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Eyal Zamir

Eyal Zamir

Chief of the General Staff, Israel Defense Forces

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Israel prepares largest Lebanon ground invasion since 2006 as Hezbollah front escalates

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Directing force buildup on northern front; says campaign will not be short

Israel has not sent a full ground force into Lebanon since 2006. That is about to change. Israeli officials disclosed plans on March 14 to seize the entire area south of the Litani River—roughly 850 square kilometers of southern Lebanon—using three armored and infantry divisions already positioned on the border. Limited incursions into towns like Kfar Kila and Khiam are already underway.

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