The IDF carried out wide-scale airstrikes on regime and Hezbollah sites, expanding “Operation Roaring Lion.”

Operation further exposes the lie that Lebanese government forces had disarmed Hezbollah in compliance with the November 2024 ceasefire deal.

Bezalel Smotrich is no longer talking about deterrence at the fence line, but about moving Israel’s effective border to the Litani and ensuring Hezbollah never again sits meters from Israeli homes.

The IDF also will speed up the destruction of southern Lebanese homes exploited by the terror group.

Israel ramps up ground maneuvers and mass evacuations in Southern Lebanon as it moves to dismantle Hezbollah’s presence south of the Litani River and impose a new “Yellow Line” security reality.

The Israeli military is operating “with determination against the Hezbollah terrorist organization,” it said.

The goal of the IDF ground push into Lebanon is to stop Hezbollah from firing anti-tank missiles, RPGs and rockets at the Jewish state.

Multiple missile salvos from Iran as well as Hezbollah trigger sirens in Israel. Damage in central Israel, two people injured in the south.

After months of fighting in Gaza, Israeli forces shift north, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure as the IDF prepares for possible broader operations.