BEIRUT: Lebanon faces what officials described as “one of the most dangerous moments in recent memory” after Hezbollah launched attacks on Israeli forces from areas both south and north of the Litani River, triggering a renewed Israeli air and ground campaign. Announcing its ground incursion into southern Lebanon, Israel said it aims to establish what it called a permanent “security zone” along the border. The exact depth of the proposed zone remains unclear, but its humanitarian cost is already emerging.

The operation may aim to establish a control zone extending as far as the Litani River, which runs four to 30 kilometers from the demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel, or…

BEIRUT: Lebanon faces what officials described as “one of the most dangerous moments in recent memory” after Hezbollah launched attacks on Israeli forces from areas both south and…

The BBC sees troops and tanks massing near the border, as speculation mounts that Israel is planning a full-scale ground invasion to fight Hezbollah.