Israel seizes Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon (opens in new tab)

Israeli forces seized Beaufort Castle, a medieval fortress near Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, and raised Israeli and Golani Brigade flags there after days of bombardment and fighting with Hezbollah, according to Israel’s military and reports from the area. The hilltop site, known in Arabic as Qalaat al-Shaqif, overlooks large parts of southern Lebanon, the western Bekaa Valley and northern Israel. Israel previously held it from its 1982 invasion of Lebanon until its withdrawal from southern L...