The Israeli army announced Monday that its troops have begun limited and targeted ground operations against Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon.
The fresh offensive has displaced more than 830,000 people and killed 850 so far as Lebanese come to terms with the new ground invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Families have been forced to shelter in their cars or out on the streets
Earlier, the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for all residents south of the Litani River, an area making up about eight percent of Lebanon\u2019s territory and home to hundreds of thousands.<\/p>\n\n\n
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The invasion, paired with sustained Israeli strikes, came after Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group in Lebanon, launched rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. Israel also called for the evacuation of Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs, known as the Dahiya, where Hezbollah holds sway, and parts of the eastern Bekaa Valley.
About 14 percent of Lebanon\u2019s population is uprooted, according to Lebanon\u2019s Ministry of Social Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n