Latest Southern Lebanon News & Updates

Jerusalem, April 30 (IANS) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Thursday that it has destroyed several Hezbollah combat positions on the Lebanese side of Mount Dov. According to an IDF statement, the elite Alpinist Unit and Yahalom Combat Engineering Unit led the operation. The IDF said that troops found and demolished several Hezbollah positions during a recent raid, including rocket-launching posts, ‘The Times of Israel’ reported.Meanwhile, the IDF has issued an evacuation order for residen…

Jerusalem, April 26 (IANS) The Israel Defence Forces struck several structures in Southern Lebanon on Sunday and issued evacuation alerts to seven villages in Southern Lebanon.Military buildings and launchers used to advance terror plots by the terror organisation Hezbollah were struck, stated the IDF in a post on X on Sunday.The spokesperson for the Israeli Defence Forces, Avichay Adraee, issued alerts for Mefdon, Shukin, Yahmar, Arnoun, Zoter Sharqiya, Zoter Gharbiya, and Kafr Tibnit villages …

Jerusalem, April 20 (IANS) Israel’s military released a map of a “buffer zone” it is working to establish in southern Lebanon, showing a broad area extending several kilometers inside Lebanese territory and forming a continuous belt from Lebanon’s Mediterranean territorial waters to the Mount Hermon area near the Syrian border.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz have said that Israel will not withdraw its troops from the area, despite a temporary ceasefire that too…

Jerusalem, April 17 (IANS) A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight between Thursday and Friday, following an earlier announcement by US President Donald Trump.The truce aims to end more than a month of deadly escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, which has claimed over 2,000 lives.In a statement, Israel’s military said that it struck more than 380 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon over the past day, including militants, launchers and headquarters, Xinhua news…

Beirut, Dec 22 (IANS) Italy plans to maintain a military presence south of the Litani River in southern Lebanon after the withdrawal of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in 2027, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crossetto said here on Monday, adding that other European countries intend to take a similar step. During a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut, attended by Defence Minister Michel Menassa, Crossetto emphasised that Italy’s presence aims to support the Lebanese Arm…