Hezbollah Deploys Elite Fighters to South Lebanon in Renewed Border ConflictRenewed Tensions and Military Deployments in Southern LebanonBy Laila BassamHezbollah's Strategic MovementsBEIRUT, March 5 (Reuters) - Hezbollah has deployed elite fighters to confront Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, sending them back into the border region from which they withdrew after a war in 2024, three Lebanese sources familiar with the deployments said, as the Iran-backed group wades deeper into the conflict in the Middle East. Casualties and Military ActionsHezbollah and Israeli ForcesReported Losses and InjuriesTHOUSANDS OF HEZBOLLAH FIGHTERS KILLED IN 2024An Israeli military spokesperson said they were checking but didn't immediately provide comment on the sources' accounts. An Israeli military spokesperson said on Wednesday the military was "positioning troops a little farther" into Lebanon than before, "to prevent any attacks against the northern communities" in Israel. Some 5,000 Hezbollah fighters were killed in the 2024 war with Israel, many of them members of the Radwan force. Hezbollah said it respected the ceasefire south of the Litani, but that it didn't apply to the rest of Lebanon.

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2026 20:02 UTC