foreign media: israeli military plans to launch large-scale operations after brief attack on lebanon
2024-10-01
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reference news network reported on october 1according to a report on the singapore "lianhe zaobao" website on october 1, a huge explosion was heard in beirut, the capital of lebanon, in the early morning of the 1st, and thick smoke rose from the southern suburbs of beirut. on the evening of september 30, the israel defense forces just announced the establishment of a military restricted zone in the border area between northern israel and lebanon.
according to reports, the israeli prime minister's office issued a statement on the evening of september 30, saying that the security cabinet approved the "next phase of operations" of the israeli army in lebanon that day. this will be the first time in nearly 20 years that israel has launched a ground operation in southern lebanon.
according to multiple lebanese and israeli media reports, the israeli military began "limited" ground operations in southern lebanon that day.
the israeli army issued a statement on the evening of the 30th saying that it had established military restricted areas in metura and other places on the border with lebanon.
lebanese hezbollah said it was "targeting" israeli troops carrying out "operations" on the lebanese border.
the report also stated that according to multiple israeli military and political officials and a senior western official, israeli commandos briefly invaded lebanon in recent days to prepare for possible larger-scale ground operations.
israeli and western officials say the current small-scale operation is focused on gathering intelligence on hezbollah positions near the border and identifying hezbollah tunnels and military infrastructure for attacks from the air or the ground. the officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were sensitive military information.
the israeli military declined to comment on the reports.
the report mentioned that the united states has seen many signs that israel is preparing to enter lebanon, and some american officials believe that israel's launch of a large-scale ground operation is imminent.
the lebanese health ministry said israeli attacks killed 95 people and injured 172 in the past 24 hours.
