Israel says it is expanding operations in southern Lebanon

Israel says it has cleared Hezbollah tunnels in the Ali Taher heights in southern Lebanon, and that it is expanding its operations in southern Lebanon with arrests, incursions and explosions in border towns. Press headlines also referred to an Israeli announcement of operational control over Ali Taher, while other headlines pointed to the release of a Lebanese detainee and other detainees within a negotiation track linked to the prisoners file.