Israel says it won’t allow Hezbollah to return to south Lebanon

Israel won’t permit Hezbollah operatives to return to villages in southern Lebanon and reestablish infrastructure that would pose a threat to Israeli communities, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday.

“We struck Hezbollah with unprecedented force, we have defanged the snake, and if Hezbollah doesn’t withdraw beyond the Litani River, and tries to violate the ceasefire — we will crush its head,” said Katz, speaking from an Israel Defense Forces outpost in Lebanon.