Overview
- Netanyahu, who spoke in a video from the Northern Command on Sunday, directed the military to widen the existing strip inside southern Lebanon.
- He said the goal is to fundamentally change the situation in the north by reducing what he called Hezbollah’s remaining rocket threat.
- Israeli authorities did not release maps, timelines, or troop details for how the expansion will be carried out.
- Reuters framed the step as part of ongoing cross‑border hostilities that have raised fears of a broader regional escalation.
- Some outlets described the action as a widened invasion, while Lebanese officials reported more than 1,100 deaths in the fighting across Lebanon.