Israel's military says its troops have begun "limited and targeted ground operations" against the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
The military said operations had targeted "key Hezbollah strongholds" in recent days with the aim of strengthening the defence of Israeli border communities.
Israeli fighter jets have continued to strike towns and villages across southern Lebanon. State media say seven people, including two paramedics, were killed on Monday.
In Israel, sirens sounded in response to Hezbollah missile and rocket fire, but no casualties were reported.
Lebanon was pulled into the conflict between Israel, the US and Iran two weeks ago when Hezbollah launched rockets and drones into Israel in retaliation for the assassination of Iran's supreme leader and repeated Israeli strikes since a ceasefire ended their last war in 2024.
