Israeli forces illegally occupy 900-year-old Crusader castle in southern Lebanon

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : The historic fortress, situated atop a prominent ridge near Nabatieh, was occupied as part of Israel's ethnic cleansing campaign across southern villages.
44% : Barrot strongly condemned the escalation, calling for an emergency UN Security Council meeting to halt the deepening occupation of Lebanese territory.
42% : Barrot noted that while France recognizes Israel's right to self-defense, it "cannot justify the continuation of Israeli military operations in Lebanon and the ever-deeper occupation of Lebanese territory.
39% : Notably, the Israeli escalation occurred in direct violation of a fragile, US-brokered partial ceasefire; while the agreement was intended to restrict strikes on Beirut and northern Israel, it controversially left southern Lebanon vulnerable to the occupying forces' ground maneuvers.
35% : " The capture comes amidst a widening ground offensive by Israel that now places roughly one-fifth of Lebanese lands under Israeli occupation.
30% : Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the illegal occupation, accusing Israel of pursuing a scorched-earth policy.

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