Published October 1, 2024
The military said in a statement that it had begun “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence” against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon villages close to the border.
Israel’s troops entered Lebanon on Tuesday as part of what the Israeli military called a “limited, localized and targeted” ground operation aimed at dismantling Hezbollah command structures and weapons sites.
The operation follows almost a year of near-daily Hezbollah missile attacks on northern Israel, which the Iran-backed group launched in the immediate aftermath of its ally Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel.
Israel over the last year has been firing back on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. Its ground invasion follows its detonation of booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members, two weeks of airstrikes in Lebanon that have killed more than 1,000 people, and its killing of Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah.
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Published October 1, 2024
Israel said its troops are now active in southern Lebanon in what the Israel Defense Forces called “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” targeting Hezbollah positions.
Israel believes it has eliminated around 30 top Hezbollah leaders over the last several weeks, including Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, U.S. and Israeli officials said.
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