Strikes hit Lebanon as Israel vows to occupy swathe of south after war

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country's military would occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon even after the current war against Hezbollah has ended. This was not the first Israeli declaration signalling an intention to occupy parts of the south, but it was the clearest since the Middle East war spread to Lebanon on March 2. It prompted a denunciation from Lebanese Defence Minister Michel Menassa, who said the plans were "a deepening of the aggression" against his country. Tehran-backed...