Israeli Defense Minister Katz warned on the 14th that if Hezbollah in Lebanon participated in Iran's attack on Israel, the Israeli army would expand its occupation of southern Lebanon. While inspecting the buffer zone set up by the Israeli army in southern Lebanon on the same day, Katz said that if Hezbollah and Iran join forces to attack Israel, Hezbollah will suffer a heavy blow and lose more territory in southern Lebanon. He said that parts of Nabatiya and the Litani River area will be included in Israel's “permanent security zone.” Katz said that the Israeli army is ready to launch a ground offensive. The Israeli military will also demand that residents of Hezbollah strongholds in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut be evacuated and that local Hezbollah infrastructure be attacked. He warned that more than 1 million Shiite residents could be displaced in Lebanon at that time.

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