The Israeli army said units of the 36th Division and other forces were joining ground operations in Lebanon, but added that they would remain limited and local in scale, reported Reuters.
According to the statement, it is about both infantry and armored units.
Yesterday, Israel said commandos and amphibious forces had crossed the border, but did not go very far, in the first public announcement of a ground operation in Lebanon.
Israel subsequently indicated that special forces had been carrying out operations against targets across the border for months, which uncovered tunnels and weapons caches.
The inclusion of infantry and armored units from the 36th Division, including the Golani Brigade, the 188th Armored Brigade and the 6th Infantry Brigade, suggests that the operation is no longer limited to commando actions, notes Reuters .
The army said the ground operation was mainly aimed at destroying the tunnels and other infrastructure along the border, and added that there were no plans for a wider operation to cover Beirut or other major cities in Lebanon.