On Tuesday, Lebanese state media reported that Israeli tanks advanced into the outskirts of Khiam, marking their deepest movement into southern Lebanon since the ground operation began last month.
The National News Agency described “a large number of tanks from the Israeli occupation army” entering the eastern outskirts of Khiam, approximately six kilometers from Israel’s border.
Following this incursion, Hezbollah announced it had targeted a Merkava tank near Khiam, resulting in casualties. The group also reported shelling Israeli soldiers on the outskirts of Kfarkila with artillery.