Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to expand Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon, targeting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group. The move aims to change the situation in the north and address concerns about rocket attacks. Israel has been conducting military operations in the region for some time.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that Israel will widen its invasion of southern Lebanon. Netanyahu said Israel would expand what he called the “existing security strip” in Lebanon as Israeli forces continue to target the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group. “We are determined to fundamentally change the situation in the north,” he said on a visit to northern Israel, adding that “Hezbollah still has residual capability to fire rockets at us”. There were no immediate...