Overview
- Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military will take more ground in southern Lebanon to widen a buffer zone.
- He said the aim is to block a Hezbollah invasion threat and move anti-tank fire farther from northern Israeli towns.
- Israel has signaled plans for a broader ground assault south of the Litani River, a strategic line about 30 kilometers north of the border.
- Lebanon's health ministry reports more than 1,200 people killed and at least 3,500 wounded by Israeli strikes since early March, with over 1.2 million people uprooted in the south.
- The World Health Organization says at least 50 primary healthcare centers and five hospitals have shut or been damaged by the bombardment.