Israel threatened to occupy southern Lebanon after carrying out strikes near Beirut’s airport. BEIRUT: Lebanon said Israeli strikes hit near Beirut's main airport road on Tuesday (Mar 31), as the UN Security Council held an urgent meeting after three peacekeepers were killed in the south. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his country's military would occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon even after the current war against Hezbollah has ended. It was not the first Israeli declaration