Israel expands ground operation beyond demarcation line in south Lebanon as clashes intensify
Israeli forces are targeting Hezbollah sites and issuing evacuation warnings as Lebanon’s health ministry reports 31 people killed and 40 wounded.
- On May 26, the Israeli military expanded ground operations in southern Lebanon beyond the Yellow Line, a demarcation running approximately 10km deep inside Lebanese territory established after an April 16 ceasefire.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered "an even greater acceleration of our operations" against Hezbollah on May 25 after ongoing drone attacks harmed IDF soldiers, prompting the territorial expansion.
- The Israeli military said it launched "several strikes...in the area of Mashghara" on "Hezbollah infrastructure sites where terrorists' activity was identified" and bombed more than 100 targets overnight. Health ministry data shows 3,213 dead and 9,737 wounded since March 2.
- Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee issued evacuation warnings directing residents to "must evacuate your homes immediately and move north of the Zahrani River," triggering mass exodus from southern Lebanese cities including Tyre and Nabatieh.
- The ceasefire's terms remain contested, with Israel claiming operational rights in pre-truce territory while Hezbollah rejected this interpretation and reserved the right to respond. The World Health Organization reports 608 killed since the truce, while Lebanese authorities cite more than 3,100 deaths since March 2.
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Israeli troops push deeper into Lebanon as airstrikes kill at least 6
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli troops entered a southern Lebanese village early Friday, pushing deeper into the country as Lebanese and Israeli military officials held direct talks at the Pentagon over the deadly conflict. The entrance of Israel’s troops into the village of Dibbine, near the town of Marjayoun, came as Israeli airstrikes killed at least six people. Five were killed in an airstrike on the villages of Deir Qanoun al Nahr and Abbasiyeh, whil…
The Israeli army distinguished 18% of Lebanese territory as a "combat zone", with advances in the south of the country. The army commander stated that he aims to "systematically damage" Hezbollah.
Despite ongoing negotiations in Washington, Israel ordered the evacuation of many villages and continued its strikes.
Israeli forces cross key Lebanon river in expanded ground offensive
Israeli forces have advanced to positions north of Lebanon's Litani River, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as Israel escalates attacks against Hezbollah militants after warning thousands more Lebanese to flee their villages.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed this Friday that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops have crossed beyond the Litani River, some 25-30 kilometers from the divide, moving towards strategic positions in southern Lebanon. "Our forces have crossed the Litani and advanced towards dominant positions. We are also operating in Beirut and in the Becá Valley, along the entire front, and we are striking Hezbollah hard," the Israeli leade…
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