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IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon who approached troops, yellow line

The IDF argued that these attacks were in accordance with the political echelon and the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, while Hezbollah politicians saw it as a "violation of the ceasefire."

Israeli soldiers are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon amid the ongoing war, April 10, 2026.
The damaged Zrarieh Bridge over the Litani river, after it was hit by an Israeli strike in Tayr Falsay in southern Lebanon, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 13, 2026.

As Israel prepares to intensify ground offensive in Lebanon, what can be learned from past wars?

Emergency standby squad from Nahariya.

Emergency standby squad shoots down Hezbollah drone using small arms in Western Galilee

IDF spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin is seen in a switch-over ceremony in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 27, 2025

Defrin: 'We don't aim for regime change in Iran, only to debilitate system, capabilities'


IAF strikes terrorists in southern Lebanon amid ceasefire

IDF troops saw the two terrorists arriving at a known terror base, which had acted as a launch point for dozens of rockets toward Israel.

 Liat Cohen-Raviv, 50, who was evacuated from Metula after it became the site of heavy rocket barrages from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, looks out from the balcony of a house in Metula, northern Israel, November 18, 2024.

Kirby cautiously says Lebanon deal 'is close,' doesn't confirm Tuesday ceasefire announcement

"We need to keep at the work to see it through so that we can actually get the ceasefire for which we've been working," Kirby said.

 Smoke billows over Khiam, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, Lebanon November 9, 2024.

IDF's Haruv Reconnaissance Unit uncovers weapons in south Lebanon raids

The unit successfully raided assorted terror targets within Lebanese villages, leading soldiers to uncover a tunnel shaft leading to underground terror infrastructure.

 Terror storage facility in southern Lebanon

Thailand names four Thai nationals killed by Hezbollah rocket fire

A series of launches that had allegedly fallen into "open areas" had actually fallen into agricultural sites in the region.

 Thai workers in Otef. "The Thais call and want to return, but no one here handles the procedure"

A month into war, Lebanon operation takes toll - analysis

The challenge in southern Lebanon is that while Hezbollah has suffered blows to its command and control, the group appears to be clinging on and it is capable of continued deadly operations.

 Smoke billows after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, October 23, 2024.

Sgt.-Maj. (Res.) Yishai Greenbaum succumbed to wounds from combat in Lebanon

"This Shabbat, the world lost one of its dearest people," Greenbaum's wife, Hadas, wrote

 Sergeant Major (res.) Yishai Netanel Greenbaum, 38

Halevi: 'We will not stop until we return residents to the North'

"On a peaceful border, defense is on one side; on a wartime border, defense must be on both sides of the border with freedom of action," Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar said.

 Situational assessment between the IDF and Shin Bet, October 11, 2024

WATCH: Israel Air Force strike eliminates Hezbollah Radwan Force commander Araeb el Shoga

A series of explosions that followed airstrikes on terror structures led the military to identify additional weaponry hiding nearby.

 Soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, 9-Oct-2024.

500 Hezbollah targets destroyed: How has the IDF so far avoided 2006 war-style ambushes?

The IDF has found and destroyed very large quantities of high-quality anti-tank missiles, including Kornet missiles and a variety of other weapons.

 IDF tanks seen in staging area en route to Lebanon.

IDF combat teams destroy Hezbollah weapons, infrastructure in Lebanon

Teams found many operational fire plans that were planned and executed against northern Israeli towns near the border.

 IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon.