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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.
Israel launched strikes on southern Lebanon after nine villages were ordered to evacuate amid ongoing clashes with Hezbollah under a fragile ceasefire. Lebanon’s health ministry said a strike on Saksakiyeh killed seven people, including a girl, and wounded about 15 others. Hezbollah later claimed a drone attack on northern Israel in response, while the UK announced it would pre-position HMS Dragon to help secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as regional tensions persist alongside US-Iran discussions.
Israel expands its ground operation in south Lebanon, clashing with Hezbollah around the hilltop town of Khiam and other border areas as air and artillery strikes continue. The goal appears to be a buffer zone south of the Litani River to separate Hezbollah from the border, potentially extending north if fighting persists. Hezbollah uses a mix of anti-tank missiles, drones and guerrilla tactics to defend Lebanon, while residents and authorities brace for a broader, long-running conflict.
Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s Dahiyeh in southern Beirut have killed hundreds and displaced about 100,000, as the conflict widens with Hezbollah attacks on Israeli targets and a Lebanese government move to criminalize Hezbollah’s military activities amid mounting domestic anger and political rifts; analysts say Hezbollah risks political and social backlash for dragging Lebanon into a costly war.
The IDF conducted strikes in South Lebanon targeting Hezbollah after attempts to rebuild fortifications, destroying an underground project and violating Israel-Lebanon understandings.