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The IDF announces that it has deployed a sixth division to southern Lebanon amid the ongoing ground offensive against Hezbollah.
The 98th Division, an elite formation of paratroopers and commando units, in the past week began "targeted ground operations to additional objectives in southern Lebanon," the military says.
The IDF also says that troops have "completed their deployment" along the so-called "anti-tank line," several kilometers deep into Lebanon, from which Hezbollah could launch anti-tank guided missiles at Israeli communities.
The military says the troops now "continue operating in the area to strengthen the forward defensive line and remove threats to residents of the north."
According to the military, five IDF divisions are now involved in the ground offensive against Hezbollah: 146th and 162nd are pushing into the western sector, the 91st and 36th are carrying out raids in the eastern sector.
In addition, the IDF's 210th "Bashan" Regional Division is stationed in the Mount Dov area and has conducted several raids on the Lebanese side of the mountain.