Israel gears up for Lebanon invasion after killing Hezbollah leader

The situation between Israel and Lebanon remains tense. According to the "Wall Street Journal," the Israeli military is increasingly preparing for a "potential ground invasion" of its northern neighbor. The newspaper reported that the attack "could start as early as this week."

The "Wall Street Journal" writes that Israeli special forces conducted reconnaissance missions in southern Lebanon over the past few weeks. Agents checked, among other things, information about Hezbollah tunnels that are said to be located near the Israeli border.

According to Wall Street Journal's interview with former Israeli officer Amir Avivi, an Israeli ground invasion of southern Lebanon is inevitable, and special forces activities are always part of the preparations for such operations"

In his opinion, the only question remains as to how far into Lebanon Israeli troops will advance and how long they will stay there.

The "Wall Street Journal" notes that Israel's intentions are not being tempered even by "strong pressure from the White House," which fears an escalation of the conflict in the region.

The newspaper recalls that the government in Tel Aviv is also under pressure from voices within Israel itself, which argue that a "buffer zone" should be established on the border with Lebanon. This would increase the safety of northern Israeli residents, who are most vulnerable to Hezbollah attacks.

On Friday afternoon, Israeli forces carried out an airstrike on downtown Beirut. In the attack, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed. Israel announced that it had killed almost all of the top commanders of this organization and eliminated a large part of its combat capability.

- Killing Nasrallah is an important step, but it's not everything; we will use all the capabilities at our disposal - Defense Minister Yoav Galant announced on Monday.