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[global network report] the israel defense forces issued a statement on october 1 saying that the israeli army has begun "limited ground operations" against hezbollah targets in the southern border area of ​​lebanon. according to reports from the times of israel, the british guardian and other media on the 1st, u.s. defense secretary austin posted on social media .

austin (right) and galante (left), data map, source: foreign media

the british "guardian" reported that austin said in the post, "i have made it clear that the united states supports israel's right to self-defense. we agree that it is necessary to dismantle facilities used to launch attacks along the border to ensure that hezbollah in lebanon does not attack northern israel." communities carry out attacks like the one carried out by hamas on october 7 (last year).”

according to the report, austin also said that he reiterated "the need for diplomacy to ensure that civilians on both sides of the border can return home safely."

regarding austin's above-mentioned position, the times of israel interpreted that "the biden administration seems to have expressed support for the israeli army's entry into lebanon on the evening of september 30 to raid hezbollah strongholds in the border area."

recently, tensions between lebanon and israel have continued to attract attention. according to reports from the times of israel and other media earlier on october 1, the israel defense forces issued a statement saying that the israeli army had begun "limited ground operations" against hezbollah targets in the southern border area of ​​lebanon. the statement said that a few hours ago, the israeli army began to conduct "limited, localized and targeted ground strikes" against hezbollah targets and military facilities in southern lebanon based on accurate intelligence. the targets were located in villages close to the israeli border and "posed a direct threat to northern israeli communities."

according to xinhua news agency, a new round ofpalestinian-israeli conflictsince the outbreak, lebanese hezbollah has launched attacks in northern israel from time to time, and the israeli military has retaliated with air strikes and shelling of targets in southern lebanon. after the explosion of communications equipment in lebanon on september 17 this year, the conflict between lebanon and israel suddenly escalated. in the past few days, israel has carried out violent air strikes on the southern suburbs of beirut, the capital of lebanon, and other places. hezbollah leader nasrallah was killed in a recent israeli air strike on beirut.