IDF Ground Forces Clash With Hezbollah North of Lebanon's Litani River
π₯ LITANI β IDF ground troops north of the river rewrites the Lebanon front. π LOOK CLOSER: The Litani has been Israel's red line since 2006 β crossing it signals Netanyahu is no longer containing Lebanon, he's expanding it. With Hezbollah drones hitting Israel and Iran hardening, north-of-Litani ground ops remove Hezbollah's last defensive buffer. Tehran's calculus shifts: proxy attrition is now active warfare, not deterrence.
