#Inside #Israel’s #Combat #Zone in #Southern #Lebanon: #Face-to-Face with #Hezbollah

As Israel’s ground invasion into southern Lebanon intensifies, Israeli troops have crossed the ceasefire line into hostile territory. The ceasefire, once a fragile line between Israel and Hezbollah, is now in tatters. Ten days into this operation, Israeli forces are engaged in fierce combat with Hezbollah fighters, targeting weapons stockpiles and infrastructure in “limited, localized, targeted raids.“ Colonel Yaniv Malka, leading the brigade on the ground, describes hand-to-hand combat within a bombed-out village, just miles into Lebanon. Soldiers are discovering caches of weapons hidden in civilian homes: mortars, anti-tank missiles, and night-vision equipment. Israeli forces claim these arms were intended for a major cross-border attack, similar to the Hamas assault on Israel last year. Amnesty International has criticized Israel’s evacuation warnings as inadequate, raising concerns about the humanitarian toll of the conflict. Nevertheless, the Israeli military insists Hezbollah