Hundreds of residents of tiny Ain Ebel in southern Lebanon heeded the Israeli military’s warning to flee. Many sought shelter in a nearby monastery.

For the past few days, there was a feeling in Lebanon that an Israeli ground invasion into the country’s south was almost inevitable as Israel indicated its campaign against Hezbollah would not stop with the killing of Hassan Nasrallah,

In its earlier invasions, Israel said its aim was to secure its northern frontier and stop cross-border attacks, but it achieved less decisive results than military planners and political leaders intended.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it started “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” in Lebanon on.The raids targeted “Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern” Lebanese villages and started late on September 30,