Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu says capture of strategic castle is ‘dramatic shift’ in Israel’s Lebanon offensive

Israeli PM says his forces have returned to Beaufort castle ‘united, determined and stronger than ever’ By capturing Beaufort castle and pushing past the Litani river, Israeli forces appear to be positioning themselves for a potential encirclement of Nabatieh , a city that serves as an economic centre and a cultural heartland for southern Lebanon, Lorenzo Tondo writes. Control of the surrounding hills would provide commanding views over large parts of southern Lebanon and the