Earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began "limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets."

Israel is engaged in “intense fighting” with Hezbollah inside southern Lebanon after sending troops across the border as part of a major assault, the military have said.Israel announced overnight that it had launched “targeted” raids on Hezbollah positions on the border with southern Lebanon,

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.