'No Restriction': Netanyahu Says Gave Troops 'Full Freedom' To Target Threats In Lebanon

Last Updated:June 22, 2026, 23:10 IST

Netanyahu said Israeli forces in southern Lebanon have full freedom to engage threats and will stay deployed as long as necessary, with no operational restrictions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Monday that Israeli forces had been granted “full freedom" to engage any threat encountered in southern Lebanon, reaffirming that troops would remain deployed in the region for as long as deemed necessary.

“My directive, and that of the minister of defence, to the IDF is clear and has not changed: Our fighters in southern Lebanon have full freedom of action to thwart any direct or developing threat to them or to the residents of the North," Netanyahu said in a statement. “The IDF has no restrictions on this matter."

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