An Israeli ground operation targeting Hezbollah forces in Lebanon recalls previous wars and raises fears of worse to come.
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Israel and Hezbollah troops were fighting at close range in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, after Israel launched a ground invasion earlier in the week.
Israel said eight of its soldiers had been killed in the first day and a half of combat in Lebanon, a relatively high toll compared with the daily losses the military has taken in the war against Hamas in Gaza.
Fighting in southern Lebanon
Sources: Israeli military, United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon, OpenStreetMap
By The New York Times
The goal of the invasion, Israel said, is to stop Hezbollah rocket attacks on northern Israel so that citizens can return home after nearly a year of cross-border strikes.
Here’s a look at Israeli and Hezbollah’s forces, and their history.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Why are they fighting?
- How strong is Israel’s military?
- How strong is Hezbollah’s military?
- What’s the history?
Why are they fighting?
Israel and Hezbollah have a long history of conflict dating to the 1980s. The most recent round of fighting began in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks led by Hamas, which killed an estimated 1,200 people in Israel and set off a devastating war in the Gaza Strip.
Where the 2006 War Was Fought
Sources: UNOSAT, Harvard Geospatial Library
By The New York Times
