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In Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, a city largely emptied by Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders, residents salvage what remains as Beaufort Castle sits under Israeli occupation; thousands have been killed, tens of thousands displaced, and a dedicated paramedic corps has suffered heavy losses, with Amnesty International investigating a deadly March airstrike as locals vow to rebuild despite ongoing danger.
Israeli forces carried out a series of large detonations near the UNESCO-listed Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, claiming to have destroyed Hezbollah tunnels as part of an effort to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure, using about 700 tons of explosives amid a US-brokered ceasefire framework, with reports of damage to homes as Israeli troops reportedly advance further into Lebanese territory.
Israeli troops captured Beaufort Castle in south Lebanon and raised the Israeli flag, a move that signals battlefield progress in a renewed campaign and reverberates as a symbolic blow to Lebanese identity, triggering displacements in Arnoun, Tyre, and Beirut amid intensified strikes and renewed threats to the capital.
Israeli forces captured Beaufort Castle, a Crusades-era fortress perched above the Litani gorge in southern Lebanon, in what researchers describe as the deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than 25 years; the site’s long history spans Frankish construction in 1139, Saladin’s 1190 conquest, and a later period of Knights Templar control before returning to Muslim rule.
Israel says its forces captured Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon as part of an expanded ground operation against Hezbollah, broadening evacuation zones south of the Zahrani River and signaling deeper incursions amid ongoing casualties.
The Israeli military says it captured the strategic Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon during its deepest incursion into the country in 26 years, as clashes and rocket fire persist across the Israel-Lebanon border.
Live updates show intensifying US-Iran tensions, Trump pushing revisions to a potential peace framework, ongoing clashes near southern Lebanon as Israel claims the Beaufort Castle, and persistent warnings over Strait of Hormuz amid broader regional diplomacy.