BEIRUT: The Israeli military has expanded its ground operations in southern Lebanon beyond a demarcation line that Israel set up several kilometers inside Lebanese territory after an April 16 ceasefire with Hezbollah, two sources said on Tuesday.
The sources gave no further details on the extent of the advance beyond the so-called “Yellow Line.”
The line, separate from the UN-demarcated “Blue
Line” marking the frontier between Lebanon and Israel after Israel’s withdrawal in 2000, forms part of a proposed buffer zone extending 5km to 10 km into southern Lebanon, where Israeli troops continue to operate in dozens of largely abandoned villages.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says the cumulative toll from the Israeli offensive since March 2 had reached 3,213 dead and 9,737 wounded by May 26.
