british media: israel plans ground attack on lebanon to seize some territory
2024-09-26
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according to a report by the british magazine the economist on the 22nd, as the situation between lebanon and israel suddenly became tense, israeli military sources said that israel plans to launch a ground offensive, with the goal of seizing part of the lebanese territory north of the lebanese-israeli border to establish a buffer zone.
since the outbreak of the current round of israeli-palestinian conflict in october last year, israel and hezbollah in lebanon have been launching cross-border attacks against each other. on september 17, thousands of pagers exploded simultaneously in lebanon, killing dozens of people and injuring thousands. the next day, hundreds of walkie-talkies also exploded. these attacks marked a shift: israel took the initiative to escalate the conflict.
on september 25, 2024, local time, the israeli air force launched a new round of attacks on lebanon. source: visual china
after the explosion of the communication equipment, israel also began to launch night air strikes. compared with the past year, the scope of the air strikes has penetrated deeper into lebanon. israeli officials said that the israeli army has destroyed more than 300 hezbollah missile launch sites in lebanon, as well as some long-range missiles that have not yet been deployed. an israeli officer described this as a "denial capability phase" and "another ring on the upgrade dial."
it was reported that at the same time as israel launched the attack, hezbollah in lebanon was also fighting back, launching 115 rockets into northern israel on september 22, penetrating deeper into israeli territory than ever before.
the economist said that despite the escalation, it has not yet constituted a full-scale war. both sides have not yet launched an attack close to their full firepower. for hezbollah in lebanon, that would mean larger-scale launches, including long-range missiles at targets in central israel and multiple cross-border operations. for israel, this would include larger-scale bombings of missile targets in lebanon and, as a last resort, possible attacks on civilian infrastructure. israeli military sources said israel also plans to launch a ground offensive with the goal of seizing several miles of lebanese territory north of the border to establish a buffer zone.
the report said that the idf has announced that it will deploy a second division to the north to deal with tensions on the lebanese-israeli border, while the division was still fighting in the gaza strip until a month ago. however, when the economist visited the lebanese-israeli border area last weekend, it was found that the idf's ground operations did not seem imminent. combat troops are training at bases in northern israel, but have not yet begun to gather at the border. a reserve officer involved in the preparations said, "the ground offensive plan is ready, but we are still a long way from having enough troops to implement them."
