Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon has started following a night of heavy bombing across the country killing dozens of people.
US officials had said it expects Israel to launch a "limited incursion" into southern Lebanon, but such wording has often predated much larger and bloodier assaults on the country.
Israeli special forces had already crossed the border, according to reports, usually the first steps to a larger invasion force moving in.
On Monday night, flares lit the skies of the border region, as Israeli troops began their invasion and Hezbollah forces fired back.
Amid this, Beirut's Kola and Dahieh districts were subject to airstrikes, rocking the capital, while other areas in southern Lebanon were heavily bombed.
At least 95 people were killed in the airstrikes, according to the Lebanese health ministry, with the death toll expected to rise.
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