Intense Israeli Shelling Precedes the Ground invasion into Southern Lebanon

Israeli tanks at an undisclosed location in northern Israel make their way into southern Lebanon during ground operations on October 1, 2024. Israel says it is a US-backed "limited ground operation" to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure inside southern Lebanon so Hezbollah is unable to mount an October 7-style cross border attack on northern Israel. Photo by Jim Hollander/UPI