Israel Deploys Troops in South Lebanon to ‘Enhance Forward Defense’

The Israeli military said Tuesday it had deployed troops to several locations in southern Lebanon in what it described in a statement as a “forward defense” measure along the border.

“We have positioned soldiers on the border area in additional points to defend our civilians, to prevent Hezbollah from attacking them,” military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told journalists in a separate briefing.

Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said he told the military to take control of more positions in Lebanon after an attack from Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.