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Netanyahu insists Israel will remain in Lebanon buffer zone ‘as long as necessary’

19 June 2026 15:28 (UTC +04:00)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he ordered strikes against dozens of Hezbollah targets last night after four troops were killed and others were wounded in attacks by the terror group overnight, reiterating that Israel will remain in its security zone in southern Lebanon “for as long as necessary,” The Time sof Israel reports.

According to the premier, the IDF struck more than 80 Hezbollah targets and killed dozens of terrorists overnight, before carrying out additional strikes on Hezbollah command centers in the Beqaa Valley this morning.

“Israel will not tolerate attacks on our soldiers or on our territory, and it will exact a very heavy price from Hezbollah for such attacks,” he adds. Repeating a pledge he made yesterday, Netanyahu says that “Israel will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary in order to protect the communities of the north.”

He adds that he extends his condolences to the soldiers killed overnight and wishes a full recovery to those wounded.