Lebanon Update: Many advances, troops deployments, and new footage to go through: 👇
> The 810th Mountain Brigade advanced 1.7km past the Lebanese border and started combing operations along the eastern outskirts of Chebaa. Geolocated footage shows the 810th Brigade demolishing a house on the eastern ridge overlooking the town. (x.com/MarioLeb79/sta…)
> In recent days the 810th Brigade also expanded its presence southwest of Kfarchouba all the way to the forested height in the Shanouh area, overlooking Halta.
> Local media and administrative sources reported an IDF raid into Halta in early March 24th. Israeli soldiers entered several houses and kidnapped one person. On March 23rd the IDF also entered houses and farmland in the Khansa Valley, south of Darjat.
> The Israeli troop deployments across the easternmost section of the Lebanese border is relatively thin but they've gradually expanded their buffer zone, locating tunnels and demolishing isolated structures. Hezbollah has barely mentioned this theater in their daily statements. This is because:
1) This front is disconnected from more substantial IDF advances into populated areas south of the Litani River
2) Sunnis make up the vast majority fo Kfarshouba and Chebaa. This isn't to say Hezbollah doesn't have local cells and infrastructure in these regions, but it's far less defined. IDF has other interests in these towns though do to their hostility to Jamaa Islamiya.
> IDF has seized the vast majority of al-Khiam. In recent days the 84th Givati Brigade (operating under the 91st Territorial Division) cleared the dense central neighborhood of the final Radwan cells. During combing operations Givati apprehended 2 Hezbollah fighters planning to launch anti-tank weapons.
> IDF is already demolishing structures (including a minaret and highly-elevated houses) in central and eastern al-Khiam. Geolocated footage shows soldiers from Givati's 846th Patrol Battalion operating in the town's center with a tank convoy.
(x.com/Me1Ray/status/…)
> Hezbollah vestiges continue hiding and conducting hit-and-run attacks from the chalets in the western and northwestern outskirts of Khiam. These forces are trying to drag out the fighting so Givati can't push deeper towards Ebel al-Saqi, Dibbine, and northern Marjayoun. Israeli airstrikes also killed the commander of the Khiam sector, Muhammad Ali Asaf.
> The Golani Infantry and 188th Armored Brigades have largely taken over Taybeh. Large-scale demolitions of houses are already occurring in the town center. (x.com/Me1Ray/status/…)
> During the clashes in Taybeh last week, Golani uncovered tunnels and high-elevated staging points with ATGMs, sniper rifles, Kalashnikovs, submachine guns, and grenades. Demolitions using pre-positioned explosive charges are a telltale sign that the IDF feels the surrounding regions have been sufficiently cleared of hostile cells. This is reaffirmed by Hezbollah's statement today that they targeted a D9 bulldozer in Baydar al-Faqani (northern Taybeh).
> Hezbollah fighters from the Radwan Force and Nasser Division have withdrawn to heights west of Taybeh in Deir Seryan and Qantara. They still control forward ATGM positions on the ridge north of the Litani River.
> Hezbollah's recent statements have put an emphasis on the al-Qouzah municipality. They claimes to have launched mortars on Israeli forces on Al-Khummara hill, south of al-Qouzah. They also said that they targeted Israeli soldiers and vehicles with mortars and FPV drones within the village itself. The 401st Armored Brigade is likely spearheading this advance towards Beit Lif.
> The 146th Reserve Armored Division is trying to storm Aalma ash-Shaab. So far they've occupied structures in the southwestern part of the village, including a local school. They also set up forward outposts along local road and forests in the southern outskirts.
> 146th Division has also pushed deeper into Naqoura along several vectors. They captured the town's municipal building and middle school. Hezbollah is launching rockets and mortars towards Israeli infantry and vehicles in the town's center.
> The 613th Hasmonean Brigade, an exclusively ultra-Orthodox unit, has been deployed to the western section of the border under the command of the 300th Territorial Brigade. This indicates that the 613th still isn't a brigade-sized formation despite the IDF's goal being for the unit to comprise 3k-4k Haredi soldiers.
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