📰 2 sources 3 articles · 18 Oct 2026, 18:55 → 2 hours ago

Netanyahu announces work on buffer zones along Israel's borders and issues a threat to Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel is working to establish buffer zones and security barriers along its borders with Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and the Gaza Strip. In remarks carried by media, he added that Israel is ready to launch a preemptive strike on Iran without US help, and that his army will continue operating against the capabilities of Hamas and Hezbollah.

📍 Where things stand: The Israeli official statements on the buffer zones and the threat to Iran remain standing, with no implementation details or official responses announced so far.

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18 Oct 2026, 18:55 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel is working to establish buffer zones and security barriers along its borders with Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
18 Oct 2026, 19:05 Reports addressed buffer zones extending from Lebanon to Gaza, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directing a new threat at Tehran.
18 Oct 2026, 19:50 Netanyahu said Israel is ready to launch a preemptive strike on Iran without US assistance, stressing that its goal is to eliminate the Iranian threat and topple the regime in Tehran, and that the Israeli army will continue operating to eliminate the capabilities of Hamas and Hezbollah, repeating that Israel is working to establish buffer zones and security barriers along its borders with Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

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Netanyahu: We are working to establish buffer zones on our borders with Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel is prepared to carry out a preemptive strike on Iran without US assistance, stressing that its goal is to eliminate …

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Buffer zones from Lebanon to Gaza… and Netanyahu puts Tehran before a new threat

The article discusses buffer zones extending from Lebanon to Gaza, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directs a new threat at Tehran.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: We are working to establish buffer zones and security barriers

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel is working to establish buffer zones and security barriers on its borders with Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, and th…