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IDF Prepares to Widen Security Strip
[Ynet News] Moran Zelikovitch - Defense Minister Amir Peretz instructed the IDF on Thursday to prepare for the next phase of the war in Lebanon with the objective of seizing control of the area from the international border to the Litani River in a bid to stifle Hizballah's short-range rocket capabilities. Ground Forces Commander Maj.-Gen. Benny Gantz said the IDF is planning to deepen its control in southern Lebanon in order to reach rocket launch zones. Northern Home Front Command spokesman Major Zvika Golan said the IDF is planning to widen the security strip and to clear demilitarized zones 15 km into Lebanon. ()