JERUSALEM - The Israeli military stated on Monday that there is no justification for a ground invasion of Lebanon in the immediate future, despite recent exchanges of fire with Hezbollah.

The announcement follows reports in the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom suggesting that a ground operation into Lebanon was under consideration, amid ongoing strikes by Hezbollah in northern Israel.

Responding to questions about a potential Israeli incursion into Lebanese territory, military spokesman Nadav Shoshani told reporters, "There is nothing on the ground that warrants a ground offensive... in the near future."

He further clarified, "In the short term, at the moment, the answer is no."