Middle East crisis live: Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years

May 31, 2026 | Guardian

Capture of Beaufort castle near the city of Nabatiyeh comes despite a nominal ceasefire and shortly before talks due in the US

Israel’s captured of Beaufort Castle comes after one of the heaviest days of Hezbollah fire toward northern Israel since the April ceasefire, prompting school closures and restrictions on Saturday, Reuters reports.

The advance into Beaufort Castle has granted Israeli troops an overlook point over much of southern Lebanon and northern Israel, from which attacks have been launched towards Israeli residential areas.

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