Israel says it will occupy southern Lebanon
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From the border communities of northern Israel, the rooftops of Lebanese villages are visible in an area the Israeli government now holds as a “security buffer zone.” And for more than 60,000 Israelis living in the frontier towns,
Israel has reinforced several military bases across southern Lebanon as more troops join its ground invasion, raising fears for the region's population.
Israel now faces a conflict on three fronts as Iran, Lebanon's Hezbollah, and Yemen's Houthis all launch strikes.
On Tuesday, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that Israeli drone attacks killed four people in southern Lebanon: a strike on a car in the al-Wasita Al-Qasimiya area near Tyre killed two, while another raid on Derikifa killed two more people.
Israel will destroy all homes in Lebanese villages near the border and 600,000 people who fled the south will not be allowed home until northern Israel is secure, the defence minister said on Tuesday,
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada "condemns" Israel's invasion of Lebanon, which he calls "illegal" and a violation of territorial sovereignty.
Three U.N. peacekeepers were killed this week in southern Lebanon, making the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah one of the deadliest chapters for a peacekeeping