Israel said it deployed more forces in Lebanon to protect its people, but its military chief said the goal is more ambitious: to disarm Hezbollah. Israel made plans for the incursion well in advance.

The Israeli military struck a building in the Beddawi Palestinian camp in the coastal city of Tripoli, killing two people, Lebanon’s Health Ministry says. The strike, which hit the area without prior warning and marked the northernmost strike so far, wounded another individual, the Health Ministry says.

The situation escalated in Lebanon on Monday after Hezbollah targeted a military site in northern Israel with rockets and drones in response to ongoing Israeli air strikes and the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli attack.

The Israeli military said troops advanced to protect border towns from Hezbollah attacks, spurring fears that the government is weighing a wider ground war.

Israeli strike hits Hezbollah-aligned media building in Beirut’s southern suburbs following an evacuation warning.