Report: No Troop buildup at Lebanon Border

Following Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s statement that Israel’s military is shifting its focus from Gaza to the Lebanon border, military sources informed Lebanon’s *al-Binaa* newspaper that there have been no unusual reinforcements sent to the Lebanese frontier.

Israeli military leaders reportedly indicate that the increased focus on the northern border is intended to ensure proportional responses to Hezbollah’s actions, without suggesting an escalation into a full-scale war, according to the newspaper.

Diplomatic sources also revealed to the paper that Israel is aiming to push Hezbollah back by 10 kilometers from the border. This strategy involves intensifying military and security strikes to dismantle frontline villages along the border, creating a wider buffer zone, and targeting Hezbollah’s field commanders for assassination.

The goal of these efforts is to restore security in the northern region of Israel and facilitate the return of settlers, amid political and public pressure on the Israeli government to re-establish its deterrence along Lebanon’s southern border, the sources noted.