Israel’s military said it was bolstering the number of troops carrying out what it calls limited raids against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, as the Lebanese army said the Israelis had breached the Blue Line,

Israel’s military said its forces had begun crossing over the Lebanon border to target Hezbollah infrastructure in villages close to the Israel-Lebanon border.

Israel has sent more troops into Lebanon after a night of escalation brought the Middle East a step closer to war.