Tanks Repulsed in Lebanon: Invasion Stalls On Second Day

Israel’s invasion of Lebanon may not go well. Just pushing Hezbollah to the Litani River will be tough due to varied and difficult terrain and hardened Hezbollah fighters. Hezbollah can operate defensively despite losing several leaders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2WDpMPalP0

Israel launches ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon

“Israel began a “limited” ground operation in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, in a significant escalation of its conflict against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a post on X that they were conducting “localized and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure” in villages close to the Israel-Lebanon border.

The decision to send troops into Lebanon begins a new phase of the conflict, and comes after intense Israeli bombing that on Friday killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike in southern Beirut. It came in response to Hezbollah’s campaign of cross-border strikes on Israel, which began a day after its Palestinian ally Hamas staged its deadly Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/israel-ground-operation-hezbollah-lebanon/

The Israeli attacks in Lebanon could lead to the wider war we’ve been fearing

“A diplomatic solution, perhaps one in which Hezbollah agrees to remove its positions close to Lebanon’s southern border, is certainly possible. That would allow Israelis to move back to their homes in the north. Whatever the outcome, however, Israel will likely not be able to eliminate Hezbollah, just as it has failed at eliminating Hamas. And continued aggression could lead to more extreme outcomes in the future.”

https://www.vox.com/israel/373428/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-hamas-gaza

What to know about the heavy exchange of fire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah

“Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Sunday launched their heaviest exchange of fire after months of strikes and counterstrikes that have raised fears of an all-out war.

By mid-morning, the exchange of fire had ended, with both sides saying they had only aimed at military targets. The Israeli strikes killed three militants in Lebanon, and Israel’s military said a soldier was killed by either an interceptor of incoming fire or shrapnel from one. But the situation remained tense.”

“Israel said around 100 warplanes launched airstrikes targeting thousands of rocket launchers across southern Lebanon to thwart an imminent Hezbollah attack. Hezbollah said it launched hundreds of rockets and drones aimed at military bases and missile defense positions in northern Israel and the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.

Hezbollah called the attack an initial response to the targeted killing of one of its founding members and top commanders, Fouad Shukur, in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut last month. It said its military operations for Sunday were concluded, but Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said they will “reserve the right to respond at a later time” if the results of Sunday’s attack aimed at a military intelligence base near Tel Aviv aren’t sufficient.

Israel’s military said its intelligence base near Tel Aviv wasn’t hit. Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, an Israeli military spokesman, said an initial assessment showed “very little damage” in Israel.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/25/fire-israel-lebanons-hezbollah-explain-00176290