Israel launched small ground raids Monday against Hezbollah, officials said, and it declared three of its northern communities as a "closed military zone,” which seemed to signal that more forces may soon be sent into Lebanon to fight the Iran-backed militants. U.S. State Department...

Israel carrying out 'targeted ground raids' on villages close to border

State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Israel informed the US about the raids.

The Israeli military said Tuesday troops have started "targeted ground raids" in villages of southern Lebanon.

State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Israel informed the US about the raids.

As a prelude to the ground offensive, the IDF declared closed military zones at the northern border communities of Metula, Misgav Am and Kfar Giladi.

The Israeli military says it has begun a “limited, localized” operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.

Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Israel's limited ground incursion into Lebanon could begin "imminently," according to the U.S. State Department, as Lebanese media reported airstrikes on Hezbollah sites in Beirut's southern suburb, known as Dahiyeh.

Israel's widely expected ground invasion of Lebanon appear to be getting underway as its military said troops had begun 'limited' raids against Hezbollah targets in the border area.

Hezbollah said it "targeted" Israeli troops carrying out "movements" near the Lebanese border Tuesday, with a source close to the group saying the soldiers were "right on the border" as fears of an incursion grow.

JERUSALEM—The first apparent Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict leveled an apartment building early Monday. It came after Israel hit targets across Lebanon and killed dozens of people, as Hezbollah sustained heavy blows to its command structure, including the killing of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah.…

Hundreds of tanks were pictured on the northern border as fears of all-out regional war surges.

Israel conducts strikes on Beirut, vows to fight Hezbollah despite international calls for de-escalation.

Hezbollah ready for any Israel ground offensive, says deputy

At least seven senior Hezbollah leaders, including Hassan Nasrallah, were killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon in a little over a week.

The first apparent Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict leveled an apartment building early Monday, hours after Israel hit targets across Lebanon.