(AP) Israeli ground troops have entered southern Lebanon to attack Hezbollah bases on the border, a government spokesman said Monday. Israel's six-day-old offensive against Hezbollah following the capture of two Israeli soldiers earlier had been an aerial campaign.

This may seem minor in relations to the week-long bombing campaign they’ve conducted, but make no mistake, this is a serious development.

The Arab world, the Lebanese people, and now the Syrians are going to have very harsh reactions to Jewish troops invading a sovereign countries soil. I think that this is a line that, once crossed, you can never go back from. Things will not be the same in this region when the dust settles. Whether it be all out war in the region, or if it remains Hezbollah versus Israel, when it’s over, one of the two will no longer exist in its present form. Israel has said as much, and so has Hezbollah.