The Israeli military has captured the strategic site of Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a "decisive shift" in its offensive against Hezbollah, BBC reported.
It comes as ground troops move ever deeper into Lebanese territory beyond their original demarcation line of the Litani river.
The UK, France and Germany criticised Israel's latest escalation, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) warned more residents to evacuate from a larger swathe of southern Lebanon.
