IDF Forces Clash with Hezbollah in Beqaa Valley After Helicopter Insertion, Forced to Withdraw

Pro-Hezbollah channels reported clashes between Hezbollah fighters and the Israel Defense Forces in multiple towns in the Beqaa Valley in northeast Lebanon. According to reports, the IDF conducted a helicopter insertion and advanced before encountering heavy fire from fighters in surrounding towns. Pro-Hezbollah sources claim IDF forces were compelled to withdraw under the cover of heavy combat air support. Al Jazeera additionally reported that Hezbollah targeted locations in the Beqaa Valley with indirect fires during efforts to repel the IDF advance; these reports remain unconfirmed and the IDF has not announced a ground operation in the area.