Israeli airstrikes reported in Lebanon; ground incursion could be imminent, officials say

Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Israel's limited ground incursion into Lebanon could begin "imminently," according to the U.S. State Department, as Lebanese media reported airstrikes on Hezbollah sites in Beirut's southern suburb, known as Dahiyeh.

Security sources in Lebanon said Israeli tanks have not entered Lebanon, but they did report powerful airstrikes near the Litani River. An apartment building in central Beirut also was hit Monday, the first apparent Israeli strike on the capital outside of Hezbollah's stronghold in the southern suburbs. Three leaders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine group were killed by an Israeli airstrike in the Kola area of Beirut.

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