After war with Hezbollah ends, Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon

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The Israeli military suspended a battalion of reservist soldiers on Monday, days after it detained a CNN crew in the West Bank village of Tayasir. Jeremy Diamond, CNNs Jerusalem correspondent, and h… [+375 chars] Israel Squandering Opportunity in Lebanon, Analyst Warns Israel to Occupy Parts of Lebanon and Keep Out 600,000 Residents Israel said on Tuesday that it will occupy wide swathes of south Lebanon and destroy the homes along the border to prevent the return of some 600,000 residents, prompting concerns of long-term forced displacement. Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said that it will occupy the area under the Litani River, some 19 miles from the Israel-Lebanon border, as part of its so-called buffer zone inside southern Lebanon when fighting with Hezbollah ends.