The IDF's 7th Brigade Combat Team and the Egoz special operations unit, under Division 36, completed an operation to achieve operational control and clear the northern Sloki Valley area along the forward defense line, according to the military.
The IDF's 7th Brigade Combat Team and Egoz special operations unit, operating under Division 36, have completed an operation to secure the northern Sloki Valley (Nahal Saluki) area, the military reported. The mission, focused on establishing operational control and clearing the forward defense line in southern Lebanon, was officially announced shortly before 18:24 Jerusalem time, adding no new casualty or materiel figures beyond those previously disclosed. The development follows the IDF's earlier release at 18:00 of a map showing captured ground north of the Wadi Saluki, including the zone held by the 7th Brigade about 11 km west of Metula, as reported by Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh (N13 / Army Radio). The initial version of the thread, published at the same hour, stated that the operation had already secured the area, striking hundreds of Hezbollah sites and killing over 50 operatives. The current update formalizes the operation's completion without offering additional verification or qualitative details. As The Zioneer noted in the thread's second version, the military's map also confirmed the Golani Brigade's control of the Beaufort Ridge, underscoring the scope of ground seized since the expanded incursion into southern Lebanon began in early October. The Sloki Valley, a scene of heavy fighting during the 2006 Second Lebanon War, remains a subject of ongoing IDF operations. No further confirmation from independent sources or detailed accounts of the final stages of the clearance has been provided.
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