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Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
to expand / to widen
kuòdà
扩大
in
zài
在
Lebanon
Lìbānèn
黎巴嫩
southern / southern region
nánbù
南部
structural particle
de
的
ground
dìmiàn
地面
military
jūnshì
军事
operation / action
xíngdòng
行动
。

Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
prime minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Netanyahu (Israeli prime minister)
Nèitǎníyàhú
内塔尼亚胡
to order / to command
xiàlìng
下令
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
Lebanon
Lìbānèn
黎巴嫩
southern region
nánbù
南部
structural particle
de
的
ground
dìmiàn
地面
invasion / incursion
rùqīn
入侵
operation
xíngdòng
行动
，
nearly / close to
jìn
近
one million people
yī bǎi wàn rén
一百万人
as a result / therefore
yīncǐ
因此
to be displaced / to lose one place to live
liúlí shīsuǒ
流离失所
。
multiple countries
duōguó
多国
to issue / to release
fābiǎo
发表
joint statement
liánhé shēngmíng
联合声明
，
to call for / to demand
yāoqiú
要求
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
to avoid
bìmiǎn
避免
further / additionally
jìn yī bù
进一步
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
military
jūnshì
军事
action / operation
xíngdòng
行动
。

March 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
prime minister
zǒnglǐ
总理
Netanyahu (Israeli prime minister)
Nèitǎníyàhú
内塔尼亚胡
to order / to command
xiàlìng
下令
to expand / to widen
kuòdà
扩大
toward / against
duì
对
Lebanon
Lìbānèn
黎巴嫩
southern region
nánbù
南部
structural particle
de
的
ground
dìmiàn
地面
invasion / incursion
rùqīn
入侵
military operation
xíngdòng
行动
。
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
Defense Forces / IDF
guófángjūn
国防军
toward
xiàng
向
Lebanon
Lìbānèn
黎巴嫩
southern region
nánbù
南部
to deploy additional troops
zēngpài
增派
troops / military units
bùduì
部队
，
objective / goal
mùbiāo
目标
to be
shì
是
to establish / to create
jiànlì
建立
reaching / up to
zhì
至
the Litani River (in Lebanon)
Lìtǎní hé
利塔尼河
structural particle
de
的
buffer zone
huǎnchōng qū
缓冲区
。
at the same time
tóngshí
同时
，
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
military forces
jūnduì
军队
in
zài
在
the Bekaa Valley (in Lebanon)
Bèikǎ gǔdì
贝卡谷地
to open up / to establish
kāipì
开辟
completion marker
le
了
new
xīn
新
structural particle
de
的
front line / new front
zhànxiàn
战线
，
targeting / aimed at
zhēnduì
针对
Hezbollah
Zhēnzhǔdǎng
真主党
important / key
zhòngyào
重要
supply lines / supplies
bǔjǐ
补给
route / line
lùxiàn
路线
。
since / from
zì
自
war
zhànzhēng
战争
to break out / to erupt
bàofā
爆发
since / ever since
yǐlái
以来
，
there have already been
yǐyǒu
已有
more than / exceeding
yú
逾
1,200 people
yī qiān èr bǎi rén
一千二百人
in
zài
在
Lebanon
Lìbānèn
黎巴嫩
to perish / to be killed
yùnàn
遇难
，
including
bāokuò
包括
journalist / reporter
jìzhě
记者
and
hé
和
medical workers / paramedics
yīhù rényuán
医护人员
。
military conflict / fighting
zhànshì
战事
also / in addition
hái
还
to lead to / to cause
dǎozhì
导致
nearly / close to
jìn
近
one million people
yī bǎi wàn rén
一百万人
to be displaced / to be made homeless
liúlí shīsuǒ
流离失所
，
accounting for roughly
yuēzhàn
约占
Lebanon
Lìbānèn
黎巴嫩
total population
zǒng rénkǒu
总人口
structural particle
de
的
20 percent / one fifth
liǎng chéng
两成
。
Canada
Jiānádà
加拿大
、
France
Fǎguó
法国
、
Germany
Déguó
德国
、
Italy
Yìdàlì
意大利
and
hé
和
United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
to issue / to release
fābiǎo
发表
joint statement
liánhé shēngmíng
联合声明
，
to call for / to demand
yāoqiú
要求
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
to avoid
bìmiǎn
避免
further
jìn yī bù
进一步
to expand
kuòdà
扩大
military
jūnshì
军事
action / operation
xíngdòng
行动
。
analysts / experts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to point out
zhǐchū
指出
，
this particular / this time
cǐcì
此次
invasion
rùqīn
入侵
to trigger / to spark
yǐnfā
引发
completion marker
le
了
serious / severe
yánzhòng
严重
structural particle
de
的
humanitarian
réndào zhǔyì
人道主义
crisis
wēijī
危机
，
international community
guójì shèhuì
国际社会
widely / universally
pǔbiàn
普遍
to express
biǎodá
表达
concern / deep concern
guānqiè
关切
。

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Israel Expands Ground Invasion in Southern Lebanon, Displacing Nearly One Million People

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered an expanded ground invasion of southern Lebanon on March 30, 2026, with the army pushing toward the Litani River and opening a new front in the Bekaa Valley, displacing nearly one million people and drawing international condemnation.

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bìnɡ
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shǒufèn
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papal encyclical
tōnɡyù
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yuèqiú jīdì
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construction / to build
jiànshè
建设
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jìhuà
计划
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zuì zǎo
最早
this autumn
jīn qiū
今秋
to initiate / to launch
qǐdòng
启动
first batch
shǒu pī
首批
mission / task
rènwù
任务
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duì
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53 gè
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dàiyù
待遇
。

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