IDF Crosses Litani, Secures Beaufort Ridge After 26 Years as It Expands Toward Nabatieh
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · May 31
IDF Crosses Litani, Secures Beaufort Ridge After 26 Years as It Expands Toward Nabatieh
23 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · May 31
IDF troops said Sunday they had secured Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki after crossing the Litani River in an operation launched days ago in southern Lebanon.
Extensive Israeli airstrikes, artillery and tank fire preceded the ground push, which the military said aims to remove Hezbollah's threat to northern Israel and is now expanding to additional areas.
Near Nabatieh, the IDF said it is already operating around the Hezbollah stronghold and is prepared to widen the offensive there.
Israel last held the Beaufort position until its 2000 withdrawal from southern Lebanon, a pullout the report says helped create a vacuum that Hezbollah later exploited.
Israel's flag flies over Beaufort Castle again, but can this advance achieve the lasting peace its previous 18-year occupation could not?
As peace talks occur in Washington, why is Israel's army raising flags over Lebanese castles and escalating its military campaign?
With Israeli forces advancing, does Hezbollah's narrative as Lebanon's 'sole defender' now make its disarmament politically impossible?