Jerusalem, 1/10: The Israeli military began a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, targeting what it said early Tuesday was Hezbollah military infrastructure in villages close to the Israel-Lebanon border, the first such incursion by Israel into its norther neighbour’s territory.
Israeli leaders approved the plans late Monday night to send in troops, according to three Israeli officials. And in a statement issued shortly before 2 am Tuesday, the military said Israeli troops had begun crossing the border in order to target .