•Israel said its troops had launched raids inside Lebanon, starting its widely expected ground operations after two weeks of devastating air strikes against Hezbollah’s command structure and weapons sites.
•Lebanon’s Army has historically stayed on the sidelines of major conflicts with Israel.
•Hezbollah said it had targeted Israeli troops across the border in Metula twice with artillery and rocket fire but made no mention of Israel’s launch of ground operations into Lebanon.
•On 27 September 2024, Israel attack resulted in assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an air-strike in Beirut.
•Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, with seats in the Lebanese government, a radio and a satellite TV station, social services and large-scale military deployment of fighters beyond Lebanon’s borders.