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Hezbollah says fighting ongoing with Israeli troops near strategic castle
1 June 2026 14:24 BST
Hezbollah said on Monday that its fighters were still battling Israeli forces nearby Beaufort Castle, south Lebanon.
The group said in a statement that its fighters were in a "battle of attrition against forces of the Israeli enemy army who are present in the area".
On Sunday, Israel announced the capture of the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle and the strategic ridge surrounding it in southern Lebanon, deepening its footprint in the country beyond the demarcation zone known as the "Yellow Line".