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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

Israeli military deploys fourth division in Lebanon ground offensive

Blue sky can be seen through a hole in a ruined building
A damaged building after an Israeli airstrike in the Dahiyeh district in Beirut. Photograph: Wael Hamzeh/EPA

Israel has said it is expanding its ground operation in Lebanon with the deployment of a fourth division after another night of intense airstrikes across the south and east of the country.

The reservist 146th division was sent to southern Lebanon overnight, hours after Israel announced the mobilisation of a third standing division, meaning the number of troops on the ground is now likely to number 15,000.

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