Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, October 1st.

Israel's military says it's begun what it calls a limited ground operation in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah.

Israeli officials are saying there won't be a long-term occupation but declined to give a timeline.

CNN's Paula Hancock is is following this story,

and I asked her why there are concerns about this incursion

becoming something long term.

Well, Joe, it's happened before.

In 1982, Israel said its military incursion into southern Lebanon

would be limited. It turned into an 18-year occupation with many thousands losing

their lives. More recently, Israel launched what it called a limited offensive in

Rafa, southern Gaza. A million Palestinians had to flee and parts of that city

and now said to be unrecognizable. Hezbollah says this morning it has launched strikes against

Israeli soldiers in northern Israel and fired rockets deeper into the country.

Hundreds of people are still missing as southeastern states try to pick up the pieces from the devastation Hurricane Helene left in its wake.

At least 130 people had been confirmed dead across six states when we recorded this and the number is expected to keep rising.

In North Carolina, officials say it's not even clear how many people are unaccounted for because phone lines are down, cell

service is bad and roads are closed, meaning families are struggling to reach

their loved ones to find out if they're okay. That's why this man hiked 11 miles up 2,200 feet to reach his parents.

I can't tell you how many landslides and collapsed roads and trees I had to cross and I'm relieved to know they're okay, their neighbors are okay.

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein says the state has a long tough road ahead, as some areas are in

vital need of food and water.

It's going to take us weeks, months and years to recover, and we need everyone in this country to recover.

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