IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir visited Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Sunday, touring a captured Hezbollah tunnel network. He called on the Lebanese military to enforce the ceasefire agreement by clearing Hezbollah from areas outside the IDF's security zone, and warned that Israeli forces are prepared to launch a rapid offensive in response to any violations.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir visited the strategic Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Sunday, according to an IDF announcement. He toured a captured Hezbollah tunnel system beneath the ridge, the military said. During the visit, Zamir stated that the IDF expects the Lebanese Armed Forces to act on the ceasefire agreement and clear Hezbollah operatives from areas outside the IDF's defined security zone. He also warned that the Israel Defense Forces are prepared to launch a rapid offensive should any ceasefire violations occur.
The Zioneer reported earlier today that Zamir, during a visit to southern Lebanon, stressed Israel's intention to maintain its strategic high ground and urged the Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah. The visit to Beaufort Castle and the tunnel network is part of ongoing Israeli efforts to expose and dismantle Hezbollah's underground infrastructure, which the IDF has described as a decades-long project. Previous reporting by The Zioneer, including Defense Minister Israel Katz's statement that the IDF will remain up to the Beaufort heights and respond with force to any violation, underscores the tense security posture on the northern border.
The Beaufort Castle area and the adjacent Ali Taher ridge have been focal points of Israeli operations since the ceasefire with Lebanon took effect. The IDF has declared that troops have full freedom of action across southern Lebanon to address any threat. The current ceasefire remains fragile, with repeated Israeli warnings that any Hezbollah activity beyond the Litani River will be met with military force.
2 developments
- ConfirmedIDF: Troops have full freedom of action across southern Lebanon against any threat
- StrongIDF Chief Zamir visits Beaufort Ridge in rare open public appearance
- StrongKatz: IDF to remain up to Beaufort heights, any ceasefire violation met with force
- StrongIsrael considers letting Lebanese army take over Hezbollah tunnel site as test of Beirut's resolve
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