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There was a time, not long ago, when suggesting that Israeli plans to take over the Litani River would have been dismissed as a conspiracy theory, despite historical documents that clearly outlined such ambitions. Today, those ambitions are no longer implied, but openly and repeatedly voiced by Israeli officials.
On March 30, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stated that Israel’s new border should extend up to the Litani River. Defense Minister Israel Katz made clear that Israel intends to maintain a so-called “security zone” in Southern Lebanon, extending to the Litani River, indefinitely. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has instructed the military to