Published 29 September 2024 at 11.38
Foreign. According to two US officials, a small-scale ground invasion or so-called «frontier movement» against Hezbollah positions on the Lebanese border has begun or is imminent. The aim is to knock out Hezbollah defenses located right on the border with Israel, reports ABC.
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However, it seems that Israel has not yet taken a definitive decision on a full-scale ground operation.
According to the officials, Israel is prepared for such an offensive, but if carried out, its scope will likely be limited.
The primary objective is to meet the promise to the Israeli residents of northern Israel, where tens of thousands have been forced to leave their homes.
For them to be able to return, according to the officials, it is not enough to eliminate Hezbollah's leaders, but the threat must be neutralized more extensively.
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U.S. officials were given only minutes' warning before Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a targeted attack on Friday.
Reports that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was upset when Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant informed him about Nasrallah's death was explained by the fact that the US is taking great risks for the sake of Israel in the region and that it had not been given enough time to prepare for possible hostile reactions, ABC reports.