Israel has deployed additional floor troops into southern Lebanon in what officers described as a restricted tactical transfer aimed toward stopping assaults by the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah.

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“I would like to emphasise that this isn’t a manoeuvre, a floor offensive or something comparable.

“It’s a tactical measure to forestall assaults by Hezbollah. There’s a actual risk that they might escalate their operations in opposition to us,” Israeli navy spokesman Nadav Shoshani stated Tuesday.

Shoshani declined to specify the variety of troops concerned.

Israeli forces had beforehand been stationed at 5 posts in southern Lebanon however have now taken up positions at additional places close to the border.

In accordance to the navy, the newly occupied positions overlook Israeli cities and will doubtlessly be utilized by Hezbollah to shell residential areas or try cross-border infiltrations.

“That’s the reason we’re deploying troops there, to guarantee they don’t have any alternative to accomplish that,” Shoshani stated.

Defence Minister Israel Katz stated the transfer was authorised collectively with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I’ve authorised the Israel Defence Forces to take up and safe additional strategic positions in Lebanon to forestall assaults on Israeli border communities,” Katz stated.

The deployment got here amid heightened regional tensions following a large-scale U.S.-Israeli offensive in opposition to Iran on Saturday.

Tehran responded with missile strikes concentrating on U.S. bases in a number of Gulf states.

Iran’s Supreme Chief, Ali Khamenei, was killed within the assault, additional escalating the battle.