The council runs along the Israel-Lebanon border.
Some thirty thousand Israeli troops had already been massed along the Israel-Lebanon border.
Katz had worked his way across the Israel-Lebanon border using his knowledge of security along the frontier.
Meanwhile, many residents on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border have been fleeing the frontier to avoid the heavy shooting.
Despite some continued skirmishing, the Israel-Lebanon border had calmed down by yesterday, suggesting that regional powers did not want a wider conflict.
Yes, the Israel-Lebanon border is still tense, but very few Israelis have been killed there in four years.
Earlier today, two Israeli soldiers were hurt when a bomb exploded under their jeep on the Israel-Lebanon border.
Such a decision could lessen chances of renewed violence on the Israel-Lebanon border.
Two Israeli soldiers were wounded on the Israel-Lebanon border.
(Even terrorists today are deterred by the legality of the Israel-Lebanon border.)