Hezbollah: No Israeli raids into Lebanon have taken place

Hezbollah denied on Tuesday that Israeli forces entered Lebanon, hours after the Israeli military announced it would begin ground incursions in border villages. 

Muhammad Afif, a media relations officer for Hezbollah, told Al Jazeera any claims of cross-border Israeli raids are "false".  

"No direct ground clashes have occurred between the resistance fighters and the occupation forces yet," Afif said. 

He added that Hezbollah fighters were ready for the ground assault and vowed to "inflict the greatest losses on enemy forces that attempt to enter Lebanese territory".