Israel says it will go even deeper into Lebanon to fight Hezbollah. Israeli troops seized a crumbling 12th-century fortress in southern Lebanon, marking their deepest advance into the country in 25 years. The capture of the Crusader-era Beaufort Castle, which sits atop a strategically important mou»»»

Israeli forces used the Beaufort Castle as a base during their previous occupation of southern Lebanon, which lasted nearly two decades before ending in 2000. (Reuters pic) JERUSALEM: Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that the military had captured the strategic medieval fortress »»»

JERUSALEM - Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on May 31 that the military had captured the strategic medieval fortress of Beaufort in southern Lebanon, where it is expanding ground operations against Iran-backed Hezbollah. “Forty-four years after the heroic Battle of Beaufort, and on this d»»»