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From Litani to Beaufort: Givati Brigade commander shares his experience in Lebanon

“Before I am a brigade commander, I am a soldier," Shamka said. "And I remember the feelings of a soldier at moments like these."

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.
IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026.

Israel, Lebanon resume negotiations in DC, US strikes Iranian military control site

Brigadier general Yisrael Shomer, head of the Operations Division in the IDF arrives to a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026.

IDF ops. chief Brig.-Gen. Yisrael Shomer resigns following sexual misconduct investigation

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, May 2, 2026.

IDF reservist moderately wounded, other three slightly wounded by drone in southern Lebanon


Haredi draft debate: Equality of burden, or selective obligation? - opinion

Israel should not invoke citizenship when speaking about haredim.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews carry a banner in Hebrew that reads, “to prison and not the army,” during a “million man” protest against military conscription, in Jerusalem October 30, 2025.

Return to Beaufort: Israel’s symbolic conquest of a Lebanese Crusader fortress - analysis

Now the IDF is back at the Beaufort, but this time there is a sense of conquest. Israel has changed a lot in the last two decades.  

IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026.

Former commander of Beaufort Ridge warns against romanticizing operation, holding outpost

He warned that those who will pay the price of holding the ridge will be the soldiers and Israeli citizens living in the north.

Israeli and Golani flags waving over Beaufort Ridge outpost, May 31, 2026.

In pictures: IDF retakes southern Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge outpost nearly three decades later

The IDF held the outpost until May 2000, when Israel withdrew its forces from southern Lebanon on the order of former prime minister Ehud Barak.

IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026.

Lebanese PM accuses Israel of 'scorched-earth policy' while defending ceasefire talks - report

Salam’s comments came amid the now-revealed IDF operation of crossing the Litani River, where it successfully secured the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki areas of southern Lebanon.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to journalists at the government headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, December 3, 2025.

Two Jerusalem residents indicted for allegedly planning terror attack against IDF soldiers

In a separate incident, police found the knife used to kill Destao Tsakol, 19, in Beersheba. A prosecutor's statement was filed against the four minors who are suspects in the case. 

IDF soldiers conduct a counterterrorism operation in east Jerusalem, published April 28, 2026.

Staff-Sergeant Michael Tyukin killed in combat in southern Lebanon

Four IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in the incident that killed Tyukin.

Staff Sergeant Michael Tyukin.

IDF takes control of Beaufort Ridge, but Hezbollah aerial strikes continue uninterrupted

The military took control of the Wadi al-Saluki area beyond the Litani River, but Hezbollah drones and over 50 rockets have kept raining down on the North.

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.

Israel asks US to allow for expanded Beirut strikes as Hezbollah fires rockets at North

Hezbollah drone reportedly hits, causes injuries in Upper Galilee • IDF pushes into Lebanon • One soldier killed, four wounded in southern Lebanon

IDF shares footage of operation in Beaufort Ridge, May 31, 2026.

Nearly three years into war, Hezbollah keeps northern Israel under fire - analysis

Israeli cities remain under rocket fire in northern Israel after 965 days of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Israeli soldiers take position as civilians take cover during a Hezbollah attack near the Israeli border with Lebanon in northern Israel, May 19, 2026.