Destroyed buildings in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, seen from the Israeli side of the border, in northern Israel, on April 13, 2026. (Credit: Florion Goga/Reuters)
The mother of all battles. This week, the Israeli army began its ground offensive on Bint Jbeil, a key city located less than 4 kilometers from the border, which it had failed to conquer in both 2006 and 2024. It is here, in this city of nearly 30,000 people, that former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivered his famous "victory speech" following Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the south in 2000, making the locality the "capital of the resistance."In its quest for revenge against Hezbollah, Tel Aviv is targeting the main major city in the border zone, ahead of Khiam (Marjeyoun) and Naqoura (Sour), both of which are already, more or less, under Israeli control. The Israeli army said Monday that, with its 98th Division, it had "completed the encirclement of Bint Jbeil last week and begun attacking it"...
The mother of all battles. This week, the Israeli army began its ground offensive on Bint Jbeil, a key city located less than 4 kilometers from the border, which it had failed to conquer in both 2006 and 2024. It is here, in this city of nearly 30,000 people, that former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivered his famous "victory speech" following Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the south in 2000, making the locality the "capital of the resistance."In its quest for revenge against Hezbollah, Tel Aviv is targeting the main major city in the border zone, ahead of Khiam (Marjeyoun) and Naqoura (Sour), both of which are already, more or less, under Israeli control. The Israeli army said Monday that, with its 98th Division, it had "completed the encirclement of Bint Jbeil last week and begun attacking...
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