The Israeli army announced on Sunday that it had launched a “large-scale” offensive in the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Salouqi (Saluki) area of southern Lebanon, Anadolu reports.
The offensive began “several days ago, with large ground forces,” military spokesman spokeswoman Ella Waweya said on US social media company X.
Waweya claimed the move was aimed at “destroying terrorist infrastructure and eliminating militants.”
The Israeli army has “crossed the Litani River and expanded their attacks against Hezbollah north of the river,” she claimed, adding that “operations are expanding into additional areas.”
Waweya said Israeli forces are operating “in the vicinity of (the city of) Nabatieh,” which she called “one of Hezbollah’s principal strongholds in southern Lebanon,” and that they are “ready to expand the attack as required.”
