Netanyahu: Israel To “Further Expand” Security Zone In Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 19, 2026. Netanyahu said on March 19 that Israel and the US were "winning" the war against Iran, with the Islamic republic "decimated" and unable to enrich uranium or manufacture ballistic missiles. He insisted Israel had "acted alone" in striking Iran's massive South Pars gas field, while confirming that the US president had asked Israeli forces to "hold off" on such attacks moving forward. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun / POOL / AFP) /

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had ordered the military to expand a security zone in Lebanon as Israel continues its operations across the border.

“In Lebanon, I have just ordered the military to further expand the existing security zone,” Netanyahu said in a video statement.

He said the move was aimed at preventing cross-border attacks by Hezbollah and reducing the threat of anti-tank missile fire near Israel’s northern border.

“This is intended to definitively neutralize the threat of invasion and to keep anti-tank missile fire away from the border,” Netanyahu said.

Israel has carried out repeated strikes in Lebanon amid ongoing hostilities with Hezbollah, raising concerns about further escalation along the frontier.