Israeli Soldiers Watch World Cup Semi-Final in Beaufort Castle, Held Since May 31 Incursion
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Updated · Roya News English · Jul 15
Israeli Soldiers Watch World Cup Semi-Final in Beaufort Castle, Held Since May 31 Incursion
2 articles · Updated · Roya News English · Jul 15
Summary
Photos published by Israeli media showed soldiers watching the Spain-France World Cup semi-final on a makeshift projector inside Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle.
The images spotlight Israel’s continued presence at the hilltop fortress, which its forces captured on May 31 in their deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than 25 years despite a mid-April ceasefire.
Beaufort Castle carries heavy symbolism: the 12th-century site was a military position during Israel’s 1982 invasion and its occupation of southern Lebanon until the 2000 withdrawal.
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot had already urged a UN Security Council meeting over the capture, while Israeli forces later released video they said showed Hezbollah tunnels beneath the area.