SEPTEMBER 30: Israeli tanks and APC's gather by the Israeli - Lebanese border on September 30, 2024. Amid Israel's escalating campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, speculation continues over a possible ground offensive. Last week, Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said Israel's recent airstrikes were designed to "prepare the ground for your possible entry and to continue degrading Hezbollah." (Photo by Erik Marmor/Getty Images)

The Israeli military has announced the launch of “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Sources have claimed that Israel has opted for a “limited” incursion in Lebanon, as opposed to a major ground offensive, at the request of the US.

The IDF has published footage showing its troops preparing for what it called “limited, localized, targeted operations” inside Lebanon claiming it will “continue fighting to achieve all goals of the war including dismantling Hamas, bringing our hostages back home and restoring security in northern Israel.”

RT reports: The move comes after two weeks of bombing by the Jewish state that killed over one thousand people and displaced one million more.

During the bombing campaign, the IDF killed several senior Hezbollah members, including the group’s long-time leader, Hassan Nasrallah. A rumored Israeli operation to simultaneously explode communications devices belonging to members of the militant group also reportedly killed children as well as its intended targets. 

The goal of the IDF ‘incursion’ is to ensure the safety of citizens living in the northern part of Israel. West Jerusalem has claimed. Hezbollah has been launching barrages of rockets into Israel in what it had said was an act of solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.

The IDF occupied parts of southern Lebanon from 1982 to 2000 in what became known as the First Lebanon War in Israel.

Israel invaded Lebanon again in 2006, which resulted in a 34-day conflict with Hezbollah.