Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commandos have begun carrying out small incursions into southern Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah positions, ahead of a possible ground invasion, taking advantage of disarray in the terrorist organization.
BREITBART -- The New York Times reported that Israel has been infiltrating Lebanon for a long time for intelligence operations:
Israel has used Lebanon’s proximity to its advantage — Jerusalem is less than 150 miles from the Lebanese border — to insert undercover commandos deep into the country to conduct sensitive intelligence missions.
Most important, former U.S. and Israeli officials say that Israel’s audacity to carry out such operations set it apart from traditional intelligence agencies with less of an appetite for risk and legal hurdles.