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STORY: Israeli troops seized 900-year-old Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on Sunday (May 31).

Footage showed Israeli troops entering the castle, searching for occupants.

Reuters confirmed the location in parts of the video (00:05 - 01:13) from the terrain layout, shape of the ridge, structures, paths and stairs of the Beaufort Castle, which matched archive and satellite imagery of the area. The date when the footage was filmed could not be independently verified, but no old results were found posted online before May 31. Israeli troops seized the Beaufort Castle and a strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, the military said on May 31.

The advance into Beaufort Castle has granted Israeli troops a vantage point over much of southern Lebanon and northern Israel, from which attacks have been launched towards Israeli residential areas.

It was the first time Israel had held the site since May 2000, when Israel withdrew its troops from southern Lebanon after 18 years.

Defence Minister Israel Katz said soldiers will retain Beaufort as part of Israel's security zone in southern Lebanon.

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Israeli troops seize 900-year-old Beaufort Castle in Southern Lebanon

VIDEO SHOWS: FOOTAGE SHOWING ISRAELI MILITARY SEIZING BEAUFORT CASTLE IN SOUTHERN LEBANON

VERIFIED BY:

- Location in parts of the videos (00:05 - 01:13) confirmed as the Beaufort Castle from the terrain layout, shape of the ridge, structures, paths and stairs, which matched archive and satellite imagery

- Date not verified but no old results were found posted online before May 31

- Israeli troops seized the Beaufort Castle and a strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, the military said on May 31

EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: SOME PARTS OF THE FOOTAGE HAVE BEEN BLURRED AT SOURCE

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SHOWS: NABATIEH GOVERNORATE, LEBANON (RELEASED ON MAY 31, 2026) (ISRAELI MILITARY - Access all)(MUTE)

1. VARIOUS OF BEAUFORT CASTLE

2. VARIOUS OF ISRAELI TROOPS RUNNING DOWN STAIRS

3. ISRAELI TROOPS APPROACHING CASTLE ENTRANCE

4. TRACKING SHOT OF ISRAELI SOLDIER WITH WEAPON WALKING UP THE STAIRS

5. ISRAELI SOLDIERS WITH WEAPONS

GIVEN AS NABATIEH GOVERNORATE, LEBANON (RELEASED ON MAY 31, 2026) (ISRAELI MILITARY - Access all) (MUTE)

6. SOLDIERS WALKING