on soldiers acting against threats in southern Lebanon, with troops remaining stationed in the security zone. There has never been, and there is currently no restriction on soldiers in Lebanon from acting to eliminate threats — Israel will not withdraw from the security zone in Lebanon, Katz said.@IntelSlava

Israeli army won’t withdraw from occupied territory in southern Lebanon, defense minister says

There is 'no restriction on IDF soldiers in Lebanon from operating to remove threats,' Israel Katz adds

Military correspondents contradict Defense Minister Katz

After Katz claimed there are no restrictions on IDF operations in Lebanon, military correspondents presented a starkly different picture: 'The rules of engagement in Lebanon are putting IDF forces at risk.'

IDF limits commanders’ authority in Lebanon, restricts proactive strikes

The Israeli military issued a statement directing forces to operate only within Israel’s self-declared security zone in southern Lebanon. The post IDF limits commanders’ authority in Lebanon, restricts proactive strikes appeared first on World Israel News.

As Netanyahu keeps IDF in the dark, officers warn against emerging Lebanon 'deconflicting cell'

IDF commanders say they refraining from proactive strikes against Hezbollah despite the PM's statements, warning Iranian and Qatari representatives in the newly-announced 'deconflicting cell' to coordinate between Israel, Hezbollah and Lebanon's army could endanger Israeli soldiers

Israeli troops in Lebanon to react 'if under threat'

Defence Minister Israel ‌Katz says Israeli soldiers are free to act without restriction to eliminate threats, including Hezbollah militants, in Lebanon.

Lebanese Resistance: Israeli targeting of civilians violates ceasefire

Lebanese Resistance: Israeli targeting of civilians violates ceasefire

Israeli Troops To Remain in Lebanon Despite Ceasefire: Katz

They will maintain positions in a security zone as fighting continues. On Sunday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Israeli military “will not withdraw” from the area it occupies in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire agreed to with Hezbollah. RELATED: Israeli attacks kill 47 in Lebanon as talks stall He argued that the ceasefire []

Fighting continues in Lebanon as further negotiations loom

The Israeli military carried out several strikes in Lebanon on Monday, according to reports in Lebanese state media. The National News Agency (NNA) reported that five towns in southern Lebanon were targeted by Israeli shelling and other military activity Monday, including “a large explosion” in the town of Hadatha. NNA did not mention casualties from The post Fighting continues in Lebanon as further negotiations loom appeared first on Egypt Independent.

Israeli attacks kill at least seven in Lebanon's Western Beqaa and Tyre

Israeli attacks kill at least seven in Lebanon's Western Beqaa and Tyre At least seven people were killed in separate Israeli attacks in Lebanon's Western Beqaa and Tyre, according to reports carried by Lebanon's National News Agency. The agency, citing the Lebanese health ministry, said five people were killed in a raid on the town of Sohmor in Western Bekaa, including a child, a woman and two elderly people. In a separate incident, two Palestinian nationals were killed in the Rashidieh area of Tyre, a coastal city in southern Lebanon known as Sour in Arabic, according to the agency. The attacks come amid continuing violence in southern Lebanon despite ongoing diplomatic efforts to preserve the ceasefire and reduce tensions along the border. First responders evacuate a body from the site of an Israeli air strike in the southern Lebanese village of Qennarit on 20 June 2026 (AFP)

‘Hezbollah to respond to any Israeli violation’

Hezbollah chief Naim ​Qassem said on ‌Sunday that Israel will not ​stay in ​Lebanon, adding that the group would ​respond to any ​violation from the Israeli side. His statements ​came as ​Israeli officials say that ‌troops are free to act without restriction to eliminate ​threats ​in Lebanon despite an agreed ​ceasefire that ​took effect on [] The post ‘Hezbollah to respond to any Israeli violation’ appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

'We will not leave': Netanyahu visits Israeli troops in 'occupied' southern Lebanon

'We will not leave': Netanyahu visits Israeli troops in 'occupied' southern Lebanon

New Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon - violation of the ceasefire

New Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon - violation of the ceasefire

Israeli gunfire in Gaza refugee camp kills 6, including 9-year-old girl

Israeli attacks killed at least six people in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, including a 9-year-old girl, Palestinian health officials said, as mediators held ‌more talks to safeguard the US-brokered ceasefire. Medics said Israeli gunfire directed at a tent encampment on the eastern side of the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed 9-year-old Tala Abu Matar. The Israeli military said it was not aware of the incident. An air strike at a metal foundry in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood killed...

IDF Holds Ground in Southern Lebanon as New Restrictions Freeze Offensive Operations

Israeli forces remain deployed up to 10km inside Lebanon New directive limits action to self-defense only | Washington talks could determine next phase (Israel News)

Israel isnt leaving Lebanon and Syria may be next

Israels refusal to withdraw, Hezbollahs refusal to disarm, and new strikes near the Golan Heights point to a conflict that is expanding, not endingIsrael has no intention of leaving Lebanon. At least, it won't do so now and on terms that would suit Beirut (not to mention Hezbollah and Tehran). Moreover, in parallel with the Lebanese campaign, West Jerusalem is reactivating operations in Syria: I

Breaking |Hezbollah: The Israeli occupation army once again deliberately targeted Lebanese civilians who were on their way to inspect their homes on the Zawtar al-Sharqiya–Mayfadoun road

Breaking |Hezbollah: The Israeli occupation army once again deliberately targeted Lebanese civilians who were on their way to inspect their homes on the Zawtar al-Sharqiya–Mayfadoun road

JUST IN: 🇮🇱 Israel says it will keep troops in security zones across Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza [...]

JUST IN: Israel says it will keep troops in security zones across Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza and will not withdraw.@BRICSNews

Israel Will Stay as Long as Hezbollah ‘Threatens’: Netanyahu

“Our position is clear: we will not leave southern Lebanon until the threat has disappeared.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will remain in southern Lebanon as long as Hezbollah remains a “threat.”

Netanyahu: 'No restrictions' on Israel military acting to thwart Hezbollah threat

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said its military has “no restrictions” regarding its efforts to target Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel's continued operations against the militant group have strained the U.S.-Iran ceasefire reached last week. “The directive from me and the Defence Minister to the IDF [Israeli Defense Forces] is clear and has not changed:...

You Vote: With controversy over Israel's role in the negotiations with Iran, how do you see it?

Since the ceasefire, Israel has accused Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy group and U.S.-designated terrorist group, of launching more than 50 projectiles at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.

Israel refuses to withdraw troops from Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza

Israel has reiterated its intention to keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza without a time limit. Israel is pushing to maintain a security zone inside Lebanon despite US pressure to reduce that military presence as part of peace negotiations with Iran. US President Donald Trump told reporters he can “get problems solved real fast”, including with Israel’s Prime Minister, but Benjamin Netanyahu is not backing down. “The IDF will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, in Syria, and in Gaza without any time limit,” Mr Netanyahu said.

Netanyahu says some Lebanese Christian villages 'asked to be annexed' by Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Sunday that some Christian villages in southern Lebanon have asked for Israel's protection from Hezbollah militants. A mayor of one such Christian village denies the claim, adding that '15 Christian towns had issued a statement' also denying these allegations.

IDF Kills Armed Individual in Southern Lebanon Security Zone as Ceasefire Talks Continue in Washington

Israeli troops shot and killed an armed individual inside the security zone in southern Lebanon on Saturday, the IDF announced, as Lebanese-Israeli talks in Washington concluded with a framework agreement intended to consolidate the ceasefire and address the unresolved question of Israeli military withdrawal.

Netanyahu postpones heavy attack on Lebanon

ALBAWABA - The Israeli army had been prepared to carry out an operation to bomb a Hezbollah stronghold in the Ali al-Taher area of ​​Nabatieh district in southern Lebanon, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed it...

After Displacing Hundreds of Thousands, Netanyahu Claims Lebanese Christians Want Israel to Annex Their Villages

Among the Christian villages in Lebanon, some have even asked to be annexed to Israel, because we protect them from the fanatics of Hezbollah who want to kill them. And we do the same thing with Christians everywhere, Netanyahu said in a Fox News interview. It's not only the Christians in Lebanon who asked for our protection. It's the Druze, it's Muslims, the Sunni Muslims and quite a few of the Shiite Muslims, too, he added. Netanyahu did not specify which villages have made such requests to Israel. The mayor of the Christian village of Rmeish, Hanna al-Amil, quickly denied Netanyahu's claim as absolutely out of the question in an interview with Lebanese public television.