November 11, 2026
Fears have escalated within the Israeli military establishment as a result of movements monitored by the Israeli army of Hezbollah members near the “yellow line” in southern Lebanon. According to a report prepared by journalist Avi Ashkenazi and published by the Israeli newspaper “Maariv,” the party intends to send small groups and individual members in civilian clothes, carrying binoculars and cameras, to monitor the deployment of Israeli forces, collect field intelligence information, and test the extent of their readiness and reactions.
The report stated that the leadership of the 36th Division observed members suspected of belonging to “Hezbollah” approaching the aforementioned line, especially in the Ali al-Tahir Heights area, and the areas of Gilead and Beaufort Castle, known in Israeli terms as “the Beaufort.” The 91st Division also monitored similar attempts in the areas adjacent to the Yellow Line, which included, according to Israeli estimates, attempts to plant explosive devices and prepare booby-trapped sites under civilian cover to expose weak points in military units.
In a related context, the report referred to a targeting operation carried out by Israeli forces about a week ago in the Ali al-Tahir Heights area, where members of the Golani Brigade’s combat team spotted a motorcycle carried by two Hezbollah members near the “yellow line,” so they directed a military plane that targeted the site, destroying the bike and killing the two people.
Israeli military sources linked these field activities to the ongoing escalation with Iran, considering that the regional tension forms part of the party’s movements on the ground aimed at testing the speed of the Israeli army’s response and the extent of its vigilance.
These developments come in light of a large Israeli military deployment in southern Lebanon, amounting to about four times the size of the forces that were present on October 7, 2023. The current forces are distributed across several divisions and brigades; The 91st Division is responsible for a sector in which four brigades operate, including the “Kfir” Brigade, a reserve brigade, and two regional brigades, while the 36th Division operates deep in the region through two regular brigades, the “Golani” Brigade and the 188th Armored Brigade, while the “Bashan” Division is deployed with a brigade-sized force along the Mount Dov area and the surrounding slopes.
