There were signs on Monday that Israel is ready to send ground troops to Lebanon, two weeks after an attack on the headquarters of the pro-Iranian radical group Hezbollah in Beirut. The world media reports on the increasing chances of starting a ground operation, the “Laisvės” radio station announces. This is reported by Reuters news agency journalists from Beirut, Jerusalem and Washington.
The main event in recent days has been the confirmation that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed. After this success, Israel continued its airstrikes and special forces infiltrations across the border with Lebanon.
A US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that Israeli troop movements and deployments suggest a ground operation is imminent. A Lebanese security source said Lebanese troops withdrew from positions along the southern border with Israel about five kilometers to the north. A spokesman for the Lebanese army neither confirmed nor denied this information.
According to a source from US television “CBS News”, the Israeli authorities may begin the operation as early as Tuesday night.
The Israeli military launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon late Monday night, Al-Arabiya TV reported, citing its sources.
Journalists report that Israeli tanks have entered Rmeish in southern Lebanon.
The media also said, citing satellite images, that Israel had brought about 100 vehicles to the border with Lebanon, ranging from tanks to trucks and armored vehicles.
The Israel Defense Forces on Monday declared a “closed military zone” near the settlements of Misgava, Metula and Kfar Giladi in the northern part of the country, near the border with Lebanon.
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told local council leaders in northern Israel that the next phase of the war along Lebanon’s southern border is about to begin.
Source: www.15min.lt
