LIVE: Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at UN amid Lebanon war

Israel’s military leaders told troops on Wednesday to get ready for a ground offensive against Hezbollah as hopes faded that an invasion of Lebanon could be avoided.

Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, chief of the general staff, told soldiers their “boots will enter enemy territory”, paving the way for the worst-case scenario envisaged by western leaders.

After another evening of frenzied diplomacy, the United States, Britain, the European Union and several Arab nations issued a call late on Wednesday for a 21-day “temporary ceasefire” along the Lebanese border.

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