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Israel Digs In Beyond Its Northern Border

By Samuel Granados, Aaron Boxerman and Sanjana Varghese

March 31, 2025

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Israel has built a growing network of outposts and fortifications in Syria and Lebanon, deepening concerns about a protracted occupation in parts of the two countries.

Israel says it wants to prevent another surprise attack across its borders like the October 2023 Hamas-led attack that ignited the war in Gaza. It has not said how long its forces will remain in its neighbors’ territories, where groups hostile to Israel are present.