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IDF soldiers entered southern Lebanon as part of a ground assault on Monday night while the conflict with Hezbollah continued to escalate increasingly, Israel's military confirmed the operation during the early hours of Tuesday morning.
"The IDF began limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon," Israel's military said.
It added that the IDF will be carrying out "a methodical plan set out by the General Staff and the Northern Command, which soldiers have trained and prepared for in recent months."
Arabic media such as Al-Jazeera and MTV Lebanon claimed that IDF tanks had entered multiple villages in southern Lebanon shortly after initial reports of the ground invasion.
"This is what they have informed us that they are currently conducting, which are limited operations targeting Hezbollah infrastructure near the border," US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said to the press on Monday, according to AFP.
The confirmed invasion will be the first IDF ground operation in Lebanon since the Second Lebanon War in 2006.
Additionally, the IDF Spokesperson in Arabic, Avichay Adraee, warned residents of Beirut suburbs to evacuate on Monday night.
www.jpost.com
Since Israel has also committed to blockading Lebanon against arms shipments from Iran, and has already turned back one Iranian airplane, this operation may lead all the way to Tehran.
"The IDF began limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon," Israel's military said.
It added that the IDF will be carrying out "a methodical plan set out by the General Staff and the Northern Command, which soldiers have trained and prepared for in recent months."
Arabic media such as Al-Jazeera and MTV Lebanon claimed that IDF tanks had entered multiple villages in southern Lebanon shortly after initial reports of the ground invasion.
"This is what they have informed us that they are currently conducting, which are limited operations targeting Hezbollah infrastructure near the border," US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said to the press on Monday, according to AFP.
The confirmed invasion will be the first IDF ground operation in Lebanon since the Second Lebanon War in 2006.
Additionally, the IDF Spokesperson in Arabic, Avichay Adraee, warned residents of Beirut suburbs to evacuate on Monday night.
IDF begins ground operation in southern Lebanon, attacks Hezbollah terror targets
IDF attacks in southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah terrorists. Ground forces are supported by Israel Air Force.
www.jpost.com
Since Israel has also committed to blockading Lebanon against arms shipments from Iran, and has already turned back one Iranian airplane, this operation may lead all the way to Tehran.
