Israel launches limited ground strikes in Lebanon: US

The US State Department said on Monday that ‘the US and Israel have discussed ground strikes in Lebanon and Israel has indicated that they are conducting limited strikes at this time.’

According to the Reuters news agency, the US State Department says that Israel has informed the US of several operations.

According to the AP news agency, another senior American official said that Israel informed the United States about the small-scale ground attacks on Lebanon, but did not tell the time and plan of the major ground attack.

International media reported on Monday night that the formation of the Israeli troops suggests that they are about to launch a ground attack on Lebanon soon.

Reuters quoted a senior US official as saying that the United States had estimated that a ground attack on Lebanon was imminent given the configuration of the Israeli military.

But the US official has refrained from giving further details about the Israeli army’s deployment.

However, according to the Associated Press, Israel has launched small-scale ground attacks.

The Associated Press has quoted another US official as saying that Israel is currently preparing a major ground attack on Lebanon.

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According to the official, “the United States has not stopped Israel from attacking Lebanon and will not do so because the United States supports Israel’s right to defend itself.”

On the other hand, Naim Qassem, the deputy head of the Lebanese organization Hezbollah, said on Monday that if Israel wants to conduct ground operations in Lebanon, then Hezbollah is ready to fight it.

In his speech on Al-Manar TV, he said, “If the Israelis want a ground invasion, we are ready, the resistance forces are ready for it.” We were and are ready. The Israeli enemy will not be able to achieve its goals.

He said that Hizbullah will choose its new secretary general as soon as possible and this work will be done under the same procedure that has already been formulated. He announced his continued support for Gaza and the Palestinians.

Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that the organization’s chief, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli attack in Beirut on Friday.