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Saturday, November 16, 2024
Lebanese reports: IDF troops reached deepest point in Lebanon since launching ground op
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Lebanese state media reports that Israeli ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since launching its latest campaign against Hezbollah six weeks ago, before pulling back early this morning after fierce battles with terror operatives.
The state-run National News Agency reports that IDF troops captured a strategic hill in the southern Lebanese village of Shamaa, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Israel’s northern border early this morning, before being pushed back.
Israeli troops are said to have detonated the Shrine of Shimon the Prophet in Shamaa as well as several homes before they withdrew, but the claim could not be immediately verified.
In a statement, the IDF said troops “continue their limited, localized, and targeted operational activity in southern Lebanon,” without immediately responding to requests for comment on the Lebanese media reports.
The push on the ground came as Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut’s southern suburbs as well as several other areas in southern Lebanon including the port city of Tyre. The IDF issued evacuation orders for Lebanese civilians ahead of the strikes.
The Times of Israel Community.