A day after what the article describes as the U.S. and Iran’s surrender agreement, the IDF published a map showing its footprint in southern Lebanon. An IDF spokesman said the force has been deployed, “according to operational need,” in a security zone about 10 kilometers inside Lebanese territory.
According to the IDF, its troops have established themselves in their area of activity in southern Lebanon and are continuing operations to remove threats and improve protection for residents of northern Israel. The map shows how the force advanced beyond the yellow line where it had stopped in the previous ceasefire in November 2024.
The troops moved toward Beaufort Castle and beyond it, crossed the Litani River, and at their peak reached the Ali Tahar ridge, the highest mountain overlooking Nabatieh. The article says this effectively fixes facts on the ground following the ceasefire.
At sea, the IDF has also defined a maritime security zone that extends the land security area outward to the coast on a course of 280 degrees, in line with a political-level decision. The IDF warned southern Lebanon residents that military activity in the areas it controls is ongoing and that approaching the security zone is dangerous.
