Israel will launch a limited invasion into southern Lebanon in the coming hours following a recent escalation in tensions as a result of recent Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah leadership that left much of the group’s chain-of-command dead,

Foreign policy expert Hagar Chemali says she takes Benjamin Netanyahu at his word when he says Israel will continue to attack Hezbollah in Lebanon and may soon begin a ground offensive. She also tells NewsNation that she doesn’t expect Iran to become directly involved in the fighting,

Israel said it struck Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the militants’ recent attacks, and is continuing to carry out strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Meanwhile, the number of people displaced by the conflict from southern Lebanon has more than doubled and now stands at more than 211,