How Israel’s ‘buffer zone’ plan could redraw the map of southern Lebanon

BEIRUT: Lebanon faces what officials described as “one of the most dangerous moments in recent memory” after Hezbollah launched attacks on Israeli forces from areas both south and north of the Litani River, triggering a renewed Israeli air and ground campaign.

Announcing its ground incursion into southern Lebanon, Israel said it aims to establish what it called a permanent “security zone” along the border. ...