Rescue workers dig through the rubble of a building in the southern Lebanese village of Ain El Derb on September 30, 2024, the day after it was attacked by Israeli forces.
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The Israeli military announced it had launched a “limited and localized” operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.
It said it was carrying out “targeted ground raids” in villages near the Israeli border. The report said these targets posed an “immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel.”
The company announced early Tuesday that the operation had been planned in recent months and was launched with the approval of political leaders.
The Israeli military launched a small-scale ground air attack against the enemy. hezbollah Israeli artillery shelling pounded southern Lebanon and sealed off communities along the northern border on Monday as signals that more troops were likely to be added. May soon be sent across the border This is to fight against Iranian-backed armed groups.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Israel had notified the United States of the attack, which he described as a “limited operation focused on Hezbollah infrastructure near the border.”
A view of the remains of the building where Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah lost his life after an airstrike by an Israeli F-35 fighter jet in Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon, September 29, 2024.
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Moments after Israel ordered residents of three buildings to evacuate, the sound of airstrikes echoed across Beirut and smoke rose from the capital’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold.
There have been no reports of direct clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants, and it has been a month since they last engaged in ground combat on Lebanese soil. 2006 war.
But Western diplomats in Cairo say the country is directly involved De-escalation efforts He said an Israeli ground operation in Lebanon was “imminent.” The official, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, said Israel had shared its plans with the United States and other Western allies and told them the operation would be “limited.”
Israel and Hezbollah have been engaged in near-daily gun battles ever since. war in gaza began, with tens of thousands of people fleeing in Israel and Lebanon. Israel has said it will continue attacking Hezbollah until families can safely return to their homes near the Lebanese border. Hezbollah has promised to continue firing rockets at Israel until a ceasefire is reached in Gaza.
