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Southern Lebanon
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South Lebanon
Southern Lebanon is a mountainous border region straddling northern Palestine and southern Lebanon. Known as a longstanding Hezbollah stronghold, a recurring flashpoint for Israeli-Lebanese conflict, and the site of repeated Israeli military interventions since the 1980s. Recently, the area has seen sustained IDF ground operations, airstrikes, and the establishment of an Israeli security zone amid ongoing clashes with Hezbollah forces. Last updated 4 days ago
The Israel-Lebanon agreement has entered its implementation phase in southern Lebanon, starting with the pilot villages of Peron, Serifa, and Zutar al-Gharbia, the U.S. State Department announced.
A Lebanese army vehicle struck an explosive in southern Lebanon earlier today, killing one soldier and wounding two others.
The IDF says the device was likely planted by Hezbollah, not Israeli. It went off in the Almanzuri area of the security zone, where Israeli forces have not been present recently. The Lebanese vehicle entered the zone without the required prior coordination.
A Hezbollah cell operating a drone near Israel's security zone in southern Lebanon was struck and killed today, the IDF says.
Commando Brigade troops spotted the drone over Kfar Tebnit. The IAF then located the operatives hiding nearby and struck them "to remove the threat to our forces."
Emanuel Fabian of The Times of Israel went to visit one of Hezbollah’s largest underground military complexes beneath the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon after recapturing Beaufort Castle, a strategic position overlooking Metula and the ...
Emanuel Fabian of The Times of Israel went to visit one of Hezbollah’s largest underground military complexes beneath the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon after recapturing Beaufort Castle, a strategic position overlooking Metula and the Galilee Panhandle.
According to the report, the 1.3 km tunnel network was built with direct Iranian assistance over an estimated 10 to 15 years. The underground complex included living quarters, electricity, running water, showers, kitchens and a fully equipped operating room, allowing Hezbollah fighters to remain underground for months.
The IDF says the tunnels were designed to launch attacks into northern Israel and defend against Israeli ground operations. During the operation to capture the complex, Israeli forces eliminated Hezbollah fighters inside the tunnels and seized an exceptional cache of advanced Iranian weapons, including air defense systems not previously encountered.
The military plans to demolish the tunnel network.
Just north of Beaufort, on the Ali Taher Ridge, Israeli forces say Hezbollah’s Badr regional command remains trapped inside another major underground complex. The IDF controls the surface and continues to monitor the site, but has not entered the facility because of the current ceasefire. @manniefabian
WATCH: Hezbollah operatives were seen transferring anti-tank missiles into a structure within the Security Zone in southern Lebanon. The IDF struck the site from the air to remove the threat. Secondary explosions were identified after the strike, confirming the presence of weapons inside.
Israel's political echelon has frozen all "sensitive" IDF operations in southern Lebanon, following a U.S. demand that Israel avoid unusual activity in the area.
The order holds until further notice, pending the direction of the U.S.-Iran escalation and Israel-Lebanon talks. Washington fears Israel could be dragged into the campaign.
IDF dismantled Hezbollah weapons facilities in southern Lebanon's Security Zone, holding launchers, machine guns, explosive devices and missiles meant for use against Israeli troops and civilians.
Iran wants to remove us from southern Lebanon, and they are trying to put pressure on the United States.
We are handling this pressure well.
We have received legitimacy to maintain the security zone from our great achievement against Lebanon, but they will try to undermine it in every way, including putting pressure on the Lebanese government.
Massive explosion as IDF Reserve Brigade 679 destroyed a Hezbollah compound in southern Lebanon. The strike hit the same area where one of the brigade's soldiers was seriously wounded on Thursday.
Roughly 10 Hezbollah infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon were struck by the IDF, following an attack on Israeli forces that violated the agreement.
