“Israel” is seeking to establish a buffer zone in southern Lebanon up to the Litani River through military control, destruction, and displacement, amid ongoing resistance from Hezbollah.

By the end of March, the landscape along the banks of the Litani River in southern Lebanon had shifted dramatically after the Israeli occupation army destroyed most of its crossings and bridges.

Lebanon’s crisis has grown more tangled, as "Israel," in coordination with U.S. envoys, has shifted the spotlight from occupation and the right to retaliate, toward an internal standoff between Beirut and Hezbollah, amid mounting talk of a second phase in the group’s disarmament plan.

Hezbollah is gradually handing over its southern positions to the Lebanese army under a fragile ceasefire with "Israel," amid U.S. pressure, looming sanctions, and growing calls to confine all weapons to state control.