Israel seizes strategic castle as it pounds southern city of Sour

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Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 05/31/2026 - 09:44 Israeli prime minister orders deeper incursion into Lebanon, as army issues sweeping expulsion order A man looks at the destruction at the site of an Israeli strike in Sour, southern Lebanon, on 28 May 2026 (Kawnat Haju/AFP) Off Israeli troops have captured the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle and the strategic ridge surrounding it in southern Lebanon, the military said on Sunday, as it expands its offensive despite a nominal ceasefire. The capture o

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