Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that he has ordered the Israeli military to expand the existing security zone in southern Lebanon, warning of a profound change in the security situation in the region.
"At this moment I have ordered the further expansion of the current security zone. We are determined to radically transform the reality in the north," Netanyahu said in a videotaped statement from the Northern Command.
He stressed that the move aims to strengthen Israel's defenses along its northern borders, at a time when tensions in the region remain high.
Meanwhile, the situation on the border with Lebanon remains fragile, with occasional clashes that have raised fears of a wider escalation of the conflict.
