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

Netanyahu visits occupied southern Lebanon, says Israel won't leave yet

TEL AVIV, June 30 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday visited Lebanese territory occupied by the Israeli military, telling soldiers that Israel would not withdraw from the country's south as long as Iran-backed Hezbollah continued to pose a threat.It was the first visit by Netanyahu to occupied Lebanese territory since the Israeli and Lebanese governments reached a security agreement last Friday mediated by the United States under which Israel will hand over two areas to Lebanon's army.

Netanyahu visits occupied southern Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ‌Netanyahu on Tuesday visited Lebanese territory occupied by the Israeli military, telling soldiers that Israel would not withdraw from the country's south as long as Iran-backed Hezbollah continued to pose a threat. It was the first visit by Netanyahu to occupied ‌Lebanese territory since the Israeli and Lebanese governments reached a security agreement last Friday mediated by the US under which Israel will hand over two areas to Lebanon's Army. Our insistence i

WATCH: Netanyahu visits front lines in southern Lebanon

Netanyahu visited IDF troops in southern Lebanon's security zone, declaring that Israel will not withdraw until Hezbollah is disarmed. The post WATCH: Netanyahu visits front lines in southern Lebanon appeared first on World Israel News.

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 says Israeli troops will remain in southern Lebanon

Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in southern Lebanon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will continue operating without restrictions in southern Lebanon and will remain in the country's south for the foreseeable future. In a video statement, Netanyahu said he had not changed his instructions to the military, insisting that Israeli troops have no restrictions on this matter. Our fighters in southern Lebanon have full freedom of action to thwart any direct or developing threat to them or to the residents of [northern Israel], he said. Netanyahu added that Israel would maintain its presence in what he described as a security zone in southern Lebanon for as long as is required, despite the US-Iran agreement and continued calls for an Israeli withdrawal.