The IDF base under construction on the site of the former Khiam Prison, five kilometers inside Lebanese territory. Credit: Photos: Pléiades Neo © Airbus DS 2026. Infographics: Nadav GazitThe IDF has seized 230 square miles of Lebanese territory, where extensive construction is underway – including a base far from the Israeli border. Negotiations with Lebanon resumed today04:52 PM • August 04 2026 IDTThe IDF is entrenching itself deep in south Lebanon, according to information obtained by Haaretz, tours on the ground and recent satellite images. During the war, the IDF captured an area of about 600 square kilometers (230 square miles) in Lebanon, which in some places extends up to 12 kilometers from Israel's border. Within this area, it has established at least seven new bases and carved out dozens of kilometers of logistical roads.In the NewsIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIs Someone Close to Netanyahu Manipulating Polymarket Bets on His Election Win?It's the Missile Interceptors, Stupid: Trump Discovers the Price of His WarWe Found 42 Social Media Accounts Israel Used in U.S. Influence-opRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of Joy