Defense minister says Israel will flatten homes in Lebanese border villages

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The IDF said Sunday it intends to strike the Qasmiyeh Bridge – a key coastal highway crossing into the southern city of Tyre – which would effectively cut off Tyre and much of south Lebanon

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that, under orders from him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the IDF will accelerate the demolition of Lebanese homes in frontline villages along the border, "in line with the model we applied in Gaza's Rafah and Beit Hanoun," which have been largely flattened.