Merz for the creation of a security zone in the south of Lebanon. Merz supports Israel's military action against the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip and in the southern border town of Rafah.
Since the beginning of the Gaza war after the Hamas massacre in Israel on October 7th, there have been repeated confrontations between Israel's army and militant groups such as Hezbollah. Tens of thousands of residents left their hometowns in both countries. It is the worst escalation since the second Lebanon war in 2006.