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Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into the country in 26 years
- On Sunday, the IDF took control of the strategic Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, marking Israel's deepest incursion into the country in 26 years.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted that 44 years ago, the site symbolized a heroic battle during the First Lebanon War; the IDF now considers it a key Hezbollah zone commanding southern Lebanon.
- Since the war began, Israel has eliminated 8,000 Hezbollah fighters; more than 3,350 people have died in Lebanon according to the health ministry. Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed soldiers will remain in the security zone.
- Netanyahu described the seizure as a 'dramatic change' in Israeli strategy to deepen control over Hezbollah-held areas, while officials in Doha expressed alarm about the site's protected cultural status.
- Fawaz Gerges, a professor at London School, warned that occupying a 'massive swath' of Lebanese territory risks involving Israel in a 'forever war' even as Iranian and American negotiators delay finalizing a truce.
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The Israeli military has taken over a strategically important fortress in southern Lebanon.
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