IDF prepared to launch offensive against Hezbollah in city of Nabatieh, says official

The Israeli military is poised to launch an offensive against Hezbollah in the southern Lebanon city of Nabatieh, one of the terror group’s strongholds, according to an IDF official.

The IDF’s 36th Division pushed deeper into southern Lebanon in recent days and is now operating on the outskirts of Arnoun, a village just a few kilometers from Nabatieh, according to the military.

According to the military official, the division conducted clandestine operations along the Litani River ahead of the push, building a new bridge to cross the waterway in a valley that was not under surveillance by the terror group. Once the bridge was built, armored vehicles were able to cross and quickly advance northward undetected.

The official says that depending on the decisions of Israeli leaders, the division could advance further north, into Nabatieh, or alternatively head west and continue operations against the terror group along the Litani River.

The goal of either operation would be to further weaken Hezbollah, the official says.