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Netanyahu says military operating with ‘large forces on the ground’ in southern LebanonIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the military was operating with “large forces on the ground” in southern Lebanon and taking control of “strategic areas,” according to a statement. His comments at the opening of a security cabinet meeting came after the Israeli military expanded their ground operations in southern Lebanon beyond a demarcation line that Israel has set up several kilometers inside Lebanese territory after an April 16 ceasefire with Hezbollah.
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The Yellow Line, separate from the UN-demarcated “Blue Line” marking the frontier between Lebanon and Israel after Israel’s withdrawal in 2000, forms part of a proposed buffer zone extending 5 km to 10 km (3 miles to 6 miles) into southern Lebanon, where Israeli troops continue to operate in dozens of largely abandoned villages.
