Israel army says ground assault against Hezbollah underway in Lebanon

AFP | Jerusalem

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The Israeli military said on Monday it was carrying out what it described as “limited” ground operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, with its defence minister warning that those displaced would not return home until northern Israel was secure.

Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Tehran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes.

Israel responded with air raids on its northern neighbour and troop incursions. Lebanon said on Monday that Israeli attacks have killed 886 people, including 111 children, in the country since the latest war erupted. More than 830,000 people have registered as displaced. An Israeli military statement said that in recent days its troops “have begun limited and targeted ground operations against key Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon”.