The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that regular infantry and armor units were joining what it described as its limited and localized ground operations in southern Lebanon.
This comes after Israel said on Tuesday that commando and paratrooper units had crossed the border in a ground operation in Lebanon, according to Reuters.
The military said special forces had been conducting ground raids on Hezbollah terror targets across the border for months in which tunnels and weapons were found under homes.
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The Israeli military said regular infantry and armored units are joining what it has called its limited and localized ground operations in southern Lebanon. (IDF)
The infantry and armored troops of the 36th Division include the Golani Brigade, the 188th Armored Brigade and the 6th Infantry Brigade.
The military adds these troops imply that ground operation in Lebanon have exceeded limited commando raids.
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The infantry and armored troops of the 36th Division include the Golani Brigade, the 188th Armored Brigade and the 6th Infantry Brigade. (IDF)
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The ground operation is largely designed to destroy tunnels and other infrastructure on the Israel-Lebanon border, according to Israel’s military, adding that there were no plans to expand the operation to target Beirut or major cities in southern Lebanon.
Reuters contributed to this report.