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        "msgid": "israel-rampant-again-authorises-shoot-to-kill-against-lebanese-citizens-1782096648",
        "date": "2026-06-22 09:10:00",
        "title": "Israel 'Rampant' Again, Authorises Shoot-to-Kill Against Lebanese Citizens",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has declared that the IDF has unrestricted freedom to act in Lebanon, including lethal force, despite a newly enacted ceasefire with Hezbollah. The announcement follows a weekend airstrike that reportedly killed at least 20 people, which Israel claims was a response to projectiles fired at its troops. The fragile truce, the longest pause since ground war erupted on 2 March, is under further strain as Israel maintains a 10-kilometre occupation zone in southern Lebanon.",
        "content": "<p>Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has asserted that the Tel Aviv\nmilitary has full freedom to take any action without restrictions in\nLebanon. This aggressive stance remains permitted in order to eliminate\nany potential threat, as Israeli forces are confirmed to continue\nguarding the border security zone.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement surfaced shortly after a ceasefire agreement with\nthe Iran-backed group Hezbollah officially took effect on Friday.\nHowever, the peace framework was immediately tarnished after Israeli\nairstrikes reportedly killed at least 20 people in Lebanon on\nSaturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll achievements of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) in the military\ncampaign in Lebanon will be maintained and fully preserved,\u201d Katz\nstressed in an official ministry release regarding the military\u2019s\nbargaining position following the ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>Tel Aviv argued that the deadly strikes on Saturday were a legitimate\nresponse to militia forces firing projectiles at their troops in\nsouthern Lebanon. Meanwhile, a senior Hezbollah official stated the\ngroup is fully committed to the ceasefire as long as Israel also\nrespects the rules on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The Hezbollah official also firmly rejected Katz\u2019s unilateral claim\nand stressed that Israeli military forces have no right to freedom of\nmovement within sovereign Lebanese territory in the south. Separately,\ninternal security sources reported that no further major attacks have\nbeen launched by either side since Saturday evening at 6.30 p.m. local\ntime.<\/p>\n<p>This quiet period without major combat marks the longest pause in\nhostilities since the ground war between Hezbollah and Israel first\nerupted on 2 March. Despite the conducive situation, the Israeli\nmilitary has refused to confirm the exact time their cessation of\nhostilities began.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Tehran have stated that the fate of Lebanon\u2019s\nsovereignty is the main focus of continued peace talks with the United\nStates in Switzerland on Sunday. This follows the signing of a previous\nframework agreement aimed at ending the large-scale regional conflict\nthat has engulfed the Middle East since late February.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli forces are currently still occupying a security zone\nextending 10 kilometres into Lebanese territory in the south, under the\npretext of protecting communities in northern Israel. Meanwhile,\nHezbollah militias continue to assert their legitimate right to bear\narms against occupying forces on Lebanese soil, while pledging to halt\nrocket attacks into northern Israel.<\/p>",
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