Israel’s military forces crossed the border into southern Lebanon on Monday to conduct what its military described as “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
Follow here for live coverage"A few hours ago, the IDF began limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon," Israeli officials said in a statement.
Israeli soldiers spent roughly a week southern Lebanon pushing the PLO north of Lebanon's Litani River.
Israel then invaded southern Lebanon in 1982, once again chasing after Palestinian Liberation Organization fighters that had made the country a base.
Within Lebanon, Hezbollah is also a political party with seats in the country's parliament and provides social services to civilians.
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