Israel: ground invasion in Lebanon possible, official says

Israel: ground invasion in Lebanon possible, official says

His comments echoed similar sentiment among Israeli officials since fighting erupted last week.

Hezbollah in Lebanon have fired hundreds of rockets into northern Israel since fighting started on July 12 when the guerrillas snatched two soldiers in a cross-border raid. More than 200 Lebanese, most of them civilians, and 24 Israelis, half of them civilians, have been killed since fighting erupted, according to the AP.

Kaplinski said the two missing soldiers were still thought to be alive and safe, as is a third, who was kidnapped by Palestinian militants on June 25.