Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityShare 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 formatSubscribeIsraeli soldiers in southern Lebanon, last week. Relatively speaking, the current cease-fire is holding. Credit: Bar PelegThe IDF took journalists to southern Lebanon to argue that retaking Beaufort Castle justified its heavy cost. But the army's preparations suggest it expects to remain there in the upcoming winterBar Peleg06:46 PM • July 12 2026 IDTThe drive from one of Israel's frontline kibbutzim to Beaufort Castle – a Crusader-built fortress atop a strategic mountain near the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh – passes through a string of destroyed villages: Adaisseh, Taybeh and Yahmour. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TerrorismLebanonHezbollahCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: U.S.-IranTrumpHussam Abu SafiyaCongressman Ro KhannaIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAtop the Beaufort Came the Boast: 'Hezbollah Is Dismantled.' Is It Really?Which Bills Are the Netanyahu Coalition Racing to Pass Ahead of Election RecessPEN America Head Quits After Article Against Cultural Boycott of IsraelisIsrael's 2026 Election Will Take Place on October 27, Netanyahu Coalition SaysIsrael's Minister of Culture Sends a Dangerous Message to Israeli ArtistsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWA