Rare access to Beaufort Castle reveals Hezbollah’s hidden war preparations

For the very first time, a small press group was granted wartime access to Beaufort Castle, the strategic fortress overlooking southern Lebanon and Israel’s northern border.

The visit offered a rare view from a position armies have sought to control for centuries. Rising 700 meters above the Litani River near the Hezbollah stronghold city of Nabatieh, the Crusader-era castle dominates the roads through southern Lebanon, the approaches to the Israeli border, and a broad sweep of territory...