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Hezbollah says still fighting Israeli troops near south Lebanon's Beaufort castle

Hezbollah said its fighters were still engaged in clashes with Israeli troops near Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Monday—a day after Israel announced it had seized the strategic fortress and raised its flag there.

AFP WORLD
Published June 01,2026
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Hezbollah said its fighters were still battling Israeli troops near south Lebanon's Beaufort castle on Monday, a day after Israel said it seized the strategic fortress and troops raised the Israeli flag there.

In a statement issued by Hezbollah's operations room, the group said its fighters were in a "battle of attrition against forces of the Israeli enemy army who are present in the area".