Event Brief
Israeli troops seize Crusader castle in southern Lebanon
Filed: May 31, 2026 at 10:02 PM ET
Summary: Israeli troops captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon.
WHO: Israeli troops
WHAT: Captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle
WHEN: May 31, 2026 at 11:46 AM ET
WHERE: Southern Lebanon
WHY: The troops carried out the deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than a quarter-century.
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