As fighting continued in Khiam, Israeli troops attempted to push into border towns in the central and western sectors of south Lebanon. Photograph: Jalaa Marey/AFP/Getty ImagesIsraeli control of the hilltop would cut off Hezbollah’s supply lines to its fighters in south Lebanon. It has also struck medical centres and emergency workers, attacks that were designed to degrade the conditions of life in south Lebanon, rights groups said. To residents of south Lebanon, the question of disarmament seemed to be one debated only in thinktanks. View image in fullscreen While Israel does have soldiers on the ground fighting Hezbollah, much of its operation is being conducted from the air.

Source: The Guardian March 18, 2026 21:25 UTC