Israeli soldiers on Monday began a “targeted” ground operations inside Lebanon, the Israeli Defense Force said.
Israeli officials told the U.S. the incursion would be limited in scope, scale and duration.
The operation appears to be an attempt to push Hezbollah forces further away from the Israeli border, amid worldwide concerns about an all-out Middle East war.
Israel has expanded its attacks on Iran-backed militant groups across the region after the killing of powerful Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Israel has also launched small special forces operations into southern Lebanon ahead of a potential ground offensive, an Israeli official tells NBC News. It came as Yoav Gallant, Israel’s defense minister, said the “next phase in the war against Hezbollah will begin soon.”
Elsewhere, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned in comments directed at Iran that there was nowhere in the Middle East beyond Israel’s reach, two days after Israel killed the leader of Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
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