The censorship was lifted on the visit: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz toured IDF troops deployed in the security zone in southern Lebanon, according to Amichai Stein (i24NEWS).
The military censorship lifted on the visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz to IDF troops inside the security zone in southern Lebanon, Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) reported Tuesday at 17:09 Jerusalem.
Earlier Tuesday, at 16:09, The Zioneer reported that Netanyahu visited IDF soldiers inside southern Lebanon in an unannounced trip – footage showed him alongside a brigade rabbi and deputy brigade commander. The new detail adds Defense Minister Katz to the visit and confirms the location was the security zone.
The visit comes less than a week after Netanyahu, Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Zamir reaffirmed that the IDF will maintain the security zone in southern Lebanon, as The Zioneer reported June 23. It also follows a series of statements by the prime minister over recent weeks insisting on Israel's full freedom of action in Lebanon and rejecting withdrawal pressure.
No further details on the duration of the visit or Netanyahu's remarks during the tour have been reported yet.
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