Senior official says Israel hopes to avoid ground invasion of Lebanon but won't rule it out

An Israeli senior official said on Friday that Israel hopes it will not have to launch a ground invasion against Hezbollah in Lebanon but will not rule it out following Israel's attack on the group's central headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters that it is too early to determine if the attack affected Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.

Reuters