Recently, the conflict between Lebanon and Israel has been escalating. For the latest situation in Lebanon and Israel, look at the latest report sent back by the reporter of the main station in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
Reporter Ci Xiaoning: The Israel Defense Forces issued a statement on the morning of October 1 local time, calling on Lebanon civilians not to drive to areas south of the Litani River until the Israeli army issued a new notice. According to the Lebanon state news agency, a large number of people in southern Lebanon were quickly evacuated. On the night of 30 September, the Israel military also announced that three areas in the north close to Lebanon would be designated as "military exclusion zones." Israel then attacked several areas associated with the "military exclusion zone". Allah fought back.
The Lebanese army has denied withdrawing from its positions on the temporary Lebanese-Israeli border
Reporter Ci Xiaoning: Media reports related to Lebanon's Allah Party say that the Lebanon army is withdrawing from outposts in the border area. The Lebanon military denied this. Furthermore, according to the Lebanon National News Agency, the spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon also denied rumours that UNIFIL had informed the Lebanon army to withdraw from some border posts at Israel's request.
Prime Minister Lebanon: Lebanon is facing one of the most dangerous phases in its history
Reporter Ci Xiaoning: On the morning of the 1st local time, Prime Minister Mikati of the caretaker government of Lebanon met with representatives of various UN agencies. Mikati stressed that Lebanon is facing the most dangerous moment in its history, with more than 1 million people already displaced, and that the caretaker government of Lebanon is grateful for the assistance of UN agencies.
The Israeli army released more details of the ground operation
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued a statement in the early hours of October 1 saying that Israeli forces had begun a "limited ground operation" against Allah targets in the southern border area of Lebanon. For the latest situation, let's take a look at the latest report sent back by the reporter of the main station in Jerusalem.
The Israeli army sends troops that are good at airborne and special operations
Li Chao: On the morning of October 1, local time, the Israel Defense Forces announced more details of the Israeli army's ground military operations in Lebanon, and the Israeli army said that the operation from the night of the 30th to the early morning of the 1st was mainly carried out by the paratrooper brigade, assault brigade and armored brigade of the Israeli 98th Division, which had been preparing for several months before the operation. According to public information, the 98th Division of the Israel Defense Forces is one of the elite units of the Israeli army, and participated in Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip for several months after the new round of large-scale Palestinian-Israeli conflict after October 7 last year. This unit also participated in the two Lebanon wars in the 80s of the 20th century and 2006, and is good at intelligence gathering, airborne operations and special operations, especially strikes against high-value targets deep in the enemy, and the current dispatch of this force to carry out operations in Lebanon also confirms the Israeli army's statement that military operations at this stage are "limited and precise".
Li Chao: It is worth noting that the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement on the morning of October 1 local time, calling on Lebanon civilians not to drive to areas south of the Litani River until the Israeli army issued a new notice. In accordance with United Nations Security Council resolution 1701, adopted in August 2006, there should be no armed personnel, assets or weapons other than those deployed by the Government of Lebanon and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon in the area between the Lebanese-Israeli interim border, the Blue Line and the Litani River.
Israeli forces are conducting military operations on several fronts at the same time
Reporter Li Chao: On the night of September 30 local time, the Israel military also announced that it would designate three areas in the north close to Lebanon as "military restricted zones." From the analysis of these phenomena, the Israeli army's military operations will continue for at least some time, and more Israel troops may enter Lebanon in the coming period. At the same time, Israel has carried out several rounds of strikes on the Gaza Strip, Syria and other places, and now Israel has shown a state of multi-front warfare.
Expert analysis丨Israel's multiple means are superimposed to exert maximum pressure on Lebanese Allah
Why is Israel's ground offensive against Lebanon defined as "limited"? What are the targets of the "limited strike"? Let's take a look at the interpretation of special commentator Su Xiaohui.
Israel has used multiple means to exert maximum pressure on Allah
Special Commentator Su Xiaohui: Israel has begun a ground offensive on Lebanon territory, and although it is defined as a "limited operation", it is clear that Israel's goal is to exert maximum pressure on Lebanon's Allah Party. Recently, we have noted a sudden escalation in the crackdown on Allah, with a variety of means working together. Israel is designed to abruptly increase pressure on Lebanon's Allah party through a series of actions to force Allah to compromise. This follows a series of explosions of communications equipment in Lebanon territory, although Israel did not claim them, but stressed that the incidents caused casualties to Lebanon Allah forces, and then Israel was killed in an attack on Allah headquarters and senior Allah leaders, including leader Nasrallah, in the Beirut area. Israel emphasized its achievements, and recently Israel announced that the relevant operations were not terminated, but still preparing for a ground offensive and pressing the border. Now the ground offensive has begun.
Israel fears that a large-scale ground offensive will outweigh the costs
Su Xiaohui, Special Commentator: But at the same time, we observe that Israel defines the operation as a "limited operation", and is also worried that if it launches a large-scale operation, it may eventually outweigh the losses, and we are also evaluating the effectiveness of the operation and the challenges that may arise. When it comes to Israel's goals, the Israeli side now defines it as a precise strike, especially against some Allah targets in the Lebanese-Israeli temporary border area, hoping to achieve the expectation of weakening Allah through ground operations. But Israel also sees that the situation may change, and in the second Lebanon war in 2006, Israel also suffered losses, and then it is also learning lessons.
Special Commentator Su Xiaohui: So now Israel sees that since Allah does not have air supremacy, the air strikes will serve Israel's targets to some extent, but to conduct ground operations, after the ground offensive starts, there may be uncertainty about entering Lebanon. In particular, the West has repeatedly pointed out that since Allah is familiar with the terrain and has some unique advantages in ground operations, it must be considered for Israel. So now Israel is in the ground operation, of course, hoping to force Allah to compromise immediately, but whether to quickly push the front forward in the next stage, from Israel's point of view, is still assessing the risks and possible prospects.