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the picture shows the rapidly advancing israeli armored forces

lebanese military sources told xinhua news agency reporters on the 2nd that fierce exchanges of fire broke out between the israeli army and hezbollah on the southern border of lebanon.

lebanese hezbollah said on the 2nd that hezbollah militants exchanged fire with israeli ground forces in southern lebanon in the early morning of that day. this is the first time that hezbollah has confirmed that there has been a firefight since the israeli army announced a ground strike against hezbollah targets on the 1st.

hezbollah issued a statement saying that this israeli force tried to infiltrate into the border town of adessa, and hezbollah militants exchanged fire with it, causing casualties to the israeli army and forcing the israeli army to retreat.

according to the lebanese national news agency, israel bombed three towns in southern lebanon on the morning of the 2nd.

in the early morning of october 1, local time, the israel defense forces issued a statement saying that it had begun "limited, localized and targeted ground strikes" against hezbollah targets in southern lebanon. hezbollah spokesman afif told al jazeera on the 1st that hezbollah and the israeli army have not yet had direct ground conflicts, but are ready to directly confront enemy forces that dare or attempt to enter lebanese territory.

the british broadcasting corporation (bbc) stated on the 26th that air strikes alone cannot eliminate the threat from hezbollah rockets to northern israel, and many of these rockets are still hidden in underground tunnels and caves. the israeli military realized this during its 2006 war with hezbollah, sending in tanks and infantry after airstrikes ultimately failed to defeat the group. that war ended 34 days later with a united nations resolution.

“if israel now sends ground troops to lebanon, how long will they stay there?” the article stated that the israeli army had been stationed there for 18 years, from 1982 to 2000, when the number of israeli casualties became intolerable in domestic politics. at that time, they retreated. so the risk now remains that israel could invade lebanon, as it did in gaza.

al jazeera said israel’s current offensive against lebanon is “highly enthusiastic”. many in israel consider the country's military operations in lebanon, including last week's pager bombings and recent airstrikes, to be "successful." however, israelis still have lingering memories of the bloody wars of 1982 and 2006, leading to greater hesitancy about ground operations.

"if israel really launches ground operations, the situation will change. this is why israel is still hesitant." the report quoted analysis as saying that the israeli government is "talking about and threatening" ground operations, but it will actually start another time thing.

cnn military analyst layton said that if the israeli army launches a ground offensive against hezbollah, it is likely to focus the offensive in southern lebanon, and a large area currently controlled by hezbollah forces will fall into israeli hands. the lebanese government forces are not expected to have much impact, because the lebanese government forces are far weaker than hezbollah. however, once israel implements the above actions, the war may easily spill over outside lebanon.