US EditionIsrael doubles troops in Hezbollah fight, searches homes in south Lebanon
Israel aims to clear Hezbollah from southern Lebanon with over twice the troops deployed since March 1, amid nearly 1,000 Lebanese deaths reported by authorities.
- A senior Israeli commander said on Wednesday Israel has more than doubled troops along the Lebanese border since March 1 and is searching homes in evacuated southern Lebanese villages.
- Earlier this month, Hezbollah joined the wider war on March 2, firing rockets toward Israel, while hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians fled after evacuations south of the Litani River.
- Near Metula, Reuters reporters saw fortifications filled with tanks and personnel carriers while Israeli Apache helicopters and jets made near-constant sorties on Tuesday and Wednesday; smoke rose from Khiyam on Wednesday, with many buildings reduced to rubble.
- Lebanese authorities say at least 968 people have been killed since the start of Israel's attacks, and the Israeli military says two Israeli soldiers have died in southern Lebanon.
- The military is advancing slowly toward Khiyam as a first step before advancing toward the Litani River, and a senior Israeli commander said troops are 'prepared to do all kind of operations' if ordered.
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Israel doubles troops in Hezbollah fight, searches homes in south Lebanon
Israel has more than doubled the number of troops along its border with Lebanon since March 1 and they are searching homes in southern Lebanese villages that the military has ordered evacuated, a senior Israeli commander said on Wednesday.
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