It has now escalated to the point where Israeli forces have invaded and seized more territory in the south.Hezbollah, in turn, is attacking Israel in ways that are fuelling deep frustration in the Israeli military, particularly the use of fibre-optic controlled drones, which cannot be jammed by Israel's sophisticated air defences in the same way as other threats.Mr Netanyahu was quick to celebrate the capture of Beaufort Castle, an area that has been seen as strategically significant for more than a millennium."I have instructed the IDF to expand the incursion in Lebanon," he said."Our forces have crossed the Litani River But aside from that, the latest developments suggest there could be movement towards what many Lebanese had feared when the IDF started its latest campaign against Hezbollah in response to Hezbollah attacks on Israel.That concern was that Israel would use the militant group's decision to attack it in March as a way to pursue its own territorial ambitions, and that occupation was on the agenda once more."Israel must understand that a scorched-earth policy, collective punishment, and the destruction of villages and towns will not ensure security nor stability," Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Saturday