Is Israel planning a full-scale ground invasion of Lebanon?

Synopsis

Israel is systematically destroying bridges and villages up to the Litani River in a methodical, "slice-by-slice" campaign aimed at permanently eliminating Hezbollah — not a shock-and-awe invasion, but a slow territorial grind that could eventually push into the Bekaa Valley via Syrian territory. Simultaneously, Iran is threatening to fully close the Strait of Hormuz and strike Gulf neighbors' energy infrastructure if the U.S. hits its power plants, with Trump's 48-hour deadline expiring and his only public response being a cryptic "you'll find out." Busy professionals tracking geopolitical risk need this episode because both conflicts are converging toward potential escalation points — a regional war expanding into Lebanon and a U.S.-Iran confrontation that could choke 20% of global oil supply — within the same news cycle.

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