Ahead of expected truce, Israel vows to act forcefully to stop Hezbollah regrouping

As the government was gearing up to greenlight a ceasefire agreementwith Hezbollah in Lebanon, Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed Tuesday to intervene militarily at even the smallest infraction, including stopping the Iran-backed terror group from rearming near the Israeli border.

“We will act against any threat, anytime and anywhere,” Katz told UN Special Envoy for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, according to a statement by his office.The comment underlined Israeli jitters that a ceasefire deal set to be implemented in the coming days would prove ineffective at securing the frontier after years in which UN observers and the international community failed to keep the group from building up a military presence in southern Lebanon.  (Read More)