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On 1 October 2024, Israel began an invasion of Lebanon as part of the [[2024 Israel–Hezbollah war]] and the [[Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)|Israel–Hezbollah conflict]], results of the [[Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war|spillover]] of the [[Gaza war]]. It began after [[Hezbollah]] faced a series of setbacks in September 2024 that degraded its capabilities[{{Cite news |title=After the decapitation of Hizbullah, Iran could race for a nuclear bomb |url=https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/09/30/iran-could-race-for-the-bomb-after-the-decapitation-of-hizbullah |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001001703/https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/09/30/iran-could-race-for-the-bomb-after-the-decapitation-of-hizbullah |archive-date=1 October 2024 |access-date=1 October 2024 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}][{{Cite web |last=Ibish |first=Hussein |date=30 September 2024 |title=Hezbollah Got Caught in Its Own Trap |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/09/hezbollah-got-caught-its-own-trap/680076/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001002041/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/09/hezbollah-got-caught-its-own-trap/680076/ |archive-date=1 October 2024 |access-date=1 October 2024 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}] and eliminated most of its leadership;[{{Cite news |last1=Mackenzie |first1=James |last2=Gebeily |first2=Maya |last3=Lubell |first3=Maayan |date=1 October 2024 |title=Israel says it's raiding Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, group fires at Israel |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-has-begun-limited-raids-against-hezbollah-targets-border-area-2024-09-30/ |work=Reuters}}][{{Cite news |last1=Nakhoul |first1=Samia |last2=Hafezi |first2=Parisa |last3=Lubell |first3=Maayan |date=29 September 2024 |title=Nasrallah's killing reveals depth of Israel's penetration of Hezbollah |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/nasrallahs-killing-reveals-depth-israels-penetration-hezbollah-2024-09-28/ |work=Reuters}}] beginning with the [[2024 Lebanon pager explosions|pager explosions]],[{{Cite web |last1=Lidman |first1=Melanie |last2=Mroue |first2=Bassem |last3=Hatoum |first3=Bassam |date=23 September 2024 |title=Israeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon's deadliest day of conflict since 2006 |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-lebanon-hezbollah-e3ca9c83642056f962fdf76319e3b8de |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924060908/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-lebanon-hezbollah-e3ca9c83642056f962fdf76319e3b8de |archive-date=24 September 2024 |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=Associated Press}}][{{Cite web |last=El Deeb |first=Sarah |date=20 September 2024 |title=Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted list |url=https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-mideast-tensions-attack-8ec89de2b117b52e2c09b19155e35d13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929181149/https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-mideast-tensions-attack-8ec89de2b117b52e2c09b19155e35d13 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |access-date=30 September 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}] followed by an [[September 2024 Lebanon strikes|Israeli aerial bombing campaign]] targeting Hezbollah throughout Lebanon,[{{Cite news |last=Stroul |first=Dana |date=23 September 2024 |title=Israel and Hezbollah Are Escalating Toward Catastrophe |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israel-and-hezbollah-are-escalating-toward-catastrophe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005002526/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israel-and-hezbollah-are-escalating-toward-catastrophe |archive-date=5 October 2024 |access-date=29 September 2024 |work=Foreign Affairs |language=en-US |issn=0015-7120}}] killing over 800 and injuring at least 5,000 in a week, and culminating in the 27 September [[Assassination of Hassan Nasrallah|assassination]] of Hezbollah leader [[Hassan Nasrallah]].[{{Cite web |date=28 September 2024 |title=Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike |url=https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-28-september-2024-c4751957433ff944c4eb06027885a973 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928081831/https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-28-september-2024-c4751957433ff944c4eb06027885a973 |archive-date=28 September 2024 |access-date=28 September 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}][{{Cite news |last1=Mroue |first1=Bassem |last2=Lidman |first2=Melanie |date=28 September 2024 |title=Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/28/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-28-september-2024/c19a099a-7d69-11ef-980d-341a84fdff8f_story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003161108/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/28/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-28-september-2024/c19a099a-7d69-11ef-980d-341a84fdff8f_story.html |archive-date=3 October 2024 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On 1 October 2024, Israel began an invasion of Lebanon as part of the [[Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)|Israel–Hezbollah conflict]], results of the [[Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war|spillover]] of the [[Gaza war]]. It began after [[Hezbollah]] faced a series of setbacks in September 2024 that degraded its capabilities[{{Cite news |title=After the decapitation of Hizbullah, Iran could race for a nuclear bomb |url=https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/09/30/iran-could-race-for-the-bomb-after-the-decapitation-of-hizbullah |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001001703/https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/09/30/iran-could-race-for-the-bomb-after-the-decapitation-of-hizbullah |archive-date=1 October 2024 |access-date=1 October 2024 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}][{{Cite web |last=Ibish |first=Hussein |date=30 September 2024 |title=Hezbollah Got Caught in Its Own Trap |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/09/hezbollah-got-caught-its-own-trap/680076/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001002041/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/09/hezbollah-got-caught-its-own-trap/680076/ |archive-date=1 October 2024 |access-date=1 October 2024 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}] and eliminated most of its leadership;[{{Cite news |last1=Mackenzie |first1=James |last2=Gebeily |first2=Maya |last3=Lubell |first3=Maayan |date=1 October 2024 |title=Israel says it's raiding Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, group fires at Israel |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-has-begun-limited-raids-against-hezbollah-targets-border-area-2024-09-30/ |work=Reuters}}][{{Cite news |last1=Nakhoul |first1=Samia |last2=Hafezi |first2=Parisa |last3=Lubell |first3=Maayan |date=29 September 2024 |title=Nasrallah's killing reveals depth of Israel's penetration of Hezbollah |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/nasrallahs-killing-reveals-depth-israels-penetration-hezbollah-2024-09-28/ |work=Reuters}}] beginning with the [[2024 Lebanon pager explosions|pager explosions]],[{{Cite web |last1=Lidman |first1=Melanie |last2=Mroue |first2=Bassem |last3=Hatoum |first3=Bassam |date=23 September 2024 |title=Israeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon's deadliest day of conflict since 2006 |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-lebanon-hezbollah-e3ca9c83642056f962fdf76319e3b8de |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924060908/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-lebanon-hezbollah-e3ca9c83642056f962fdf76319e3b8de |archive-date=24 September 2024 |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=Associated Press}}][{{Cite web |last=El Deeb |first=Sarah |date=20 September 2024 |title=Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted list |url=https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-mideast-tensions-attack-8ec89de2b117b52e2c09b19155e35d13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929181149/https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-mideast-tensions-attack-8ec89de2b117b52e2c09b19155e35d13 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |access-date=30 September 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}] followed by an [[September 2024 Lebanon strikes|Israeli aerial bombing campaign]] targeting Hezbollah throughout Lebanon,[{{Cite news |last=Stroul |first=Dana |date=23 September 2024 |title=Israel and Hezbollah Are Escalating Toward Catastrophe |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israel-and-hezbollah-are-escalating-toward-catastrophe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005002526/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/israel-and-hezbollah-are-escalating-toward-catastrophe |archive-date=5 October 2024 |access-date=29 September 2024 |work=Foreign Affairs |language=en-US |issn=0015-7120}}] killing over 800 and injuring at least 5,000 in a week, and culminating in the 27 September [[Assassination of Hassan Nasrallah|assassination]] of Hezbollah leader [[Hassan Nasrallah]].[{{Cite web |date=28 September 2024 |title=Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike |url=https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-28-september-2024-c4751957433ff944c4eb06027885a973 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928081831/https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-28-september-2024-c4751957433ff944c4eb06027885a973 |archive-date=28 September 2024 |access-date=28 September 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}][{{Cite news |last1=Mroue |first1=Bassem |last2=Lidman |first2=Melanie |date=28 September 2024 |title=Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/28/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-28-september-2024/c19a099a-7d69-11ef-980d-341a84fdff8f_story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003161108/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/28/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-28-september-2024/c19a099a-7d69-11ef-980d-341a84fdff8f_story.html |archive-date=3 October 2024 |access-date=1 October 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}] |
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The IDF said that since the onset of the [[Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)|Israel–Hezbollah conflict]] in October 2023 and leading up to the [[2024 Israeli invasion in Lebanon|October 2024 ground operation]], it had destroyed 103 "terror targets" in Ayta al-Shaab, including 51 tunnel shafts and nine rocket launchers, with tunnels reaching approximately 25 meters deep.[{{Cite web |date=2024-10-01 |title=IDF invasion of southern Lebanon meets no Hezbollah resistance |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-822764 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=[[The Jerusalem Post]]m |language=en}}] |
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The IDF said that since the onset of the [[Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)|Israel–Hezbollah conflict]] in October 2023 and leading up to the [[2024 Israeli invasion in Lebanon|October 2024 ground operation]], it had destroyed 103 "terror targets" in Ayta al-Shaab, including 51 tunnel shafts and nine rocket launchers, with tunnels reaching approximately 25 meters deep.[{{Cite web |date=2024-10-01 |title=IDF invasion of southern Lebanon meets no Hezbollah resistance |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-822764 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=[[The Jerusalem Post]]m |language=en}}] |