US EditionIsrael Authorizes IDF to Seize Strategic Areas in Lebanon, Defense Minister Confirms
Israel has struck over 250 Hezbollah targets and deployed troops in southern Lebanon to prevent attacks on northern border communities, amid escalating conflict since late February.
- Defence Minister Israel Katz announced Tuesday that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorised the IDF to enter and hold positions in southern Lebanon to prevent fire on Israeli border communities, with ground forces launching forward defensive operations south of the Litani River.
- Regional strikes and counterstrikes between Iran and Israel escalated after the Feb. 28 U.S.-Israeli campaign killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with Hezbollah retaliating by targeting Ramat David and Meron air bases.
- NNA and ministry reports list casualties and wounded, including 31 killed and 149 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs and southern Lebanon, with warnings issued to 59 villages and over 50 areas for evacuation, targeting `Hezbollah command centres and weapons storage facilities in Beirut` — Israel said.
- IDF leadership signalled firm intent, with Zamir stating `Hezbollah suffering a devastating blow`, and Trump warning `You'll soon know our response` amid market disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz.
- The IDF's declared readiness to operate across arenas suggests coordinated strikes on Tehran and Beirut, while Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned against dragging Lebanon into a broader war.
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The Israeli offensive in Lebanon has triggered the fear among some of the population that the military operation will go beyond a strictly military objective. Haifa, the special envoy of La Vanguardia, Helena Pelicano, explains that among the inhabitants of the Lebanese south, there is growing concern for a possible annexation of territory. “It is one of the issues that is on the table by the Israeli government,” says the journalist, although th…
Israel warns residents in dozens of Lebanese border villages to evacuate as strikes intensify
Israel has warned residents of dozens of villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate as airstrikes around Beirut intensify and Hezbollah reports more attacks. Israel told people near the border to move immediately north of the Litani River. Israel’s Arabic spokesperson…
Hezbollah collapse signals decline of Iran’s shadow empire
When Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel on Sunday, Tel Aviv did not treat the barrage as routine escalation. Instead, it responded with its own significant military operation. Within hours, Israel launched a broad air campaign targeting Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s Dahieh district. By Tuesday, Israeli ground forces had advanced into parts of southern Lebanon. Hezbollah’s close alignment with Tehran has long been framed a…
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