- The Lebanese side
On Monday evening, the Lebanese Army began repositioning its forces near the border with IsraelAccording to what an army source told Reuters.
Reuters quoted a security source as saying that the Lebanese forces withdrew at least 5 kilometers north of its southern border with Israel.
The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, said, “The Lebanese army forces are repositioning and assembling forces at the southern border,” shortly after informing Israel. US About “limited” ground operations targeting Hezbollah’s infrastructure inside Lebanese territory.
A Sky News Arabia correspondent also reported that the Lebanese army evacuated a number of advanced border sites and redeployed.
Lebanese media reported that forces UNIFIL I asked the Lebanese army to evacuate some border posts in preparation for the expected Israeli ground attack on Lebanon, and the evacuation took place in the early evening hours.
The army also left its center in Abu Shannan near Qatamoun in the Rmeish area in the central sector of southern Lebanon to reposition its forces in several border areas.
- The Israeli side
In return, he announced Israeli armyOn Monday, a “closed military zone” in parts of Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.
The army said in a statement that “the areas of Metula, Misgav Am and Kfar Giladi in northern Israel have been declared a closed military zone. Entry into this area is prohibited.”
American sources revealed that Israel deployed combat engineers and other forces to carry out tasks in southern Lebanon, such as breaching barriers.
She added that Israel has already begun carrying out exploratory operations in southern Lebanon, including small ground missions.
This comes at a time when pictures showed Satellites Nearly 100 Israeli military vehicles, including tanks, trucks and armored personnel carriers, are at a temporary assembly site in a field about five miles from the Lebanese border, CNN reported.
Pictures taken on Sunday show that Israeli army vehicles began arriving there after September 26.
Images reveal that Israeli vehicles are still arriving at the site and a large truck carrying a tank can be seen on the main highway nearby.
