WATCH: IDF forces capture Beaufort Ridge as south Lebanon offensive expands
IDF troops seized the strategic Beaufort Ridge, a 12th-century Crusader castle in southern Lebanon, destroying vital Hezbollah infrastructure and rocket launch sites,
IDF troops seized the strategic Beaufort Ridge, a 12th-century Crusader castle in southern Lebanon, destroying vital Hezbollah infrastructure and rocket launch sites,
The military also revealed that approximately 2,500 Hezbollah terrorists have been killed since the launch of Operation Roaring Lion.
Given the precedents, any diplomatic breakthrough benefiting Iran or progress in Lebanese‑Israeli negotiations could embolden Hizbullah and increase the likelihood of a similar confrontation with the government of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
IDF troops uncovered and destroyed a 100-meter underground tunnel fitted with four Hezbollah guest rooms in the Mount Dov area.
The IDF hammered more than 25 Hezbollah sites across southern Lebanon, targeting weapons caches, command centers, and terror infrastructure used to orchestrate attacks against Israeli forces.
Abd al-Halim was involved in coordinating PIJ activity alongside Hezbollah and had recently been working to advance attacks against Israeli forces.
The military limbo has forced Israeli leadership to navigate a complex landscape of international diplomacy while managing domestic expectations for security.
IDF troops in South Lebanon uncovered and eliminated a 30-meter tunnel housing three tons of explosives and a large weapons stockpile, as airstrikes leveled more than 15 military installations.
IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon located and destroyed an 80-meter tunnel containing several rooms used to advance terror plots, along with multiple weapons caches.
These limitations allow Hezbollah to violate the ceasefire without fear of a decisive Israeli response.
The IDF discovered a Hezbollah weapons cache hidden inside a children’s room in southern Lebanon—further proof that the terror group routinely uses civilian cover to advance its agenda.
Hezbollah’s continued rocket and drone launches render the ceasefire mostly fictional.
Historically, Israel utilized buffer zones, such as the security zone in southern Lebanon from 1982 to 2000 and earlier zones in Gaza, but abandoned them due to the belief that technological surveillance, border barriers, and diplomatic arrangements could replace permanent security belts.
Even as the fragile ceasefire holds, the IDF continues operating deep inside southern Lebanon—destroying Hezbollah infrastructure, eliminating terrorists, and fortifying a 14-kilometer buffer zone.
IDF troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza, Judea, and Samaria and those serving at sea stood in silence to honor and remember the sacrifices made by those who fell.
IDF Division 162 eliminated over 250 terrorists, uncovered thousands of weapons, and found Hezbollah cameras used to record propaganda films.
IDF forces are nearing completion of their takeover of the Hezbollah stronghold of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, where they destroyed over 70 Hezbollah structures in a single minute.
Northern Israeli communities have made it clear since October 7 that they are unwilling to return to a reality in which Hezbollah operates directly across the border.
As Israel sounded its annual siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day, IDF soldiers across all fronts stood at attention in solemn silence.
On March 26, 2026, Staff Sergeant Ori Greenberg, 21, a soldier with the elite Golani Brigade’s Reconnaissance Unit, was killed during a violent firefight with Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon.
