JERUSALEM: Israel’s defense minister said Wednesday that Israeli forces would remain in self-proclaimed “security zones” established in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, without any timeline for withdrawal. “The IDF will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza indefinitely in order to protect our residents and communities from jihadist elements,” Israel Katz said. “We will not withdraw from the security zones,” Katz said at function held in honor of Israeli soldiers killed during the 2006 war in Lebanon.

If soldiers recognize a threat, they are instructed to act in order to remove it, Netanyahu said.

JERUSALEM: Israel’s defense minister said Wednesday that Israeli forces would remain in self-proclaimed “security zones” established in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, without any…