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We begin today. We begin today in the Middle East where we are just learning that Israel's special forces have been

carrying out targeted raids into southern Lebanon for weeks, aiming to gather intelligence

and assess Hezbollah's capabilities.

Journal foreign correspondent Stephen Kalin reports a possible ground incursion could come as soon as this week.

The Israeli military has been signaling for the last couple of days that it's preparing for

a potential ground operation inside of Lebanon.

Of course, the timing of these sorts of actions could change,

but we're sort of getting a sense of growing momentum in that direction.

Stephen, this comes as Israel just this weekend, killed Hezbollah's long-term leader, Hassan Nuz Rula, in an

air-strike in Beirut. Where does that leave the group and what does it tell us about what could happen next?

The killing of the group's leader is quite a dramatic step and to this point there hasn't really

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