Israel’s Netanyahu, in south Lebanon, says threat of invasion removed

Netanyahu said ground operations helped in ‘containing the danger of rocket fire’ from Hezbollah targeting northern Israeli communities

2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 3:10am, 13 Apr 2026Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israeli forces had eliminated the threat of an invasion by Hezbollah militants during a visit to troops in southern Lebanon.

“There is still more to do and we are doing it,” he said.