ISRAELI Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Wednesday that Israeli forces will remain indefinitely within so-called "security zones" in Lebanon, the Palestinian Gaza Strip, and Syria to protect Israeli residents and communities.
According to Lebanon's National News Agency, Israeli forces have set up several checkpoints along the Lebanon-Israel border and in southern Lebanon where military operations are ongoing.
Lebanese health authorities reported that, as of Wednesday, Israeli attacks since March 2 have killed 4,297 people and injured 12,196 in Lebanon.
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi later responded, emphasizing that the terms of the recently signed Iran-U.S. peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) were clear, and that U.S. President Donald Trump had pledged to restrain Israel. Araghchi warned that if Israel ignores this, Iran will teach Israel a lesson. "Any threat against our People and Leadership will receive Immediate Powerful Response, " he said in a post on social media platform.
