as Israel confirmed it had launched “limited, localised and targeted” ground raids into Lebanon... there has been a build-up of troops here for days - earlier we saw two dozen tanks massed a short distance from the border.'

V #BBCWorldService Sebastian Usher: The 'heavy blows on Hezbollah has come at the cost of Lebanese civilian lives, too. Israel is going ahead with the ground incursion, PM Benjamin Netanyahu clearly believes the momentum is with Israel. (Cont.)