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Israel Will Hold Security Zone in South Lebanon until Hizbullah Threat Removed
(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday that Israel will control a security zone in southern Lebanon, up to the Litani River, until the threat of Hizbullah is removed. "The IDF will continue to operate in Lebanon with full force against Hizbullah. Hundreds of thousands of residents of southern Lebanon who evacuated northward will not return south of the Litani River until security for the [Israeli] residents of the north is ensured." Katz said all bridges over the Litani River that had been used by Hizbullah to move operatives and weapons into southern Lebanon "have been blown up, and the IDF will control the remaining bridges and the security zone up to the Litani. The principle is clear: Where there is terror and missiles, there will be no homes and no residents, and the IDF will be inside."