What our enemies say about our fighting capabilities is an illusion. They are lying. Our fighters on the frontline are solid. What happened over the last 10 days is [that] the pain of the Israelis is increasing.

Israeli troops are now entering south-west Lebanon - until now, the invasion had focused on the eastern side of the border.

Israeli forces pressed forward with attacks on Lebanon, sending further ground troops across the border and pounding Beirut with a new wave of airstrikes, as the conflict that has engulfed the region hit the one-year mark on Monday.