Reports of renewed IDF activity near Beaufort Castle revive memories of one of Israel’s most painful Lebanon symbols: from the 1982 battle and years in the security zone to the 2000 withdrawal; Former National Security Council official Orna Mizrahi questions the value of retaking the strategic site

Reports of renewed IDF activity near Beaufort Castle revive memories of one of Israel’s most painful Lebanon symbols: from the 1982 battle and years in the security zone to the…

Military says Golani, Givati, 7th Brigade and other forces crossed the Litani in a broad operation targeting Hezbollah infrastructure around the strategic ridge

He warned that those who will pay the price of holding the ridge will be the soldiers and Israeli citizens living in the north.

The IDF held the outpost until May 2000, when Israel withdrew its forces from southern Lebanon on the order of former prime minister Ehud Barak.

Now the IDF is back at the Beaufort, but this time there is a sense of conquest. Israel has changed a lot in the last two decades.

Defense Minister Israel Katz noted that this occurred 44 years after the Israeli army first captured Beaufort Castle in 1982 during Operation Peace for Galilee

Plants its flag over the historic castle, which its forces used as a base during the previous occupation ending in 2000.

The seizure of the medieval fortress and nearby ridge expands Israel's presence in Lebanon at a time when clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah continue. | World News

Israeli forces push deeper into Lebanon and raise their flag over Beaufort Castle, a strategic fortress. France condemns the move and demands a UN Security Council meeting.

Israeli troops have captured Beaufort castle in Lebanon, built in Crusader times – and a symbol of Israel's advancement deeper into Lebanese territory. Israeli forces have used it…

Following the IDF's return to Beaufort Castle, 26 years after the withdrawal from Lebanon, the director of the film 'Beaufort' addressed the symbolic significance of the move in…

Commentary: Capturing the strategic ridge may push Hezbollah fire farther from northern communities, but without a lasting plan, Israel risks either renewed attrition or another…

Twenty-six years after Israel, under the cover of darkness, withdrew from Beaufort, it returned Saturday.