Jerusalem, March 16, 2026 (AFP) - Displaced Lebanese 'will not return' until north Israel secure: Israeli defence minister

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2026-03-16

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned on Monday that Lebanese displaced by fighting with Hezbollah would not be allowed to return home until the north of Israel was secure. "Hundreds of thousands of Shia residents of southern Lebanon who have evacuated and are evacuating their homes from southern Lebanon and Beirut will not return to their homes south of the Litani area until the safety of residents in the north is guaranteed," Katz told m......

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