The Israeli occupation army is preparing to launch a “limited ground operation” in Lebanon, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority Reported yesterday.

The Broadcasting Authority said that “the Israeli army is making serious preparations for a limited ground operation in Lebanon.”

It added that “the political level [the government] is seriously considering implementing the limited ground operation, despite Washington exerting unprecedented pressure in the past few days to prevent such a move.”

According to media reports, Israeli officials claim that the potential ground operation will aim to establish a “security buffer zone in southern Lebanon.”