IDF reorganizing forces on Lebanon border, six months on from Hezbollah ceasefire

The IDF says it is reorganizing its defenses on the Lebanese border, six months into a ceasefire that ended the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

The 146th Reserve Division, which had been tasked with the western portion of the border with Lebanon since the beginning of the war, has been withdrawn, and instead, the 91st “Galilee” Regional Division is retaking responsibility for the entire frontier, from Rosh Hanikra up to, but not including, Mount Dov.

The actual number of forces on the Lebanese border, triple the amount of troops compared to before the war, will remain more or less the same even after the demobilization of the 146th Division, as the troops will be placed under the 91st Division instead.

The 91st Division is also forming a third regional brigade to be tasked with the central region of the border, in addition to the 300th “Baram” Brigade in the west and the 769th “Hiram” Brigade in the east.

Currently, the unnamed central regional brigade is being staffed by the division’s 8th Reserve Armored Brigade.

The division is also in the process of incorporating the newly revived 946th Air Defense Battalion, which operates anti-drone systems.

During the ongoing ceasefire in Lebanon, the IDF has continued to strike Hezbollah operatives and sites, saying they constituted violations of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.

Since the start of the ceasefire, the IDF says it has killed over 180 Hezbollah operatives, including 38 senior commanders and another 28 lower-ranking officers in the terror group.

The IDF is also still deployed to five strategic posts several hundred meters inside southern Lebanon.