Israel Begins Ground Operations Against Hezbollah in Lebanon
IDF says troops conducting “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon.”
Israeli military on Monday night began ground operations against the terrorist group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. “Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon early Tuesday,” the Associated Press reported. “Israeli artillery units pounded targets in southern Lebanon and the sounds of airstrikes were heard throughout Beirut.”
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), current ground operations are limited to Hezbollah-held border areas of southern Lebanon. “In accordance with the decision of the political echelon, a few hours ago, the IDF began limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon. These targets are located in villages close to the border and pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel,” the Israeli military said early morning Tuesday.
After operating in Gaza, where the soldiers of the 98th division gained skills and operational experience, they moved north and are now conducting limited, localized, targeted operations that began last night.
We will continue fighting to achieve all goals of the war including… pic.twitter.com/eoSDaYbRvo
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 1, 2024
This is the first Israeli ground engagement in Lebanon in 18 years. Iran-backed Hezbollah renewed hostilities after Hamas’ October 7 attack, firing thousands of missiles and drones at northern Israel. Over 70,000 Israelis have been forced to flee their homes in the wake of relentless Hezbollah rocket barrages for nearly a year.
The IDF’s cross-border operation “Northern Arrows,” which began on September 23 with precision airstrikes on Hezbollah leadership and terrorist infrastructure, has now been joined by the Israel ground troops.
“The Israeli Air Force and IDF Artillery are supporting the ground forces with precise strikes on military targets in the area,” the military disclosed. “Operation “Northern Arrows” will continue according to the situational assessment and in parallel to combat in Gaza and in other arenas.”
The Israeli military is urging the residents of bordering Lebanese villages to move northwards.
“Hezbollah had prepared to use those villages — as staging grounds for an October 7-style invasion…into Israeli homes. Hezbollah planned to invade Israel, attack Israeli communities, and massacre innocent men women and children.”
🎥Watch the full statement by IDF Spox. RAdm.… pic.twitter.com/gHnKWSPGDv
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 1, 2024
Various IDF infantry formations and special forces are taking part in the unfolding ground operations in Hezbollah-held southern Lebanon. “The IDF’s 98th Division, an elite formation of paratrooper and commando units, led the overnight ground operation in Lebanon,” The Times of Israel reported. “The division’s Paratroopers and Commando brigades were joined by the 7th Armored Brigade, after preparing for the operation in recent weeks.”
IDF Division 98, which broke Hamas in Khan Younis, spearheaded last night's entry into Lebanon.
The division's commander addressing his troops, before going in: "We have a great honor to write history in the North just like we did in Gaza and return the northern residents to… pic.twitter.com/UV6agL2Qc8
— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) October 1, 2024
These battle-hardened units, which fought Hamas terrorists in Gaza, have been conducting combat drills for operating in the Lebanese territory. “After many months of operating in the Gaza Strip, where the soldiers of the division gained skills and operational experience, they moved north and are now operating in the northern arena after making the necessary adjustments for fighting in Lebanon,” the IDF statement said.
Senior Israeli official says Biden admin leaked battle plan, endangered IDF soldiers
A senior Israeli official has accused the Biden administration of leaking the battle plan ahead of the overnight ground operation. The move by Washington put the lives of Israeli soldiers in danger, the Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported, citing the unnamed government official.
The revelation comes as President Joe Biden pushes for a ceasefire as Israel gains an upper hand on the Iran-backed terrorist group.
The Times of Israel reported Tuesday:
A senior Israeli official accuses the US of endangering IDF soldiers by leaking plans for the Israeli ground operation in Lebanon. In comments to Kan news, the official calls the leaks yesterday “dangerous,” adding that they put Israeli troops in danger.
“This was done even though the US supports the operation,” says the official, “but it is clear to us that the US is worried — and therefore they outed the operation to try to limit it.”
The official also says that “there will be no [diplomatic] arrangement in Lebanon before the end of the operation.”
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If the Jews haven’t worked out by now that the Biden/Harris Junta aren’t their friends then leaking the battle plans to the media SHOULD be the final nail in the coffin! There is absolutely no justification for the leaks to have happened other than shear malice by the Democrats!
“S Israeli official says Biden admin leaked battle plan, endangered IDF soldiers”
I absolutely thought Israel was smarter than that by now
Blew my mind
Just when they think they can trust the US government, they remind themselves they can’t. As far as that goes, neither can we the citizens.
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Israel can’t trust THIS government. They have a friend in Pres. Trump.
Slow walking munitions, and leaking battle plans is not “support for Israel.”
Why does no one speak to UN resolution 1701 in 2006?
I speak of course in jest
Israel did, hezbollah of course, did not
Israel withdrew from the border of Lebanon, after 2006 Lebanese resolution, hezbollah, did not and continued to murder Israelites and the UN did nothing to enforce their little resolution.
Never intended to , but as usual, Israel complied , and paid dearly for it
Good hunting, Israel!
And God Speed
Clearly the IDF has some top notch intelligence to operate with. Another type of intelligence would tell them not to breathe a word to Washington.
Israel has been tolerating Muslim terrorist/supremacist/Islamofascist attacks and belligerence from the Hezb’allah thugs, for over a decade, in the name of political comity. When your own citizens can’t even live in their homes, because of persistent and unrelenting attacks, it is time to take out the trash.
Zero tolerance for Muslim terrorism, Islamofascism and Muslim supremacism. That is the policy that every western nation should adhere to.
Disgusting, but, unsurprising, that some Dhimmi-crat lackey sympathetic to Muslim terrorists would leak the IDF’s battle plans. These reprobates are evil traitors to the U.S. and to our allies.
Blinkin comes to mind
One of a gazillion potential suspects. There is no shortage of Muslim and non-Muslim sympathizers, whitewashers and enablers of, Islamofascism and Muslim supremacism/terrorism, in the Biden-Harris Administration, DoD, State Department, CIA, etc.
It is now time to stop all US funding to Israel.
Israel, by their actions, risks a world war that could actually destroy the entire world.
The USA number one concern is the protection of the USA!
Israel is a loose cannon, which the USA should drop like a hot potato,
Is that you JR
.And what do you propose that Israel should do in the face of constant rocket barrage and the Hezbollah plan to invade the Gallile? Lay down until destroyed?
You farcically and contemptibly posit that Israel is the alleged threat to world peace, but, not unfettered, unrelenting and rabid Muslim terrorism, supremacism and genocidal Islamofascism.
Your perspective and moral scales are totally warped.
Next, Israel must take out Irans nuclear capabilities
There will be no better time
Doing the jobs Americans won’t do. 👍
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