Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:40:42 +0500 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:40:42 +0500 60 Israeli military deploys additional forces to southern Lebanon https://english.aaj.tv/news/330453363/israeli-military-deploys-additional-forces-to-southern-lebanon <p><strong>The Israeli military deployed ‌additional forces to southern Lebanon overnight, to take up what a military ​spokesperson on Tuesday described as ​defensive positions to protect Israeli ⁠civilians and strategic sites from ​any potential Hezbollah attack.</strong></p> <p>“We’re only at ​the borderline area in a defensive manner to prevent attacks against civilians and ​very strategically important points,” Lieutenant ​Colonel Nadav Shoshani said in an online ‌briefing ⁠with reporters.</p> <p>Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement he had authorised the military to advance ​and take ​control ⁠of additional positions in Lebanon after Hezbollah fired rockets ​at Israel late on Sunday, ​in ⁠reaction to US and Israeli strikes against Iran.</p> <p>Israeli forces have occupied ⁠five ​positions in southern Lebanon ​since November 2024.</p> The Israeli military deployed ‌additional forces to southern Lebanon overnight, to take up what a military ​spokesperson on Tuesday described as ​defensive positions to protect Israeli ⁠civilians and strategic sites from ​any potential Hezbollah attack.

“We’re only at ​the borderline area in a defensive manner to prevent attacks against civilians and ​very strategically important points,” Lieutenant ​Colonel Nadav Shoshani said in an online ‌briefing ⁠with reporters.

Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement he had authorised the military to advance ​and take ​control ⁠of additional positions in Lebanon after Hezbollah fired rockets ​at Israel late on Sunday, ​in ⁠reaction to US and Israeli strikes against Iran.

Israeli forces have occupied ⁠five ​positions in southern Lebanon ​since November 2024.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/330453363 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:46:36 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon. – Reuters