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Speaker 1: Lebanon is a sovereign country that has been a founding

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member of the United Nations since nineteen forty five, but

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on several occasions Israel has made an attempt to be

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in control of some areas of the sovereign nation Lebanon,

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which is a small country of approximately ten thousand, five

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hundred square kilometers out of which about three thousand square

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kilometres are perhaps currently under the control and capture of

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Israeli armed forces since the State of Israel began the

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War of Redemption in twenty twenty five, a military operation

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targeting Hesbelah fighters in Lebanon, which the Israeli Prime Minister

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Benjamin Letanyahoo in a nationwide video broadcast on Sunday, said

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over eight thousand Hesbela fighters have been killed or did

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Israeli troops to expand more into Lebanon and commended men

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and women of the israel Defense Forces of retaking or

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recapturing Beaufort, a nine hundred year old castle city in

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Lebanon that perched on a high ridge overlooking the Latani

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River valley with the good tactical and strategic military viewpoint

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over southern Lebanon. The western Beaker Valley in northern Israel.

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The highly valued military fortress was previously occupied by Israel

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between nineteen eighty two and year two thousand, and its

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reoccupation by Israel on Saturday night has triggered emergency United

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Nations Security Council meeting. According to the French Foreign Minister

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gen Nil Barrett, France has called for emergency UN Security

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Council meeting over israel expansion into more Lebanon’s territory, stating

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to be FMTV news network on Sunday that while France

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recognizes Israel’s right to self defense, nothing can justify the

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continuation of Israeli military operations in Lebanon and its ever

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deeper occupation of Lebanese territory and Israel Defense Forces IDF,

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in a statement on Sunday via its social media handles,

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said viz a FI photos from the precise highd ef

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operation in the Beaufort Ridge and Waddi Saluki area in

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southern Lebanon. IDF troops located weapons in the village of

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Zortar al Shakya, further proof of Hesbola’s presence inside civilian

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areas in southern Lebanon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahoo in the

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nationwide broadcast, said and in quotes, that last night, our

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heroic fighters captured the Beaufort Castle. They proudly raised the

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flag of the State of Israel and the flag of

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the Golani Brigade there. I remind you that forty four

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years ago this place was a symbol of a heroic

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battle by our fighters, but it was also a symbol

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of deep division among us. Today we returned to Beaufort. Differently,

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we returned united, determined and stronger than ever. I spoke

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with the fighters on the northern border on Friday. They

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told me, tell the people of Israel what we are

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doing here, Prime Minister. The public doesn’t know what achievements

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we have made. Well since the beginning of the War

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of Redemption, we have eliminated eight thousand HESBLA terrorists since

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Operation waring Line, three thousand in the past month alone,

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seven hundred. This is more than everyone we eliminated during

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the Second Lebanon War. I have instructed the IDF to

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expand the incursion in Lebanon. Our forces have crossed the

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Latani River, they took dominant terrain, they captured the Beaufort Ridge,

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and now my instruction is to deepen and expand our

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hold on places that were under Hesbela’s control. The capture

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of Beaufort is a dramatic stage and a dramatic change

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in the policy we are leading. We have broken the

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barrier of fear. We are taking the initiative. We are

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operating on all fronts in Syria, in Gaza, in Lebanon,

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we have established security zones beyond our borders to protect

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our communities. On Friday, I spoke with the brigade commanders,

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their daring brigade commanders inside the territory leading the heroic soldiers,

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and they told me, Prime Minister, we are carrying out

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the mission. We are charging forward, and Hesbollar is fleeing

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for its life. And I told them, I am with you.

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The entire nation of Israel is with you. It will

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take more time, but we will restore security to the

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residents of the North, just as we did for the

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residents of the South. It will take time, but we

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will complete the mission. Israel Defense Forces in a separate

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coast on Sunday stated that the IDF launched an operation

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beginning a few days ago in the Beauford Ridge and

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Waddi al Saluki area in southern Lebanon in order to

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dismantle terrorist infrastructure, eliminate terrorists, and remove direct threats to

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Israeli civilians. The operation is focused on establishing operational control

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of the Beauford Ridge and the Waddi al Saluki area,

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as well as degrading Hesbala and dismantling terrorists infrastructure that

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was established on the ridge under Iranian direction. From Beauford Bridge,

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Hesbilar terrorists managed military and combat activities and carried out

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numerous attacks. The IDF has crossed the Latani River and

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expanded its operations against Hesbelard targets north of the river.

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The operation is currently expanding to additional areas. It would

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be recalled that Lebanon got independence from France on November

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twenty second, nineteen forty three, and in an interview with

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BFMTV on Sunday, the French Foreign Affairs Minister gene Noel

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Barrett stated that nothing can justify the prolongation of Israel’s

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military operations in Lebanon and its increasingly deep occupation of

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Lebanese territory. This is a major mistake for Israel, he added.

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Barrett’s statements come as the IDF confirmed it had taken

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control of Beauford Castle in Lebanon, a position it had

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not held since withdrawing in May two thousand. Beaufort was

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originally a French Crusader period castle in the region. In

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the same interview, Barrett also called for Iran and the

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US to reach a peace deal, describing the current situation

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as untenable. We feel the consequences of the blockade of

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the Strait of Harness on a daily basis at the

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pump and more generally with its impact on the global

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economy and on the French economy, so this has to stop,

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he stated. He also said that the planning work is

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advanced regarding the Mission to Guarantee Freedom of movement through

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the Strait of Harmersedi Grindin, Grini Mogal