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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to journalists at the government headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, December 3, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy” as part of its operations against  Hezbollah , The Guardian reported on Sunday. In a televised address on Saturday, Salam called the IDF’s actions a “collective punishment” against southern Lebanese residents by “destroying towns and villages, and forcing their inhabitants into exile.” On Sunday morning, the IDF issued an evacuation order for all residents of southern Lebanon, especially those living south of the Zahleh River. Last week, the IDF issued several evacuation orders for numerous villages in the area. Salam’s comments came amid the now-revealed IDF operation of crossing the Litani River, where it successfully secured the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki areas of southern Lebanon. Go to the full article > ...

Israeli and Golani flags waving over Beaufort Ridge outpost, May 31, 2026. (photo credit: Screenshot/X/@Israel_katz) Brig. Gen. (res.) Oren Avman warned against romanticizing the  capture of the Beaufort Ridge  and the dangers that lie ahead during a Sunday morning interview with  Walla.  Avman served as commander of the Beaufort Ridge when Israel held the area ahead of its 2000 withdrawal, and closed the Lebanon border gate at Metula. "As a young Golani soldier in ’87, my first operational assignment was in Beaufort. Capturing the ridge is tactical excellence that masks strategic helplessness," Avman said. "From the perspective of the US, Iran and Lebanon are all linked in an ancestral bond. Look at what happens to us during a so-called 'ceasefire.'" Go to the full article > >

IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) The IDF held the outpost until May 2000, when Israel withdrew its forces from southern Lebanon on the order of former prime minister Ehud Barak. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Go to the full article > >

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT) IDF ground troops have crossed the  Litani River,  entering and securing the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki areas of southern Lebanon, the military announced on Sunday morning.  The operation began several days ago with the goal of eliminating the threat Hezbollah poses to the citizens of northern Israel, and is currently expanding to additional areas. Ahead of the troops' entry, the Israel Air Force conducted extensive support strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure in the area. Go to the full article > >

IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) In 2007, the Israeli film  Bufor  was released. Named for the  Crusader-era fortress of Beaufort,  it chronicles the lives of Israeli soldiers posted in Lebanon at the fort in 2000 as Israel prepares to leave Lebanon. The film came out after the Second Lebanon War and channeled some of the malaise about Lebanon at the time. The 1990s Lebanon war was seen as a quagmire, and the 2006 war was initially judged a failure. Now the IDF is back at the Beaufort, but this time there is a sense of conquest. Israel has changed a lot in the last two decades.   Go to the full article > >

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after disembarking Air Force One following his trip to China at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, May 15, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci) US President  Donald Trump  asked for several amendments to the US-Iran peace deal draft during a Situation Room meeting on Friday,  Axios  reported on Sunday, citing a senior administration official and a second source briefed on the issue. While Trump wants the proposed Memorandum of Understanding signed as soon as possible, two US officials told  Axios  that there are several points in the deal he wants to strengthen before it is signed, particularly regarding  Iran’s enriched uranium. “It could be a week. It could be less. It could be more. At the turn of the week, we hope to have something,” the official added Go to the full article > >

A floating object suspected to be a floating mine was seen West of the Inshore Traffic Zone in the Strait of Hormuz within Omani territorial waters, the Omani Maritime Security Centre announced in a post on X/Twitter on Saturday.  The center urged all seafarers, fishermen, and vessels to exercise caution while navigating the area and to stay away from, and immediately report, any suspicious objects. #Alert Due to the sighting of a floating object suspected to be a floating mine west of the Inshore Traffic Zone in the Strait of Hormuz within Omani territorial sea, the Maritime Security Centre urges all seafarers, fishermen, and vessels to exercise the utmost caution while…  pic.twitter.com/own3VaF7q0 — مركز الأمن البحري| MARITIME SECURITY CENTRE (@OMAN_MSC)  May 30, 2026