Israel’s military chief has said the country is preparing for a possible ground assault in Lebanon as the army said it was calling up two brigades of reservists and a deadly aerial bombardment of Lebanon continued for a third day.
The latest wave of air strikes was aimed at “preparing the ground for your possible entry”, Herzi Halevi told soldiers in northern Israel on Wednesday, in the most explicit reference to a potential ground operation against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah since the Israeli air force on Monday dramatically stepped up air attacks.
