Current sectionMiddle East NewsLebanon News Israeli military said the move is aimed at removing Hezbollah's drone threat, as military officials acknowledged there is still 'no comprehensive solution' to the threat posed by the group's explosive drones. Lebanon said 28 people were killed in Israeli strikes over the past 24 hoursShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovich06:48 PM • May 26 2026 IDTThe Israeli military has expanded its ground operations ⁠in southern Lebanon beyond a demarcation line that Israel set up several kilometres inside Lebanese territory after an April 16 ceasefire with Hezbollah, the military said on Tuesday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFHezbollahLebanonCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran StrikesMohammed DahlanGulf StatesNetanyahuAbraham AccordsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Expands Lebanon Ground Offensive Beyond Self-declared Buffer ZoneNetanyahu's Mossad Chief Pick Cleared by State Panel Despite Chair's ObjectionIsraeli Army Chief Discharges Ex-top Prosecutor Amid Leak InvestigationSome Canadian Jews Say Ride-sharing Apps Are No Longer Safe. Enter JewrideThe West's Furor Over Ben-GvirRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in Kentucky'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth