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IDF advances deeper into south Lebanon, takes control of strategic positions
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF’s 146th Division has advanced deeper into the western sector of southern Lebanon as part of efforts to establish a new buffer zone aimed at pushing away the threat of Hezbollah from the border.
Senior Israeli officials have said the IDF aims to establish a demilitarized zone in southern Lebanon up to the Litani River, which would be controlled with surveillance and firepower, as well as ground troops in areas deemed strategically necessary.
The division in recent days reached strategic positions from which the military says Hezbollah could launch attacks on Israel, including the Ras al-Bayada headland, south of Tyre, located around eight kilometers (5 miles) north of Israel’s border.
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