The incursion follows weeks of heavy blows by Israel against Hezbollah.
, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah militants and opening a new front in a yearlong war against its Iranian-backed adversaries.
"These targets are located in villages close to the border and pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel," it said. Smoke rose from the capital's southern suburbs, where Hezbollah has a strong presence, shortly after Israel ordered residents of three buildings to evacuate.Israel has been emboldened by its recent battlefield gains against Hezbollah and appears intent on delivering a knockout blow to its archenemy.It also threatens to unleash further devastation on Lebanon, where hundreds have been killed in recent Israeli strikes and hundreds of thousands have been displaced.
Early Monday, an airstrike hit a residential building in central Beirut, killing three Palestinian militants, as Israel appeared to send a message that no part of Lebanon is out of bounds.Israel declared war against the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip after Hamas' cross-border attack on October 7, 2023, that killed 1200 Israelis and took 250 others hostage.
In recent weeks, Israel's war against against Hamas has scaled back and it turned its focus northward toward Lebanon, stepping up the attacks on Hezbollah. Tens of thousands of Lebanese civilians have fled southern Lebanon in recent weeks fearing an Israeli military onslaught.But a ground operation will be much more challenging, with Hezbollah forces embedded and hiding in local communities and familiar with the local terrain.It's possible Hezbollah is holding back to save resources for a bigger battle.
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