Israel has ordered its military to prepare for a prolonged deployment in occupied areas of southern Lebanon, despite a US-mediated framework agreement aimed at ending cross-border hostilities and restoring Lebanese state control, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday. Katz said he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had instructed the Israeli military to prepare for […] The post Israel Orders Troops to Prepare for Long-Term Presence in Southern Lebanon appeared first on Khaama Press .