The Israeli incursion is said to be a ‘limited’ one into Southern Lebanon border area’s to North Israel….
Again?
40 Year’s ago Israel did a large scale invasion that started off good , but ended up NOT so good for Israel troops, which had to withdraw …
In addition to the Israeli Op….
The US has signalled it is sending a few thousand troops and various fighter jets to the region along with a additional aircraft carrier group…
Hmmmmm….Why?
To ‘Back Up ‘ Israel , eh?
The Israeli military announced early Tuesday that its troops had begun crossing into southern Lebanon, saying that they would destroy Hezbollah military infrastructure in villages close to the Israel-Lebanon border.
In a statement issued shortly before 2 a.m., the military described the operation as “limited” and said that its troops had begun entering Lebanon “a few hours ago” in order to target sites that “pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel.”
The invasion followed intense Israeli strikes across Lebanon over the past two weeks that have killed hundreds of people, according to the Lebanese health ministry, including 95 on Monday. Israel is trying to force a conclusion to a war with Hezbollah that started in parallel with Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza, which was set off by the Oct. 7 attacks on southern Israel last year. In the opening days of that war, Hezbollah started firing toward Israeli positions in solidarity with Hamas. Both groups are backed by Iran.
Three Israeli officials said the invasion plan involved operating in a narrow strip of land that lines the northern side of the border. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters.
The invasion force consisted of small groups of commandos, accompanied by air cover as well as artillery shells fired from Israel, the officials said. The plan could yet evolve into a larger invasion; thousands of additional troops have been deployed in northern Israel in recent days, leading to speculation about a broader and more prolonged operation.
The invasion plan was approved in a late night cabinet meeting shortly after the Israeli military declared a closed military zone in three villages at the northern tip of Israel that have been badly damaged through nearly a year of shelling and rocket fire from Lebanon.
Earlier in the day, a reporter for The New York Times saw at least two dozen military Humvees heading toward the same area carrying troops in full combat gear, including night vision goggles. Dozens of logistical trucks, some armored, were also heading north. Intense explosions could be heard near the border late Monday, according to two of the few residents who had not evacuated the area.
The invasion plan followed days of smaller and briefer cross-border reconnaissance missions in which Israeli commandos prepared for the larger incursion.
Israel’s official war aim is to make northern Israel safe enough for tens of thousands of displaced Israelis to return home after nearly a year of rocket fire from Lebanon. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians have also been displaced by Israeli fire and more than a thousand people, both civilians and combatants, have been killed by Israeli airstrikes.
Here is what else to know:
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More American forces: President Biden is sending a “few thousand” more troops to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Monday. Defense Department officials said the additional forces would bolster security for the 40,000 U.S. troops already in the region and help with the defense of Israel.
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Inflaming Iran: Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, released an English-language video aimed at the Iranian public, saying, “The people of Iran should know — Israel stands with you.” He also reiterated his threats against Iran’s government, saying, “There is nowhere we will not go to protect our people and protect our country.”
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Hezbollah’s future: In a televised address on Monday, Sheikh Naim Qassem, the deputy secretary general of Hezbollah, said that the group would name a leader to replace Hassan Nasrallah “at the closest opportunity.” Israel killed Mr. Nasrallah on Friday in a bombardment in a densely populated neighborhood near Beirut…..
Sep 30, 2024 – ISW Press
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it began a “targeted and delimited ground operation in southern Lebanon” on September 30. The IDF said that ground forces will operate to target Hezbollah fighters and infrastructure in villages along the Israel-Lebanon border.
image…An Israeli mobile artillery unit firing a shell from northern Israel toward Lebanon from a position near the border on Monday.Credit…Baz Ratner/Associated Press
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