IDF reports 2,500 Hezbollah fighters killed since March, totaling 7,000–8,000 since October 2023, as concerns persist over drone attacks and northern border safety.

All of this occurs as the world expects the Trump administration to soon reach a ceasefire with Iran, which will likely impose a fuller ceasefire on the IDF versus Hezbollah.

A year of precision strikes in 2025 didn’t destroy the group. Neither did the March 2026 offensive. The question is how to stop the enemy this time.

Prime Minister Netanyahu on Tuesday night suggested that the IDF may hold onto some of the new areas it has taken to establish a larger security zone in southern Lebanon.

IDF reports 2,500 Hezbollah fighters killed since March, totaling 7,000–8,000 since October 2023, as concerns persist over drone attacks and northern border safety.

The IDF ramps up strikes on Hezbollah amid fears a US-Iran ceasefire could limit Israeli operations in Lebanon, reporting 2,500 fighters killed since Operation Roaring Lion began.