Israel's Defence Minister Katz:
IDF won't withdraw from Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed
A foreign mission to verify Hezbollah's disarmament in southern Lebanon may draw on Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia, per Reuters. Inspections of villages and private homes are on the table, but the mandate and freedom of movement remain undecided.
Golani reconnaissance troops have wrapped nearly 50 days of operations in the Beaufort area, seizing operational control of a former Hezbollah stronghold and destroying over 300 terror sites. The unit is now rotating out for refit. - IDF
Snap shot on the axis:
Hezbollah is rebuilding, and the Lebanese Army isn’t making a meaningful dent.
Israel has stopped its targeted eliminations in Gaza of those who took part in October 7, while waiting for diplomacy to play out. As of now, Hamas doesn’t appear willing to disarm either.
And the Islamic regime is only getting bolder with more and more demands as the days go on.
JPost: Three weeks into the pilot program to disarm Hezbollah, the Lebanese Army is "not doing enough" on the ground.
The army has entered the area and uncovered weapons and ammunition caches, but one official said "it is still not enough."
Lebanon's Parliament voted today to abolish the death penalty, over objections from Hezbollah and the Christian Free Patriotic Movement, whose lawmakers walked out in protest.
Death sentences will now be commuted to 28 years. Life with hard labor drops to 17 years.
Hezbollah attempted to smuggle water by drone to fighters trapped on the Ali Tahr Ridge in Lebanon. The IDF uncovered the plan and downed several of the drones, Lebanese reports say.
A Syrian group calling itself the "Islamic Resistance in Syria – Uli al-Bass" claims it fired drones and rockets this evening at an IDF base in the Yarmouk Basin in Syria. The base, Al-Jazeera, sits near the village of Mariyah in the tri-border area. The group says the attack was a response to "enemy violations." The claim spread mainly through Hezbollah-linked accounts and Assad loyalists. Claims are unverified.
Lebanon does not plan to join a new round of talks in the coming month, al-Mayadeen reports. Lebanese media had said a fresh round would open in Rome on September 1.
Gaps widened last round after Israel demanded progress in the two pilot zones before expanding them, and a Hezbollah pullback from the Ali Tahr Ridge, a Lebanese diplomatic source said.
The IDF's 55th Brigade Combat Team destroyed a Hezbollah shaft in the southern Lebanon security zone.
Lebanese journalist Tony Boulos:
"Hizbullah has whole underground cities beneath homes, schools, churches, and tourist sites. The Lebanese Army must enter every site suspected of containing Hizbullah infrastructure."
Lebanese political analyst Nicolas Chahoud:
"U.S., French, and Italian forces are on the ground in Lebanon to help implement the agreement with Israel. CENTCOM has committed military aid and air cover. UNIFIL officers collaborated with Hizbullah and were on its payroll."
Amnesty International on the IDF strike that killed a journalist who had left a Hezbollah position in southern Lebanon in April:
“It is well past time that the international community impose a comprehensive arms embargo on Israel.”
The IDF now assesses that the building two Israeli soldiers entered in Majdal Zon was booby-trapped before the Lebanon ceasefire took effect. Yesterday the IDF claimed Hezbollah had violated the ceasefire after the incident, but the asserti...
The IDF now assesses that the building two Israeli soldiers entered in Majdal Zon was booby-trapped before the Lebanon ceasefire took effect. Yesterday the IDF claimed Hezbollah had violated the ceasefire after the incident, but the assertion vanished from its noon summary of strikes in southern Lebanon.
Israel wanted a strong response. The U.S. worked behind the scenes to prevent the collapse of the agreement with the Lebanese government and the recent talks in Rome. A security source: "The U.S. sent a message that there was no violation by Hezbollah and demanded Israel refrain from responding."
-Kann News.
The IDF struck Hezbollah weapons depots, a command center, and other terror infrastructure across southern Lebanon over the past day, in response to the Majdal Zoun blast that killed two reservists and seriously wounded four soldiers.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara opposes sending Syrian forces into Lebanon alone, telling the Qatari-owned Lebanese paper Al-Modun that any presence there must involve several Arab states under regional and international oversight.
He is also seeking talks with Hezbollah on disarmament, aiming to fold the group into the Lebanese army.
Thousands of Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites have been located across civilian villages in southern Lebanon, the IDF says.
REPORT: The IDF has acknowledged that Lebanese civilians recently entered the village of Al Mansouri inside the Israeli controlled security zone, (potentially) accompanied by the Lebanese Army, without the Israeli public being informed.
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REPORT: The IDF has acknowledged that Lebanese civilians recently entered the village of Al Mansouri inside the Israeli controlled security zone, (potentially) accompanied by the Lebanese Army, without the Israeli public being informed.
This area is not part of the pilot program of IDF withdrawal.
The Lebanon civilians yesterday were ordered to evacuate after Hezbollah’s ceasefire violation prompted renewed IDF operations.
@shailevy6 asks: How were civilians allowed into the restricted IDF military area and why did the IDF not disclose it
Lebanese Al-Akhbar: Washington told Beirut it won't pressure Israel, and that clear steps are needed to disarm Hezbollah.
Kann News: Lebanon is leveraging the Rome talks to pressure Israel's delegation into softening the IDF response to Hezbollah violations.
For the first time in weeks, the IAF struck a series of targets in southern Lebanon over Hezbollah's ceasefire violation. Israeli officials say the response is not finished, with further options being weighed for political-level approval.
Kann News.
HEZBOLLAH ATTACK ON IDF: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
Preliminary reporting: At least 12 wounded (some reporting of a fallen IDF soldier) after an explosive device detonated on IDF soldiers in the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zoun. Israel s...
HEZBOLLAH ATTACK ON IDF: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
Preliminary reporting: At least 12 wounded (some reporting of a fallen IDF soldier) after an explosive device detonated on IDF soldiers in the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zoun. Israel says the bomb, described as a booby trapped structure, was planted by Hezbollah.
In response, the IDF issued an evacuation warning for al Mansouri before carrying out multiple airstrikes on other Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.
The attack happened as U.S. mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon are underway in Rome on a longer term arrangement for southern Lebanon.
Evacuation is for here 👇🏻
A senior Italian army officer met with the Lebanese Chief of General Staff in Beirut, and Italy's Foreign Minister spoke with his Iranian counterpart.
Italy is one of the candidates Israel and Lebanon are weighing to verify Hezbollah has no presence in areas the Lebanese army enters.
The IDF ordered Mansouri residents in southern Lebanon to evacuate 1 km north ahead of strikes, citing a Hezbollah ceasefire violation.
IDF: Division 91 forces destroyed an underground tunnel tens of meters long in the Sarbin area of southern Lebanon, used by Hezbollah for attacks on Israeli troops. Additional forces located a weapons depot with launchers and rockets, plus dozens of arms including Kalashnikov rifles and anti-tank rockets.
