Overview
- Netanyahu, who spoke Sunday, said he instructed the military to widen the buffer zone inside southern Lebanon to keep fighters and anti-tank missiles farther from Israel’s border.
- He said Hezbollah still has a residual ability to fire rockets even as he claimed Israeli forces severely degraded the group and removed a large missile threat.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz previously said Israel would set up a security zone and take control of key river crossings in the south, a step rights groups warn could prolong mass displacement.
- Lebanese officials report roughly 1,100 to 1,200 killed, thousands injured, and more than one million people displaced, with satellite images showing widespread destruction and new Israeli positions in the south.
- Coverage differs on scope, with some outlets describing a wider ground campaign, as the U.N. chief urges both sides to stop and says Gaza-style tactics should not be repeated in Lebanon.