ISRAEL will turn southern Lebanon into a “death zone“ with nothing left standing, an ex-spy has warned. Tel Aviv appears to be preparing to invade its northern neighbour as it shifts its focus north from Gaza with a new “phase“ and war goal. Tensions have skyrocketed after Israel blitzed the country with exploding pagers and walkie-talkies that left at least 37 dead and 3,600 wounded. The Wall Street Journal reported US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has told senior Pentagon officials he feared Israel could soon invade. A Lebanon invasion to fight Hezbollah has wide support in Israel, with one poll finding it had 71 per cent of the country's backing. Former Mossad spy Avner Avraham said his country should create a 10km “death zone“ inside Lebanon by invading it and forcibly displacing locals. Read more: The Sun delivers breaking news, lat
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