Israel Declares Permanent Security Zones in Syria, Gaza and Lebanon
πΊοΈ JERUSALEM β Katz announces three-front territorial hold while US absorbs Iran's counterfire. π LOOK CLOSER: Formalizing security zones in all three theaters mid-conflict isn't defensive posture β it's annexation framing. With CENTCOM consuming Washington's bandwidth, Israel locks territorial facts on the ground before any ceasefire architecture can constrain them. Tehran's proxies in all three zones are the stated target; the postwar map is the real objective.