Troops of the 769th Brigade, under the command of the 91st Division, are operating in the Security Zone in southern Lebanon to remove threats to Israeli civilians. The Brigade’s troops are operating to dismantle terrorist infrastructure sites in the area of Al-Khiam. As part of searches in the area, troops located weapons inside a civilian home, as well as a children’s room bearing symbols associated with the Hezbollah terrorist organization.
In addition, the troops located and dismantled an explosive drone storage facility and found additional weapons, including rockets, Kalashnikov rifles, helmets, vests, ammunition, and explosive drones. The IDF reiterated that it will not allow the Hezbollah terrorist organization to harm Israeli civilians or troops, will continue to operate to remove threats, and remains committed to the ceasefire agreement.
Arutz Sheva prints an Israeli army account of raids in southern Lebanon in its own voice, with no attribution until the last sentence. It calls Israel's occupation of Lebanese land a "Security Zone" and never says the area is occupied. It also adopts the army's label for Hezbollah in its own voice.
States one side's claim as fact
Serious
“to remove threats to Israeli civilians”
Why this matters
The outlet states the army's purpose, "to remove threats to Israeli civilians", as plain fact in its own voice.
The impression it gives
The reader believes Israeli troops are in southern Lebanon only to protect Israeli civilians, as an established fact.
The context
This is the Israeli army's own account of its mission. The article attributes nothing to the army until S5, so the army's purpose reads as the outlet's finding. The record shows Israel invaded southern Lebanon and occupies a self-declared zone there.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“The IDF reiterated that it will not allow”
The outlet calls what the troops are destroying in Al-Khiam "terrorist infrastructure sites" in its own voice.
The impression it gives
The reader believes everything the troops destroy in Al-Khiam is a confirmed military site.
The context
Only the army says so. No independent source, resident or Lebanese official is cited. The record shows Israeli strikes have destroyed more than 40,000 homes in Lebanon, so the army's label for what it destroys is a claim, not an established fact.
How we know
Checked against the whole articleIt never uses the words “claimed”.
On the recordIsraeli strikes have destroyed more than 40,000 homes in Lebanon and displaced more than 1 million people.newscord.org (opens in a new tab)
“are operating in the Security Zone in southern Lebanon”
Why this matters
The outlet uses the army's capitalised name, "the Security Zone", as if it were an official, recognised area. It never says the zone is Lebanese land held by Israeli troops.
The impression it gives
The reader believes the troops are working inside an agreed security area, not occupying another country's territory.
The context
The record shows Israel invaded southern Lebanon and occupies a self-declared security zone there. The article never uses the words occupied, occupation or invasion.
Troops of the 769th Brigade are operating in the area Israel has declared a security zone inside southern Lebanon, which Israeli forces have occupied since the invasion.
Uses a loaded word
Minor
“the Hezbollah terrorist organization”
Why this matters
The outlet labels Hezbollah "the Hezbollah terrorist organization" in its own voice, not in a quote.
The impression it gives
The reader takes Israel's designation of Hezbollah as the neutral description of the group.
The context
This is the Israeli army's label, which appears in the army's own words in S5. The outlet adopts it in its own voice. The brief notes that Hezbollah also has a place in Lebanese politics.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“will not allow the Hezbollah terrorist organization”