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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nimo Omer

Tuesday briefing: What we know so far about Israel’s overnight ‘ground operation’ in Lebanon

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburb early on October 1, 2024.
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburb early on October 1, 2024. Photograph: Fadel Itani/AFP/Getty Images

Good morning.

Overnight, Israel began what it called a “limited, localised and targeted” ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. After launching what is (according to the UNHCR) the most intense attack on the country since 2006, the question arises: how much bigger does this conflict need to get before it is officially designated a “full-blown” regional war?

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