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โ€˜We will expand the buffer zoneโ€™: Netanyahu orders military to expand invasion of southern Lebanon

Netanyahu said the move is part of efforts to strengthen Israelโ€™s security along its northern border.

2 min readMar 30, 2026 05:40 AM IST First published on: Mar 30, 2026 at 05:40 AM IST
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem. (Photo: AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his countryโ€™s military to further expand invasions of southern Lebanon, as regional tensions spike amid the US-Israel war on Iran.

โ€œI have just instructed to further expand the existing security buffer zone. We are determined to fundamentally change the situation in the north of Israel,โ€ Netanyahu said in a video statement from the Northern Command on Sunday, pushing forward his countryโ€™s stated bid to replicate the โ€œGaza modelโ€ of occupation.

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Push to expand โ€˜buffer zoneโ€™

Netanyahu said the move is part of efforts to strengthen Israelโ€™s security along its northern border. The expansion of the so-called buffer zone comes as Israeli troops continue operations in southern Lebanon amid ongoing tensions.

ืžื”ืฆื”ืจืชื™ ืžืคื™ืงื•ื“ ืฆืคื•ืŸ:

ื”ื ื—ื™ืชื™ ื›ืขืช ืœื”ืจื—ื™ื‘ ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืช ืจืฆื•ืขืช ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ื”ืงื™ื™ืžืช. ืื ื—ื ื• ื ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื‘ืฆืคื•ืŸ ืžื™ืกื•ื“ื• ื•ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืœืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ื”ืฆืคื•ืŸ.

ืœื ื ืฉืœื™ื ืขื ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื™ื•ื ืžืชืžืฉืš ืขืœ ื™ื™ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ื• ื•ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ื•. ื ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืคืขื•ืœ ื‘ืขื•ืฆืžื”, ื‘ื ื—ื™ืฉื•ืช ื•ื‘ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืขื“ ืฉื ืฉื™ื’ ืืช ื”ืžื˜ืจื”.

ืฆืคื• ื‘ื”ืฆื”ืจื” >> pic.twitter.com/4AUUV71ZGa

โ€” Benjamin Netanyahu โ€“ ื‘ื ื™ืžื™ืŸ ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• (@netanyahu) March 29, 2026

He said the decision reflects Israelโ€™s intention to alter the current security reality in the region.

Rising tensions along northern border

The announcement comes during a period of increased cross-border hostilities between Israel and armed groups in Lebanon, raising concerns about a wider regional escalation.

The Guardian reported that the latest move signals a continued hardening of Israelโ€™s military posture along the frontier, where clashes have intensified in recent weeks.

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