Israeli troops preparing for possible ground operation in Lebanon: Reports
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Israel is preparing for a likely ground operation in Lebanon after launching wide-ranging air strikes in the past four days, reported the Associated Press on Thursday.
The news agency quoted the Israeli Army’s Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi as telling troops that Tel Aviv’s recent airstrikes in Lebanese territory were meant to “prepare the ground for your possible entry and to continue degrading Hezbollah”.
This came as Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets at Israeli territory. One missile was aimed at the headquarters of Israel’s spy agency Mossad in Tel Aviv, marking the group’s deepest strike yet.
“We keep striking and hitting them everywhere,” Halevi told troops on Israel’s northern border on Wednesday, reported BBC. “The goal is very clear – to safely return the residents of the north. To achieve that, we are preparing the process of a manoeuvre, which means your military boots... will enter enemy territory.”
Lebanon’s health minister confirmed the deaths of more than 50 people due to Israeli strikes on Wednesday. Tel Aviv has said it is targeting Hezbollah’s intelligence assets and weapons stores. The attacks have killed more than 600 persons since Monday, according to the BBC.
The attacks have also displaced at least 90,000 persons since Monday, in addition to the initial 1,10,000...
