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IDF Pushes Deeper into South Lebanon as Hizbullah Keeps Up Fire at Northern Israel
(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday it has pushed even more forces deeper into southern Lebanon to create an expanded buffer zone, as Hizbullah attacked towns in northern Israel with rockets and drones. The military said it carried out massive airstrikes and artillery shelling before troops moved into the area. In Beirut, Lebanese state media said Israel carried out dawn airstrikes on three locations in the Hizbullah stronghold of Dahiyeh. The IDF issued an evacuation warning prior to the strikes. IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said Monday: "Iran is the main arena. Weakening the regime and its capabilities will weaken the entire radical axis and, within that, the Hizbullah terror organization....Any damage to the military buildup capabilities of Iran and the Revolutionary Guards also harms Hizbullah's arming and financing capabilities. The shockwave of the strikes and the weakening of the radical regime in Iran are also felt in the campaign against Hizbullah." Since March 2, Hizbullah has launched around 100 rockets a day, according to the IDF, as well as more than 100 drones over the entire period.