IDF says more forces move deeper into southern Lebanon

The IDF says it has pushed even more forces deeper into southern Lebanon as part of an expanded buffer zone, established after Hezbollah began attacking Israel earlier this month.

The 36th Division, which began a raid in southern Lebanon last week, began a new “targeted ground operation toward an additional objective” in recent days, the military says. Before the troops pushed into the area, the IDF says it carried out massive airstrikes and artillery shelling.

The IDF says the ground operation is aimed at expanding “the forward defense area.”

In addition to the 36th Division’s raid, the IDF announced yesterday that the 91st “Galilee” Regional Division was also conducting a “targeted ground operation” in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon.

Meanwhile, the 146th Reserve Division remains deployed defensively to the western sector of southern Lebanon.

The IDF has been preparing to deploy even more forces in southern Lebanon and further expand its buffer zone to push away the threat of Hezbollah from the border.