Israel expands military operations along the Lebanon border
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Amid escalating talk of an anticipated Israeli ground operation in southern Lebanon, alongside ongoing aerial escalation, Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee announced that “Division 91 forces have recently begun a specific ground operation targeting key sites in southern Lebanon to expand the forward defense zone.”
Adraee accompanied the Israeli statement with a video filmed using a thermal camera at night, showing Israeli army forces entering Lebanese territory, without specifying the location or timing of the incursion.
الجيش الإسرائيلي: الفرقة 91 بدأت نشاطاً بريّاً محدّداً في جنوب لبنان لتوسيع نطاق منطقة "الدفاع الأمامي"
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Adraee further stated that “this operation is part of efforts to establish the forward defense zone and includes destroying infrastructure and eliminating elements operating in the area, with the aim of removing threats and creating an additional security layer for northern residents.”
According to the Israeli army statement, artillery and air forces targeted several areas in the region before the troops entered, aiming to eliminate threats, as described.
Adraee also noted that “Division 91 forces, along with Division 146 forces, continue to defend towns in the Galilee alongside ongoing offensive operations.”
War until May?
In this context, Israeli Radio reported today that “the army will request government approval to raise the number of reserve forces to 450,000 soldiers in preparation for a large-scale ground operation in Lebanon.”
Israeli Radio added that “the decision-making circle estimates the war will continue for three weeks to eliminate Hezbollah and achieve objectives in Iran.”
Meanwhile, Israeli Channel 12 stated that “the army is reinforcing its forces with two additional brigades to control more confrontation lines in southern Lebanon,” while the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth quoted an Israeli army official as saying that “the fighting in Lebanon may continue until the end of May.”
Moreover, Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz “is pushing to deepen the ground operation, control territories in Lebanon, and eliminate anti-tank missile threats,” noting that “Katz presented this approach in both the small and expanded cabinet and has so far received Netanyahu’s support for this path.”
What are the latest field developments in southern Lebanon at night?
⭕ Three casualties, including two paramedics, and one injured person following a raid on Kfar Sir
⭕ A series of raids after midnight targeting the towns of Sarbin, Bint Jbeil, Meifdoun, and Taybeh
⭕ Artillery shelling on the outskirts of Debbin and around the Khardali River
⭕ Flares launched over Kfarchouba, Mazraat Halta, Al-Majidiya, and Wadi Khansa
⭕ An Israeli armored force advanced from Wadi al-Khiam toward the waste dump on the eastern outskirts of the city of Khiam, under artillery cover and air raids
⭕ Israeli nighttime raids led to the cutting off of several back roads in southern villages in the Bint Jbeil district, particularly those leading from Wadi al-Hujeir
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