{"id":26253,"date":"2025-06-09T20:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T17:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=26253"},"modified":"2025-06-09T20:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T17:10:09","slug":"idf-fortifies-northern-positions-as-hezbollah-struggles-to-recover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/idf-fortifies-northern-positions-as-hezbollah-struggles-to-recover\/","title":{"rendered":"The Northern Front: IDF Fortifies its Position as Hezbollah Struggles to Recover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 6, the Israeli Air Force struck Hezbollah drone manufacturing and storage sites in the outskirts of Beirut. This was the fourth strike in the Lebanese capital since the ceasefire agreement. According to the IDF, the objective is \u201cto prevent an industrial leap forward\u201d by the Hezbollah terror organization.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, anti-tank and rocket operatives were eliminated in surgical drone strikes just across the border. In other words, while the northern front may seem relatively quiet, the IDF is clearly preserving full freedom of operation to stop any attempt by Hezbollah to regroup, rearm, or open fire. The IDF has also proven it can operate deep inside Lebanon when a real threat is detected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Israel\u2013Lebanon Border<\/strong><br \/>\nThe entire border with Lebanon looks vastly different than it did before the war began. The transformation is striking: a wide belt of cleared, rocky ground now stretches along the border, the result of the IDF\u2019s large-scale engineering initiative dubbed \u201cOperation Silver Plow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For over a year, hundreds of armored bulldozers and other heavy engineering vehicles, accompanied by combat engineering units, have been working to uproot vegetation and eliminate natural camouflage along the border.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"iw\">\u05e2\u05db\u05e9\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e9\u05d7\u05d5\u05d3\u05e9\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e7\u05d9\u05e5 \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5, \u05d6\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d6\u05d3\u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d1\u05d7\u05d5\u05df \u05d0\u05d9\u05da \u05d0\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d2\u05d1\u05d5\u05dc \u05d1\u05d9\u05df \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05dc\u05dc\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05df \u05e0\u05e8\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd.<\/p>\n<p>\u05d4\u05e6\u05de\u05d7\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d7\u05d5\u05e8\u05e4\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05d3\u05ea \u05dc\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05dd \u05d5\u05db\u05da \u05d4\u05d4\u05d1\u05d3\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e6\u05d5\u05de\u05d7 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d6\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d2\u05d1\u05d5\u05dc \u05d4\u05e8\u05d1\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d5\u05ea\u05e8 \u05de\u05d5\u05d1\u05d7\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd. \u05e9\u05d9\u05de\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d1 \u05dc\u05d7\u05d9\u05e9\u05d5\u05e3 \u05d4\u05e9\u05d8\u05d7 \u05dc\u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05da \u05db\u05dc \u05d2\u05d1\u05d5\u05dc \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc-\u05dc\u05dc\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05df.<br \/>\n\u05e4\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d6\u05d5 \u05d4\u05ea\u05d1\u05e6\u05e2\u05d4 \u05ea\u05d7\u05ea \u05de\u05d1\u05e6\u05e2 &#8220;\u05de\u05d7\u05e8\u05e9\u05ea \u05d4\u05db\u05e1\u05e3&#8221; \u05e9\u05e0\u05d7\u05e9\u05e4\u05d4 \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G3CQGWOGQ6\">pic.twitter.com\/G3CQGWOGQ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Tzion Macales (@BenTzionMacales) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenTzionMacales\/status\/1931943763665965237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Inside Lebanese territory, five small Israeli outposts remain. According to the Lebanese Armed Forces, more than 90 percent of Hezbollah\u2019s infrastructure south of the Litani River has been dismantled. Before the ceasefire, Hezbollah operatives were eliminated in underground bunkers and offensive tunnels, which were uncovered and destroyed one by one. Since the agreement, the focus has shifted to creating a completely exposed and controlled border zone\u2014one that also restricts movement on the Lebanese side.<\/p>\n<p>Today, every Lebanese movement near the border is under surveillance. Vegetation no longer offers cover, and at night, the border is lit with floodlights and monitored through thermal imaging. The open terrain allows IDF troops to maneuver freely throughout the area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hezbollah Struggles to Recover \u2013 While the IDF Holds Ground in Syria<\/strong><br \/>\nHezbollah has been violating the understandings in small, cautious increments, while Israel\u2019s defense establishment makes it clear to both Hezbollah and the Lebanese government that any effort to rebuild terror infrastructure or approach the border will trigger an immediate response. Beirut seems to recognize the need to dismantle Hezbollah\u2019s military capabilities, and the Lebanese Armed Forces have shown intermittent progress in dismantling Hezbollah\u2019s outposts\u2014part of a broader effort to stabilize the border in the near term.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the collapse of the Assad regime in Damascus has allowed the IDF to deploy nine mobile outposts up to 15 kilometers inside Syria and to take control of Mount Hermon\u2019s peaks. These positions, stretching in an arc from north of Quneitra to the summit of Mount Hermon, serve as deep observation posts and as a clear warning to any militia attempting to entrench itself in the area. Since the Israeli Air Force destroyed Syrian air defense batteries and missile stockpiles to prevent them from falling into jihadist hands, southern Syria has effectively become a demilitarized zone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26256\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26256 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-61-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-61-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-61-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-61-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-61-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-61.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Armored D9 bulldozer operating in Lebanon | Photo: IDF Spokesperson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Summer 2025: The Return to the North<\/strong><br \/>\nRoughly two and a half months ago, the IDF declared that there is \u201cno security impediment\u201d to returning home, marking the beginning of a slow journey back to normalcy in Israel\u2019s north. In Metula, only a small number of residents have returned, while others are waiting for their homes to be repaired and their safe rooms to be reinforced. Kibbutz Manara, which suffered heavy shelling, is still empty. However, more distant communities that experienced less damage have seen return rates of over 90%.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Command officials now speak of a rare window of opportunity: on one hand, Hezbollah is struggling to regroup, while on the other, the IDF is completing construction of a fortified buffer zone. The government is encouraging the return to the north through reconstruction grants, security budgets, and investments in employment infrastructure. Ultimately, however, everything hinges on one simple test: lasting security quiet.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian funds are once again trying to flow to Hezbollah, and extremist rebel factions continue to operate on Syria\u2019s periphery. The true test is likely to come in the summer ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hezbollah has taken a hit and is struggling to recover, the Syrian regime is under pressure, and for now, the IDF is holding outposts beyond the border, as residents of the Galilee begin a cautious return to their homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":26255,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,6],"tags":[4560,1544,1475,6608,1480,1578,2472,1944,6607,3489,1746,2030],"class_list":["post-26253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-security","tag-border-security","tag-hezbollah","tag-idf","tag-iranian-influence","tag-israel","tag-lebanon","tag-mount-hermon","tag-northern-command","tag-operation-silver-plow","tag-southern-syria","tag-swords-of-iron-war","tag-syria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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