Katz: No return for displaced until northern Israel is secure

The Israeli Defense Minister warned that displaced people in Lebanon, who were forced to flee due to the war with Hezbollah, will not be allowed to return to their homes before the security of northern Israel is guaranteed.

Katz: No return for displaced until northern Israel is secure
16 March, 2026   18:26
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned today that the displaced people in Lebanon who fled due to the war with Hezbollah will not be allowed to return to their homes before the security of the northern part of the State of Israel, which borders the area, is ensured.

Katz told senior military leaders, according to a statement issued by his office, that “hundreds of thousands of Shiite residents in southern Lebanon who evacuated and are evacuating their homes in southern Lebanon and Beirut will not return to their homes in the area south of the Litani River until the safety of the residents of the north is guaranteed.”

ANHA