lebanon and israel engage in "fierce fighting" us senior official: israel has prepared 5 brigades
2024-10-01
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according to the latest reports from agence france-presse, reuters and other media on the 1st, the israeli military stated that the israeli army and members of the lebanese hezbollah were engaged in "fierce fighting" in southern lebanon.
the israel defense forces issued a statement on october 1 stating that the israeli army had begun "limited ground operations" against hezbollah targets in the southern border area of lebanon. the israeli army also posted a video on social media of the 98th division conducting "limited ground operations."
according to us officials, five brigades of the israel defense forces are ready to launch cross-border military operations. but not all of those troops are expected to cross the lebanese border.
on the evening of september 30, local time, wazzani, a border village in southeastern lebanon, came under heavy shelling. in addition, the lebanese army is withdrawing from positions in border areas and regrouping in border town centers.
regarding israel's actions, u.s. defense secretary austin said that he had a phone call with israeli defense minister galante and made it clear that the united states supports israel's "right to self-defense."
editor: yu hanjing
editor: shen peilan
