The Israeli military said early on Tuesday it had begun a “limited, localized” operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) had begun “targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence,” the military said in a post on social media platform X. “These targets are located in villages close to the border and pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel.” The military was operating to a “methodical plan,” which had been trained and prepared for in recent months, the IDF said. The IDF and the air force were supporting ground forces …