Without a Hezbollah withdrawal from the border, Israeli troops may launch ground offensive

LONDON – Israeli troops are continuing to mass at the country’s borders with Lebanon amid growing fears that the

killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

will soon be followed by an Israeli ground offensive against the radical militia, which operates from Lebanese soil.

Israel has already called up two brigades of reservists – around 4,000 soldiers – and has ordered their deployment to the country’s northern border with Lebanon.