Field reports by Israeli television channels paint a clear picture of the unprecedented difficulties facing the country's army in southern Lebanon. According to these media outlets, what was initially thought to be a limited operation to capture the city of Bint Jbeil has now turned into Israel's longest and most complex ground battle in recent decades.
Publish dateWednesday 15 April 2026 - 14:06
Story Code : 351191
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Unews News Agency reported, citing Israeli sources, that the Israeli army, by equipping five full brigades and thousands of military personnel, has completely surrounded the city of Bint Jbeil from several axes. However, upon entering the urban area, the attacking forces were faced with an unexpected reality: direct, face-to-face battles at close distances, sometimes up to twenty meters, which has made any rapid advance impossible.
Israeli media outlets attribute the slow pace of their operations in Bint Jbeil to three main factors: the high density of booby traps, deadly resistance ambushes, and the nature of the fighting inside homes and narrow alleys. They have described the situation as a “complex battle” in one of Hezbollah’s most important bases in southern Lebanon.
Perhaps the most worrying part of these reports for the Israeli military establishment is the estimate of the presence of dozens of resistance forces inside the city after forty days of fighting. According to Israeli sources, not only are these forces still present in Bint Jbeil, but their coherent combat structure and command and control centers remain fully operational. This has dashed the IDF’s dream of a quick victory.
Israeli military analysts emphasize that Bint Jbeil’s importance is not limited to its field dimensions. The city is considered a “strategic and spiritual symbol” for the resistance, and at the same time, it serves as the main command center for Hezbollah operations in the central part of southern Lebanon and an axis of influence on the entire western border front.
The initial tactics of the Israeli army included encircling the city using paratrooper units, the “Gafahati” brigade, and commandos. Then the forces entered the phase of clearing the neighborhoods. However, the Israeli media acknowledge that the current phase, in which the battle has turned into a full-scale urban war of attrition, is the most difficult to date.
In addition to the ground battle in Bint Jbeil, Israeli networks have also described the situation on the northern front (the northern settlements) as “under constant fire pressure.” They say that the firing of missiles and drones towards these areas continues, and that the ground operations have so far failed to stop the barrage of fire or create conditions for the residents to return to their homes.
In short, Israeli media coverage of the Battle of Bint Jbeil, although it presents the battle as the current "major ground battle" in southern Lebanon, clearly shows that the complete occupation or control of the city, given the intensity of the resistance and the complex nature of the conflict, has not yet become an out-of-reach goal, but is becoming more and more distant day by day.
Israeli media outlets attribute the slow pace of their operations in Bint Jbeil to three main factors: the high density of booby traps, deadly resistance ambushes, and the nature of the fighting inside homes and narrow alleys. They have described the situation as a “complex battle” in one of Hezbollah’s most important bases in southern Lebanon.
Perhaps the most worrying part of these reports for the Israeli military establishment is the estimate of the presence of dozens of resistance forces inside the city after forty days of fighting. According to Israeli sources, not only are these forces still present in Bint Jbeil, but their coherent combat structure and command and control centers remain fully operational. This has dashed the IDF’s dream of a quick victory.
Israeli military analysts emphasize that Bint Jbeil’s importance is not limited to its field dimensions. The city is considered a “strategic and spiritual symbol” for the resistance, and at the same time, it serves as the main command center for Hezbollah operations in the central part of southern Lebanon and an axis of influence on the entire western border front.
The initial tactics of the Israeli army included encircling the city using paratrooper units, the “Gafahati” brigade, and commandos. Then the forces entered the phase of clearing the neighborhoods. However, the Israeli media acknowledge that the current phase, in which the battle has turned into a full-scale urban war of attrition, is the most difficult to date.
In addition to the ground battle in Bint Jbeil, Israeli networks have also described the situation on the northern front (the northern settlements) as “under constant fire pressure.” They say that the firing of missiles and drones towards these areas continues, and that the ground operations have so far failed to stop the barrage of fire or create conditions for the residents to return to their homes.
In short, Israeli media coverage of the Battle of Bint Jbeil, although it presents the battle as the current "major ground battle" in southern Lebanon, clearly shows that the complete occupation or control of the city, given the intensity of the resistance and the complex nature of the conflict, has not yet become an out-of-reach goal, but is becoming more and more distant day by day.
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