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Israel Deploys Troops in Southern Lebanon Amid Reports of Imminent Iranian Missile Attack

Israel Deploys Troops in Southern Lebanon Amid Reports of Imminent Iranian Missile Attack

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Israel has launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon, targeting the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah, in an effort to eliminate the threat of a potential incursion. The operation is described as "limited, localized, and focused" by the Israeli army, and has largely avoided direct clashes with Hezbollah forces. However, there have been reports of "heavy fighting" between the two sides. The operation is part of a broader conflict between Israel and Iran, with the US warning of "severe consequences" if Iran launches a ballistic missile attack on Israel.

Stephane Dujarric
United Nations
1. An all-out war must be avoided in Lebanon at all costs.
Israel Defense Forces
1. Israeli airforce and IDF artillery are supporting ground forces with precise strikes on military targets in the area.
Ehud Olmert
1. From day one, I made a very clear order: 'We are not going to get stuck inside Lebanon as we were in the past for 18 years,'
2. It will be tough, it will be difficult, and it will be bloody for all sides.
3. They have more weapons, they have more missiles. We have the capacity and the weapons that can match it.
Daniel Hagari
Israel Defense Forces
1. We are at peak readiness on both offence and defence.
2. A short while ago, our American allies updated us that they identify preparations by Iran for imminent missile fire at the State of Israel. We've dealt with this threat in the past, and we'll deal with it now.
3. We are on high alert alongside our partners in the United States, our ally, and are closely monitoring developments in Iran.
4. Hezbollah planned to invade Israel, attack Israeli communities and massacre innocent men, women and children.
Lebanese Ministry of Health
1. Israeli enemy strikes in the past 24 hours... killed 95 people and injured 172.
Hezbollah
1. We are focusing in the area of those villages, the area next to our border. We will do in this area what is necessary to dismantle and demolish Hezbollah's infrastructure.
Naim Qassem
Hezbollah
1. Killing Nasrallah and the attacks upon their beepers and walkie-talkies of last week … has left them weak, but they're still armed and they're still dangerous. We need to push them back, at least to the Litani River [in southern Lebanon], maybe further.
António Guterres
United Nations
1. An all-out war must be avoided in Lebanon at all costs, and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon must be respected.

Israel Deploys Troops in Southern Lebanon Amid Reports of Imminent Iranian Missile Attack

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