Israel plans ‘swift’ ground operation in Lebanon

• Head of Hezbollah’s drone unit, five Syrian troops killed
• Israeli air strikes spark exodus of 118,000 people
• Lebanon facing its deadliest period in years, UN warns

TEL AVIV: As Israel and Hezbollah traded fire after the United States and its allies failed to secure a halt, an Israeli official said on Friday that any ground operation against Hezbollah would be swift.

While Israeli air strikes have left more than 700 people dead in Lebanon this week, a fresh attack killed...