Israel expands ground operation beyond demarcation line in south Lebanon as clashes intensify
The advance follows renewed Hezbollah attacks and new evacuation warnings as Israeli forces operate in dozens of abandoned villages, officials said.
- On May 26, the Israeli military expanded ground operations in southern Lebanon beyond the Yellow Line, a demarcation running approximately 10km deep inside Lebanese territory established after an April 16 ceasefire.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered "an even greater acceleration of our operations" against Hezbollah on May 25 after ongoing drone attacks harmed IDF soldiers, prompting the territorial expansion.
- The Israeli military said it launched "several strikes...in the area of Mashghara" on "Hezbollah infrastructure sites where terrorists' activity was identified" and bombed more than 100 targets overnight. Health ministry data shows 3,213 dead and 9,737 wounded since March 2.
- Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee issued evacuation warnings directing residents to "must evacuate your homes immediately and move north of the Zahrani River," triggering mass exodus from southern Lebanese cities including Tyre and Nabatieh.
- The ceasefire's terms remain contested, with Israel claiming operational rights in pre-truce territory while Hezbollah rejected this interpretation and reserved the right to respond. The World Health Organization reports 608 killed since the truce, while Lebanese authorities cite more than 3,100 deaths since March 2.
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Israel's military has begun operating outside the area to which it withdrew as a result of the ceasefire.
Israeli armed forces carry out more than 100 attacks against Hezbollah targets and invade a region on the other side of the Litani River in southern Lebanon.
Israel is expanding its ground offensive in Lebanon. Troops are also attacking north of the so-called "yellow line," which marks the boundary of an Israeli-controlled zone. Source link: https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2026-05/israel-libanon-evakuierung-hisbollah-nordlibanon-gxe Author: DIE ZEIT: Ausland – Yannick von Eisenhart Rothe Publish date: 2026-05-26 16:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked source.
Israel expands ground operation beyond demarcation line in south Lebanon as clashes intensify
The Israeli military has expanded its ground operations in southern Lebanon beyond a demarcation line that Israel set up several kilometres inside Lebanese territory after an April 16 ceasefire with Hezbollah, two sources said on Tuesday.
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