Israel's army enters Lebanon:“Violent fighting”

Israel launched ground operations in Lebanon on Monday evening.The UN and the United States are calling for a ceasefire.Tel Aviv:“Limited raids”.

The Israeli army he entered the soil of Lebanon, to conduct, as stated by Tel Aviv, "limited, localized and targeted land raids".The news was released on the evening of Monday 30 September first from the United States, via State Department spokesman Matthew Miller:“We have been informed – he declared – of the fact that Israel is currently conducting operations which it claims are limited to Hezbollah's infrastructure located near the border".

Israel deploys air force and artillery in support of ground troops

A few hours later, the armed forces of the Jewish nation confirmed the news, specifying that he had also deployed aeronautics And the artillery in support of ground troops.One of the raids it would also have struck a refugee camp in Sidon, on Lebanese territory, as stated by Palestinian sources.The same Israeli army he then added that everything would take place "following a methodical plan established by the general staff, on which the soldiers have trained and prepared in recent months.We will do whatever is necessary to defend our citizens and to allow those who live in the northern regions of Israel to be able to return to their homes."

In the night, an order of evacuation was sent to the inhabitants of the southern suburbs of the capital of Lebanon, Beirut.Upon the announcement of the start of ground operations by Israel, the Lebanese army announced that it had established a "closed military zone" in the border areas and that it had set up a “repositioning and regrouping of troops”.

The Lebanese army "repositions", evacuation orders to Beirut

The local broadcaster al-Manar, close to Hezbollah, reported shortly after "Zionist artillery shots" near the villages of Wazzani, in the valley of Khiam, Alma al-Shaab And Naqoura.The news was also confirmed by the Lebanese news agency Ani.

In the early hours of Tuesday, the Israeli army spoke of “violent fighting” in southern Lebanon, and urged residents not to travel in vehicles, after accusing Hezbollah of using civilians like human shields.The Lebanese group instead declared that it had counterattacked hitting Israeli soldiers near Metula.

UN blue helmets immobilized, Guterres against "any sort of invasion"

Already since Monday evening, the escalation and the continuous, heavy bombings led by Israel also forced the UN blue helmets present in the area to stop their activities.The over ten thousand soldiers of Unifil (the United Nations Interposition Force in Lebanon) have in fact explained that they are no longer able to patrol the area, due to the incessant air raids, so violent that “prevent any movement”.

For his part, the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, he immediately reacted declaring himself against “any sort of land invasion”, once again launching an appeal for de-escalation and a cease-fire and reiterating its concern for the “humanitarian consequences” of Israel's military operations in Lebanon.

Even the president of the United States Joe Biden, although warned of the decisions taken by Tel Aviv, expressed his opposition:“I agree on the need for stop.At this moment we need a ceasefire,” he explained.