Israel seizes Crusader-era castle as Netanyahu orders forces deeper into Lebanon

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : It was also one of 34 Lebanese cultural properties that UNESCO granted provisional enhanced protection -- the highest level of immunity against any attack or usage for military purposes -- in late 2024, after Israel's ground invasion of Lebanon.
49% : They proudly raised the flag of the State of Israel and the flag of the Golani Brigade there," Netanyahu said.
48% : The Israeli military has captured a strategic, Crusader-era castle in southern Lebanon, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders troops to deepen Israel's incursion into its neighbor's territory.
45% : Israel last held it 26 years ago.
43% : Israel has in recent days expanded its operation, pushing deeper into Lebanese territory, and Netanyahu said on Friday that Israeli forces have crossed the Litani River, which runs around 15-20 miles (30 kilometers) north of Israel's border.
39% : The castle was the site of intense fighting between the Israeli military and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1982 when Israel occupied southern Lebanon.
36% : The intensifying combat between Israel and Hezbollah may put at risk any agreement between the United States and Iran, which is insisting that it include a ceasefire in Lebanon.

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