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Israel Plans Permanent Lebanon Occupation, Trump Calls Netanyahu Crazy

6/5/2026

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Katz Announces Occupation

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced a plan to permanently occupy southern Lebanon and speed demolition of border villages.
Fighting in southern Lebanon displaced hundreds of thousands, razed towns and stopped attacks on Beirut by Israeli forces.
President Donald Trump said he called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “f***ing crazy” over Lebanon escalation.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called bond with Trump a friendship, noting goal to disarm Hezbollah.

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Trump Secures Ceasefire

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social thanking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for pulling troops back from Beirut after call.
A cease-fire agreement was secured by President Donald Trump with Hezbollah representatives, asserting both sides would stop shooting.
Joe Kent claimed war was driven by Israel’s lobby, prompting AIPAC to label remarks antisemitic.
Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene said Trump let Israel pull America into war, violating America-First.

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Historical Context

Israel’s 1982 Operation Peace for Galilee invaded Lebanon to expel the PLO, prompting U.S. envoy Philip Habib to broker a cease-fire that temporarily halted Hezbollah rocket attacks. The 1982 precedent of external diplomatic pressure informs today’s Trump-Netanyahu talks, which similarly seek a fragile truce for regional security amid the long-running Israel-Lebanon conflict.

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Katz Announces Occupation

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced a plan to permanently occupy southern Lebanon and speed demolition of border villages.
Fighting in southern Lebanon displaced hundreds of thousands, razed towns and stopped attacks on Beirut by Israeli forces.
President Donald Trump said he called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “f***ing crazy” over Lebanon escalation.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called bond with Trump a friendship, noting goal to disarm Hezbollah.

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