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Israel should extend its border with Lebanon up to the Litani River deep inside the country’s south, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says, as Israeli troops bombed bridges and destroyed homes in the area in an escalating military assault against Hezbollah.
The comments by Smotrich are the most explicit yet by a senior Israeli official on seizing Lebanese territory in a fight Israel says targets Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.
As the article says, you can take it with a grain of salt: "Smotrich, leader of a small far-right party in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet, often makes comments that go beyond official Israeli policy." But they also add some additional hints: "Netanyahu’s office does not immediately respond to a request for comment on the remarks. Defense Minister Israel Katz hinted earlier this month at plans to capture land, saying Lebanon could face “loss of territory” if it did not disarm Hezbollah."
Lebanon is counting on the rest of the world to stop Israel, which, good luck with that:
"A Lebanese official tells Reuters that Beirut is still counting on foreign powers to put enough pressure on Israel to put an end to the war, through an offer from President Joseph Aoun to hold direct talks."
