The officials urged caution and stressed the need for diplomacy. But the timing was right for such a military shift, they concluded.

The boots on the ground represent a new front in the conflict between Lebanon and Israel, and could signal an all-out war.

Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah militants and opening a new front in the war.

The sounds of airstrikes were heard throughout Beirut and smoke rose from the capital’s southern suburbs shortly after Israel ...

In a brief announcement Monday night, Israel said it was striking Hezbollah targets in areas close to the Israeli border, and ...

Israeli ground forces moved into southern Lebanon, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah and ...

It was not clear if Israel had made a final decision on a broader operation. The Israeli military did not comment.

"Fatah Sharif Abu al-Amine, the leader of Hamas… in Lebanon and member of the movement's leadership abroad" was killed in an ...

Here’s what to know about Israel’s incipient Third Lebanon War. The first few decades of Israel’s existence saw it fight ...

A U.N. human rights group confirmed Hamas’ leader in Lebanon recently killed by Israeli strikes was their employee.