The Israeli army announced that it is in the final phase of seizing Bint Jbeil, one of Hezbollah's main strongholds in southern Lebanon, in an operation that marks a significant step forward in its effort to neutralize the threat of the Iranian-backed group.
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), more than 100 Hezbollah fighters have been killed during intense clashes in the area, both in hand-to-hand combat and through air strikes.
The offensive, led by the 98th Division—including paratrooper brigades, commandos and the Givati brigade—managed to completely encircle the city in recent weeks, preventing reinforcements from arriving and blocking escape routes.

Bint Jbeil has a strong symbolic value for Hezbollah. There, in 2000, its then leader Hassan Nasrallah proclaimed the Israeli withdrawal as a victory, describing Israel as “weaker than








