IDF Encircles And Assaults Hezbollah Stronghold Bint Jbeil Killing Over 100 Fighters

The Israel Defense Forces completed the encirclement of Bint Jbeil and launched an assault on the town.

The 98th Division led the operation, including Paratroopers, Commando, and Givati brigades.

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The IDF said only a few dozen fighters remained inside after the encirclement.

Bint Jbeil carries enormous symbolic weight as the site of Nasrallah's "Spider's Web" speech in 2000.

The IDF raided a hospital where Hezbollah fighters had been holed up, killing about 20 gunmen.

Netanyahu said the threat of a Hezbollah invasion had been eliminated but there is still more to do.

Bint Jbeil is located just five kilometers from the Israeli border.

It was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting during the 2006 war.

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The town has been regarded as the capital of resistance in southern Lebanon.

The IDF operation coincided with the second day of the Iran war ceasefire.

Iran, Pakistan, and Hezbollah claimed the ceasefire extended to Lebanon.

Israel and the United States maintained it did not.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported the death toll rose to 2,055.

This included 165 children and 87 health workers.

The ministry said it would pursue international actions to ensure accountability.

The Lebanese Red Cross condemned the attacks on its crews.

Diplomatic efforts have risen, with talks set in Washington.

The escalation in Bint Jbeil came amid these diplomatic efforts.