Soldiers of the 91st \u201cGalilee\u201d Regional Division were \u201cpositioned at several points near the border area as part of an enhanced forward defense posture,\u201d the army said.<\/p>\n
\t The army said it was \u201cworking to create an additional layer of security for residents of northern Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNorthern Command has moved forward, taken control of the dominating terrain, and is creating a buffer, as we promised, between our residents and any threat,\u201d IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said at a press conference.<\/p>\n \t In light of the IDF\u2019s expanded operations, the Lebanese army redeployed soldiers from several recently established border positions on Tuesday, a military source told AFP, citing Jerusalem\u2019s \u201cescalation.\u201d<\/p>\n The troops \u201cnumbering in total eight to nine soldiers at each point, were redeployed to their bases because of the danger to their safety,\u201d the Lebanese military said.<\/p>\n IAF launches \u2018extensive\u2019 airstrikes on Hezbollah in Beirut<\/p>\n Overnight and on Tuesday morning, the Israeli Air Force carried out an \u201cextensive\u201d wave of strikes against Hezbollah military assets in Beirut, the military said.<\/p>\n According to the IDF, the overnight and morning strikes hit weapons depots, command centers, and \u201csatellite communications\u201d equipment belonging to Hezbollah\u2019s intelligence division in Lebanon\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n \u201cCommunication sites used by the Hezbollah terror organization were struck, which the organization used to carry out terror activities, collect intelligence, and also for propaganda purposes,\u201d the IDF said.<\/p>\n \u05e6\u05d4”\u05dc \u05d4\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d2\u05dc \u05ea\u05e7\u05d9\u05e4\u05d4 \u05d1\u05de\u05e8\u05db\u05d6\u05d9 \u05d4\u05db\u05d5\u05d1\u05d3 \u05d1\u05d1\u05d9\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea<\/p>\n \u05d4\u05d5\u05ea\u05e7\u05e4\u05d5 \u05e8\u05db\u05d9\u05d1\u05d9 \u05ea\u05e7\u05e9\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea \u05d1\u05de\u05ea\u05e7\u05e0\u05d9 \u05ea\u05e2\u05de\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05e9\u05e9\u05d9\u05de\u05e9\u05d5 \u05d0\u05ea \u05de\u05d8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05dc \u05d7\u05d9\u05d6\u05d1\u05d0\u05dc\u05dc\u05d4<\/p>\n \u05e6\u05d4”\u05dc \u05d4\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d6\u05de\u05df \u05e7\u05e6\u05e8, \u05d2\u05dc \u05ea\u05e7\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8 \u05de\u05e4\u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05ea, \u05de\u05d7\u05e1\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d0\u05de\u05e6\u05e2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d7\u05d9\u05de\u05d4, \u05d5\u05e8\u05db\u05d9\u05d1\u05d9 \u05ea\u05e7\u05e9\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea \u05dc\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc \u05de\u05d8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05dc \u05d0\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05d8\u05e8\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d7\u05d9\u05d6\u05d1\u05d0\u05dc\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d1\u05de\u05e8\u05d7\u05d1 \u05d1\u05d9\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05e9\u05d5\u05de\u05e9\u05d5 \u05d1\u05db\u05e1\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05d6\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05ea.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/2tzRL1CJRY<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \u05e6\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d4\u05d2\u05e0\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc (@idfonline) March 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Among the targets were the studios of Hezbollah-owned TV news channel Al-Manar and radio station Al-Nour, according to Lebanese media.\n<\/p>\n Ahead of the strikes, the IDF issued evacuation warnings for the buildings, \u201cto mitigate harm to civilians,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n In addition, the IDF said Tuesday it had struck over 160 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon over the past day, including members of the terror group.<\/p>\n The targets in south Lebanon included Hezbollah operatives and members of the group\u2019s elite Radwan Force, as well as command centers used to advance attacks on Israel, the military said.<\/p>\n Lebanese media reported fresh strikes in south Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon, as the IDF reiterated its warning to dozens of villages in the area to evacuate.<\/p>\n The IDF also announced that a previous Israeli Navy strike in Beirut on Monday had killed Reza Khazaei, a top member of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps\u2019 extraterritorial Quds Force who worked with Hezbollah.<\/p>\n The military said Khazaei served as chief of staff at the Quds Force\u2019s Lebanon Corps, and led efforts to assist Hezbollah with rebuilding its offensive capabilities after a devastating war with Israel in 2023-2024.<\/p>\n \u201cAs part of his role, Khazaei served as the right-hand man of the corps commander and was considered a key figure in Hezbollah\u2019s force buildup,\u201d the IDF said. The military said he was responsible for liaising between Hezbollah and Iran.<\/p>\n One hurt in Hezbollah drone, rocket attacks<\/p>\n Hezbollah fired more than a dozen rockets and several drones at Israel on Tuesday, the IDF said in the late morning.<\/p>\n One person was lightly injured by a rocket impact that hit a home in a community in the Galilee Panhandle, medics said.<\/p>\n Magen David Adom said it took a 64-year-old man to a hospital after he was hit by glass shards. Three others were also treated for acute anxiety, according to MDA.<\/p>\n \t Some rockets launched from Lebanon on Tuesday were intercepted by air defenses, while others were allowed to hit open areas, \u201caccording to protocol,\u201d the IDF said.<\/p>\n Several drones launched by Hezbollah were also shot down, the military said.<\/p>\n Hezbollah took responsibility for launching drones at Israel overnight, claiming to have targeted an Israeli air traffic control base on Mount Meron and the Ramat David Airbase. It also claimed to have fired rockets at an IDF base in the Golan Heights in the early morning.<\/p>\n Beirut: Hezbollah military ban is \u2018final decision\u2019<\/p>\n Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stressed on Tuesday that Beirut\u2019s decision to ban Hezbollah\u2019s military activity is \u201ca sovereign and final decision,\u201d a day after Prime Minister Nawaf Salam declared the group\u2019s military operations \u201cillegal acts<\/a>\u201d following its attacks on Israel.<\/p>\n \u201cThe decision taken by the Council of Ministers yesterday, preserving the Lebanese state\u2019s sole right to control decisions of war and peace and banning military and security activities outside the law is a sovereign and final decision from which there is no turning back,\u201d Aoun told the Quintet Committee, made of representatives from the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt, according to the MTV Lebanese news site.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Council of Ministers has entrusted the army and security forces with implementing the decision across all Lebanese regions,\u201d Aoun added.<\/p>\n Beyond the statements, it is not clear what action Lebanon has taken on the ground in recent days to rein in the terror group\u2019s attacks.<\/p>\n Noam Lehmann and agencies contributed to this report.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26062193338829-640x400.jpg\")
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\n\t\tSmoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Hussein Malla)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/F260302AMA07-640x400.jpg\")
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\n\t\tIsraeli soldiers are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon in northern Israel, March 2, 2026. Photo by (Ayal Margolin\/Flash90)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp_Image_2026-03-03_at_11.53.53_1-640x400.jpeg\")
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\n\t\tThe site of a rocket impact at a home in the Galilee Panhandle, March 3, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)<\/p>\n