The Israeli Army (IDF) has launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon. According to the Military News UA profile on platform X, M109A5 Doher self-propelled howitzers participate in the attack. This weapon has not been used for years and significantly lags behind modern counterparts,

The Israeli army (IDF) has launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon. According to the Military News UA profile on platform X, M109A5 Doher self-propelled howitzers also participate in the attack.

The incursion, described by Israel as “limited” and “targeted,” follows weeks of stepped-up attacks against the militant group and the killing of its longtime leader.

Israel has launched a ground operation across its northern border into Lebanon targeting the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, opening a new and dangerous phase in almost a year of war.

Handout footage from the Israeli army said to show the 98th Division preparing for a ground operation in Lebanon. NBC News has not independently verified the video.

Lebanon's PM says the country faces one of its "most dangerous phases", as Israel announces "limited, localised, and targeted ground raids" against Hezbollah.

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 northern neighbor’s territory in nearly two decades.

Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah militants and opening a new front in a yearlong war against its Iranian-backed adversaries.

The Israeli military has launched what it called a "limited, localized" ground offensive in southern Lebanon against the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.