The IDF's 162nd Division and 98th Division are due to join operations against Hezbollah terrorists within southern Lebanon.
This latest drive in southern Lebanon would be significant as it would represent the second line of villages in the region that would be destroyed as part of the process of unearthing concealed weapons belonging to the terrorist organization.
During the fall 2024 invasion of southern Lebanon, a much larger force had been used compared to the current force, but the IDF soldiers back then only destroyed the first line of villages in order to dispose of Hezbollah's concealed weapons.
The smaller forces used to date in southern Lebanon have expanded the weapons removal process to the second line of villages.
Five divisions have been deployed to border since operations began
At the start of the current conflict, the military's 91st, 36th, 162nd, 98th, and 146th Divisions were prepared to be deployed at some point and were being used in border areas.
However, as the war dragged on, the 91st Division penetrated farther into southern Lebanon, and later the 36th Division also advanced into the area.
With the addition of the 162nd and 98th Divisions, which are set to further the penetration into southern Lebanon, the current invasion would get even closer to the levels of the full-scale invasion of fall 2024.
The 146th Division has not yet been sent deeper into southern Lebanon.