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us media: us officials say the us believes israel is preparing and may launch a "limited ground invasion" of lebanon

2024-09-29

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[global network report] on september 28, lebanese hezbollah issued a statement confirming that hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah was killed in an israeli air strike on the southern suburbs of the lebanese capital beirut on the 27th. after nasrallah was killed in an israeli airstrike, cnn and abc reported late on the 28th that according to us officials, the us believed that israel was preparing and might launch an attack on lebanon. "limited ground invasion." as of press time, i have not seen it yetisraelresponded to relevant news.

cnn said that u.s. government officials revealed that as the israel defense forces increases its troops to its northern border with lebanon, the united states believes that the israeli army may conduct a "limited ground invasion" of lebanon. however, u.s. officials emphasized that israel does not seem to have made a decision on whether to launch ground operations against lebanon.

on september 27, local time, israeli troops gathered in the north of the country. source: foreign media

cnn added that a u.s. official said that the above-mentioned u.s. assessment is based on the mobilization of israeli troops and operations to clear relevant areas, which may be preparations for launching ground operations.

in addition, according to abc reports, a senior us official told the media that israel is preparing for a "limited ground invasion" of southern lebanon. the us media quoted a senior us official as saying that israel rejected a proposal for a ceasefire in lebanon, even though the proposal advocated a "limited ceasefire", and israel is currently bombing locations in lebanon that are suspected of containing long-range missiles.

according to a previous report by the times of israel, early on september 27, the israeli army stated that its ground offensive plan for lebanon was ready and the army was conducting exercises. according to the plan, the israeli army will launch operations in the israeli-lebanese border areas and deep areas within lebanese territory. the israeli army also revealed that after launching "operation northern arrow" against lebanese hezbollah on the 23rd, israel has repeatedly prepared to increase its offensive efforts against hezbollah. the report also stated that after hezbollah air force commander mohammad salul was killed by the israeli army on the 26th, israeli chief of staff halevi said that the fight against hezbollah must continue, “we have been waiting for this opportunity for many years. ”.

regarding the death of lebanese hezbollah leader nasrallah in an israeli air strike, on the evening of september 28, local time, the prime minister of the lebanese caretaker government najib mikati signed an executive order declaring that nasrallah, the leader of lebanese hezbollah, was a three-day mourning period was held in la, from september 30 to october 2. by then, flags across lebanon will be flown at half-mast. at the cabinet meeting that day, mikati also emphasized that all parties in lebanon should put aside political and positional differences and work together to protect the country. he condemned the series of attacks launched by israel in the southern suburbs of beirut and once again called on the international community to work to stop israel's aggression. in addition, according to iranian official media, reuters and other media reports, iranian president pezhiziyan stated that the united states cannot deny that it conspired with israel to kill lebanese hezbollah leader nasrallah.