Israel Seizes Ancient Lebanon Fortress
Israel says the seizure is its deepest advance into Lebanon in more than 25 years and aims to dismantle Hezbollah positions.
- On Sunday, May 31, 2026, the Israeli military captured the Crusader-era Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, marking its deepest incursion in over 26 years, as soldiers raised Israeli and Golani Brigade flags over the strategic ridge.
- Beaufort Castle, previously held by Israel for 18 years until 2000, served as a strategic vantage point where Hezbollah forces had coordinated military activities and launched projectiles toward Israeli communities.
- Expanding operations, the Israeli military issued sweeping evacuation orders for areas south of the Zahrani River, stating these operations aim to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure posing direct threats to Israeli civilians.
- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam denounced the escalation as a "scorched-earth policy and collective punishment," while French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot requested an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting.
- The conflict has displaced more than 1 million people and claimed over 3,371 lives in Lebanon since March, with direct negotiations in Washington remaining the primary path toward de-escalation.
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Netanyahu signals wider Lebanon campaign after Israeli forces seize historic Beaufort stronghold
QLAYAA, June 1 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to push deeper into Lebanon after his military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort on yesterdy, calling it a “dramatic shift” in the campaign against Hezbollah.The Iran-backed militant group, meanwhile, said it targeted Israeli forces near the fortress as well as army positions and infrastructure in Shlomi and Nahariya in northern Israel, while air raid sirens blared in the A…
Israel troops to move further into Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, he said today, despite a ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago.
Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli incursion into Lebanon to hit Hezbollah | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT >> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, he said on Sunday, despite a ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago. The fighting in Lebanon has been the broadest spillover of the Iran war, displacing more than 1.2 million Lebanese through Israeli strikes and evacuation orders since March 2, when Hezbollah began f…
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