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Live Updates: Israel poised to launch Lebanon ground invasion, first in 18 years

Rosaleen Carroll Adam Lucente
Rosaleen Carroll , Adam Lucente
Sep 27, 2024
An Israeli tank drives to a position in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on September 29, 2024. Israel said on September 29, it killed another senior Hezbollah official in an air strike after dealing the Iran-backed group a seismic blow by assassinating its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)
An Israeli tank drives to a position in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on September 29, 2024. Israel said on September 29, it killed another senior Hezbollah official in an air strike after dealing the Iran-backed group a seismic blow by assassinating its leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

Israel is preparing for a limited ground invasion in southern Lebanon, as Israeli airstrikes throughout the country continued through Monday.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday that "the next stage of the war against Hezbollah will begin soon." While the Washington Post, citing a US official, reported that Israel has informed the US that a ground operation is imminent.

The Pentagon on Monday told reporters that the US will be sending additional reinforcements to the Middle East, including a "few thousand" troops, F-15E, F-16 and F-22 fighter jets, to enhance aerial defense capabilities for US troops in the region and Israel.

More than 1,000 people have been killed and over 6,000 injured by Israeli strikes in Lebanon since Sept. 16, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Within Lebanon, 200,000 people are displaced, while over 100,000 people have fled to Syria.

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