U.S. Pushes Back on Israel’s Plans for Long-Term Military Presence in Southern Lebanon

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau ChiefJERUSALEM (Worthy News) – The United States has publicly rejected Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz’s declaration that Israeli troops will remain in southern Lebanon for the long term, exposing a widening disagreement between Washington and Jerusalem over how to secure Israel’s northern border.Katz, speaking during a visit to Israeli forces operating in Lebanese border villages, said the Israel Defense Forces were preparing opera