Israel expands into Lebanon amid war with Iran
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Israel seizes castle in Lebanon
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Lebanon’s government has long wanted the powerful militia to give up its weapons. Before the Iran war began, there were signs of progress toward that goal.
DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - Iran on Monday blamed the slow pace of efforts to end the U.S.-Iran conflict on a lack of trust, contradictory positions from Washington and continued Israeli attacks in the region.
Israeli troops are moving further into Lebanon after capturing a historic fortress, despite an ongoing ceasefire.
The Israeli military says everyone south of the Zahrani river should leave, after it captured the strategic Beaufort Castle.
Lebanon's Muslim Shiite community, whose fortunes rose with the once-powerful Hezbollah, is facing what many are likening it to a "semi-Nakba."
"The continuation of war in Lebanon directly affects Iran's strategic stability," an Iranian analyst told Newsweek.
The capture of Beaufort castle, near the city of Nabatiyeh, came after days of airstrikes and intense fighting in nearby villages
Hezbollah showers the North with drones as IDF troops take over the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas beyond the Litani River.