Lebanon, Netanyahu: ‘Conquest of Beaufort Castle is radical breakthrough’
“I ordered the IDF to expand the operation in Lebanon. Our forces have crossed the Litani, conquered strategic areas, occupied the Beaufort ridge. And now my order is to reinforce and expand the manoeuvres in the areas that were under Hezbollah control,’ exulted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Lebanon: Berri, I pledge Hezbollah commitment to truce but who will stop Israel?
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a key ally of Hezbollah, said he could guarantee the militant group’s ‘full, total and immediate commitment to a ceasefire’. “But who will force Israel to stop its aggression?” he said in a statement on his television station Nbn (National Broadcasting Network). In recent days, Israel has expanded the scope of its operations in Lebanon, sending troops across the Litani River, which previously served as a de facto border, and asking residents to leave much of southern Lebanon. News also came today that it has captured Beaufort Castle.
