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Israeli troops capture strategic Beaufort Castle as they push deeper into Lebanon
Experts say capture is largely symbolic, but it complicates efforts to extend ceasefire between US and Iran
Israeli troops have captured a clifftop castle as they made their deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than 26 years, further shattering a nominal US-brokered ceasefire and complicating efforts to extend the separate truce between the Washington and Tehran.
After days of intense fighting and airstrikes in nearby villages, the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, said the military had captured Beaufort Castle, also known as Qalaat al-Shaqif, which it had used as a base during its previous occupation of southern Lebanon between 1982 and 2000.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) already controlled territory up to the Litani River in its campaign against Hezbollah, but troops are now pushing towards the Zahrani River, about six miles north.
Israel seizes castle in Lebanon as it expands ground offensive
The Israeli military has captured the strategic site of Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a "decisive shift" in its offensive against Hezbollah.
It comes as ground troops move ever deeper into Lebanese territory beyond their original demarcation line of the Litani river.
Meanwhile the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) increased the zone in southern Lebanon that it has warned residents to evacuate from.
Lebanon's prime minister has accused Israel of carrying out "collective punishment".
Perched over the Litani valley, Beaufort Castle has been key to controlling the region around it since the Crusaders built it some 900 years ago. The Israeli army captured it 44 years ago in what's known in Israel as the First Lebanon War.
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Netanyahu orders deeper incursion into Lebanon as Israeli troops seize castle
Israeli troops have seized the 900-year-old Beaufort castle in southern Lebanon. (Supplied: X/Avichay Adraee)
The Israeli military says it has captured Beaufort castle and its strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, after days of intense fighting and air strikes in nearby villages.
The capture is a major advance against Iran-backed Hezbollah, despite a ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago.
Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered Israeli troops to push deeper into Lebanon, just days ahead of planned talks on an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire in Washington.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered Israeli troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, despite a ceasefire being announced more than six weeks ago.
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