Hezbollah’s acting leader vowed Monday to keep battling Israel and said the Lebanese militant group was prepared for a long fight even after much of its top command was wiped out, including its

Israeli military conducts limited ground raids and artillery strikes in response to Hezbollah presence near the border.

Israel has notified the United States it intends to launch a limited ground incursion into Lebanon, US officials said. The operation could start as soon as Monday, an official told the BBC's US partner CBS. Israel's defence minister earlier implied the army was preparing for a ground incursion into southern Lebanon.