Finally, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to invade southern Lebanon by land with a “selective and delimited” incursion of its Armed Forces while carrying out an intense bombing campaign against the infrastructure of the Shiite party-militia Hezbollah. The Lebanese organization, considered terrorist by the United States, has denied that Israel has invaded any part of its territory and has indicated that There was no “direct confrontation” between its fighters and Israeli forces
Israel has not wanted to heed the United States’ request to avoid a frontal war against its Lebanese enemy. However, the White House has said it was aware of this war operation and has sent 3,000 additional soldiers to the region while maintaining an aircraft carrier to ensure the safety of its and Israel’s troops. Several countries are chartering flights to take their compatriots out of Lebanon. Damascus, the capital of Syria, was also attacked during the early hours of the morning in an operation in which three people were killed.