As Israel continues to bomb Beirut and proceeds with a ground incursion in Lebanon, politicians are already starting to imagine a future with without Hezbollah.

Israel has won some impressive victories against Hezbollah. But its invasion of Lebanon risks becoming a bloody stalemate.

The Israeli military urged civilians in more than 20 towns and villages across southern Lebanon to leave their homes, expanding its evacuation warnings as it works to push Hezbollah back from the border.