Israeli minister calls for the occupation of Lebanon
Amichai Chikli, Israel’s Minister for Diaspora Affairs, has proposed a plan to establish a “buffer zone, free of the enemy population” in southern Lebanon.
In a detailed post on X, Chikli outlined the plan and shared a map of the Lebanese towns that would be included in the zone. He described the forcible removal of the population as the “most just thing to do” from a security, political, and moral standpoint.
Chikli, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party, argued that Israel would be justified in “taking over” the area, claiming that Lebanon had “failed to exercise its sovereignty” there.
The Economist also alluded to a potential occupation of southern Lebanon.
"Military sources say that Israel is also planning a ground offensive that would include the capture of a buffer-zone consisting of a few miles of territory north of the border," said The Economist.