Middle East | Israel has reportedly started “limited ground operations” on the Lebanese side

of Israel the soldiers are said to be conducting “limited operations” on the Lebanese side late Monday evening Finnish time. Several international media and news agencies report on the matter.

The Lebanese army says it is moving its forces away from Lebanon’s southern border.

Both the Lebanese state news agency and the channels of the extremist organization Hezbollah reported artillery fire in the border areas, the news agency, AFP, says.

The US State Department said on Monday that Israel had informed it that it intended to carry out limited operations in Lebanon. They were said to target Hezbollah’s infrastructure in Lebanon.

Israel warned earlier on Monday that it could send ground troops to fight Hezbollah.

“We use all possible means from the air, sea and land,” Israel’s defense minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday.

On Monday, Israel also declared part of its northern border a military zone.

According to the Israeli army, the areas of Metula, Misgav Ami and Kfar Gilad located in northern Israel were isolated and declared military zones. Access to the area is prohibited according to the Israeli army.

Before notification New York Times reported that Israeli reservists had gathered in northern Israel near the Lebanese border.

According to a Lebanese military source who spoke to AFP, the Lebanese army also began deploying and regrouping near the Israeli border.

A full-scale Israeli ground attack on Lebanon has recently started to be considered even more likely.

The Washington Post – magazine reported that a US official, who remained anonymous, said that the Israeli attack this time would be smaller than Israel’s attack against the extremist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006.

Situation The Middle East escalated further after Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah died in an attack carried out by Israel on Friday.

Nasrallah’s killing was described as a “massive escalation and significant provocation”.

Iran supports the extremist organization Hezbollah, which operates from Lebanon.

There is a border zone on the border between Israel and Lebanon, from where Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging fire for about a year.