Israel's 36th Division intensifies ground operations in South Lebanon

Ground fighting between the Israeli Defense Forces and Hezbollah continued through the night of Saturday to Sunday in South Lebanon, with the most intense clashes concentrated in the eastern sector of the border, particularly around the towns of Taybeh and Khiam.

Israeli advances have also been observed on other axes: in the west around Labbouneh and in the center near Maroun el-Ras, suggesting a broad and coordinated push across multiple fronts simultaneously.

The Israeli military announced that its 36th Division is "continuing intensive ground operations" in South Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure. 

According to IDF Arabic-language spokesman Colonel Avichay Adraee, the operations include the systematic search of Hezbollah military buildings, with significant weapons caches already discovered.

The Golani Brigade, attached to the 36th Division, found in one southern Lebanon building rockets, rifles and ammunition magazines — tangible evidence of the deep military infrastructure Hezbollah had embedded within civilian structures.

Colonel Adraee further reported that forces of the 7th Brigade, one of Israel's three armored brigades, had "eliminated more than 10 Hezbollah fighters who represented an immediate threat" in South Lebanon.

Israel's ground campaign in South Lebanon is following a methodical playbook: advance, search, destroy infrastructure, eliminate fighters, repeating the process across multiple sectors simultaneously to prevent Hezbollah from consolidating defensive positions or regrouping.