Israel is making plans for a potential major ground offensive in Gaza that would involve sending tens of thousands of troops into combat to clear and occupy large swaths of the enclave, an Israeli official and a second source familiar with the matter said.

Israel’s military is expanding its ground operations across the Gaza Strip as talks to stop the fighting and release more hostages have stalled and the death toll in the enclave surpasses 50,000. Israeli troops pressed into the northern Gaza border town of Beit Hanoun on Saturday to lay the groundwork for expanding Israel’s security buffer,

Israel’s military carried out multiple waves of deadly airstrikes across Lebanon targeting suspected Hezbollah sites, as violence erupts again in the region.

Israel on Saturday launched two waves of airstrikes against Hezbollah in the morning and night in response to a rocket attack on Metula, with Lebanese media reporting at least seven people killed.

Israel launched airstrikes in Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for a rocket attack. Israel said it would continue to operate in Gaza until Hamas frees the 59 hostages it holds.