Start Here Israel: Limited Ground Operations Begin in Lebanon
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Mar 17, 2026 Elizabeth Schulze, Fed and legal policy reporter; Jay O'Brien, Capitol Hill correspondent; Tom Sufi-Burridge, Tel Aviv-based foreign correspondent. They discuss limited Israeli ground maneuvers in southern Lebanon and civilian displacement. They cover proposed voter ID reforms and Senate procedural hurdles. They also examine the DOJ subpoena fight over Federal Reserve leadership and its political fallout.
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Israel Starts Limited Ground Operations In Southern Lebanon
- Israel has begun limited, targeted ground maneuvers in southern Lebanon while signaling plans for a much larger operation possibly up to the Litani River.
- Tom Sufi-Burridge says Division 91 is operating several miles inside Lebanon and Israel warns it may 'destroy terrorist infrastructure' similar to Gaza tactics, displacing about a million people in Lebanon.
Israel Sees Opportunity To Weaken Hezbollah
- Israeli leaders view Hezbollah as weakened after recent fighting and see an opportunity to try to neutralize it now.
- Tom Sufi-Burridge notes Israel may try to take control of southern Lebanon up to the Litani River to eliminate Hezbollah's presence.
South Lebanon Faces Massive Civilian Displacement
- Evacuation orders and heavy IAF strikes have produced severe civilian displacement and damage across southern Lebanon.
- UN and aid agencies estimate about one million displaced—roughly one in six Lebanese—amid warnings to leave border villages.