The Israeli army is pushing deeper into southern Lebanon and expanding its ground offensive against Hezbollah. He claims to be building a new line of defense.
The Israeli army is advancing in Lebanon as part of extended ground operations. The aim is to strengthen the military position in the south of the country, where Israel is fighting the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement. This was reported by the AFP agency and the Times of Israel server.
“A significant number of (Israeli army) soldiers have begun offensive operations aimed at expanding the front line of defense,” the army said in a statement. “The operation is currently expanding to other areas,” she added, adding that her forces had crossed the Lítání River.
Progress in southern Lebanon
During the operation launched in recent days, Israeli forces captured the strategic Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon and advanced into the Wadi al-Saluki stream area, thereby “strengthening operational control in southern Lebanon and removing the direct threat to (the area of) the Finger of Galilee and Metula.” It is the northernmost part of Israel and the border village there.
In the area of operation, according to Israeli forces, there is a significant infrastructure of Hezbollah, which was created with the help of Iran and which the militants of this movement used in numerous attacks. Hundreds of rockets were also fired from the area at Israel and its troops in southern Lebanon.
A failed truce
A cease-fire in Lebanon aimed at stopping fighting between Israel and Hezbollah officially began on April 17, but has never been observed. Both sides of the conflict accuse each other of violating it, justifying their attacks on the other side, AFP wrote.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel on Saturday of carrying out a “scorched earth policy” in the south of his country. Lebanon’s health ministry says more than 3,370 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since March 2, when Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into the Middle East war.
