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Israel Defense Minister says 'no calm in Beirut' unless Hezbollah stops attacks

01-06-2026 | 06:31

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Israel Defense Minister says 'no calm in Beirut' unless Hezbollah stops attacks

Israel's defense minister said Monday there would be "no calm in Beirut" if Hezbollah attacks continued and vowed to establish a military-controlled zone in the area of south Lebanon's Litani River.

"Beirut's southern suburbs are no different from the communities in northern Israel -- if there is no calm in the north, there will be no calm in Beirut," Israel Katz said in a statement released by his office, referring to Beirut’s southern suburb and Hezbollah stronghold where he had earlier Monday ordered strikes.

"At the same time, the Israeli army continues to operate with fire and manoeuvre against Hezbollah terrorists and infrastructure in Lebanon... in order to push threats away from Israeli army forces and from the residents of the State of Israel, and to turn the Litani area into a zone under Israeli army security control, free of weapons and terrorists," Katz added.

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