We go to the part of southern Lebanon that Israel now controls
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We go to the part of southern Lebanon that Israel now controls

September 10, 20264 min

Israel launched a ground invasion of neighboring Lebanon in March, after the Iran-backed group Hezbollah ramped up attacks following the U.S. and Israel war in Iran. Israel said it was creating a “buffer zone” on the Lebanese side of the border and over a million civilians were displaced. The U.S. brokered a ceasefire this summer, but since that time Israel has continued seizing territory and destroying villages. Lebanese residents have not been allowed to return and Israel now occupies almost six percent of Lebanon. Our correspondent accompanied UN peacekeepers to the part of Lebanon now...

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