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Israel Faces Stiff Hezbollah Resistance as It Attempts to Push Deeper Into Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces targeted terror sites in southern Lebanon amid ongoing rocket and drone alerts affecting northern Israel and Lebanon, escalating regional tensions.

  • Amid rising cross-border alerts, the IDF urged residents south of the Zahrani River to move north and said it carried out artillery and airstrikes before ground troops entered in southern Lebanon.
  • Air‑raid sirens sounded in northern Israel, activating warnings in Kiryat Shmona and the Galilee Panhandle shortly after alerts in Nahariya and western Galilee, while U.S. intelligence assessments say Iran's regime is likely to remain intact.
  • Military air and artillery strikes also struck sites in Lebanon, hitting a building in the Arab El Jal area of Sidon and a residential apartment overnight in Aramoun, Mount Lebanon.
  • A senior Gulf official said the United States 'started this war for Israel and left us to face the consequences,' warning of no clear plan for prolonged conflict.
  • Analysts say the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has tightened its grip while Tehran seeks de-escalation via economic pressure; European officials assess a weakened but enduring system dominated by the IRGC.
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kikar.co.il broke the news in on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
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