The new deployments come after significant strikes by Israeli forces against targets inside Lebanon that have killed hundreds and as Israel is preparing to conduct further operations.

Israeli warplanes continued to strike Lebanon on Tuesday, extending a massive bombardment of Hizbollah strongholds that has killed hundreds of people so far in the worst violence to hit the country in decades.

Israeli fighter jets are conducting large-scale airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon following rocket attacks into northern Israel. Israel's military said it hit 300 targets on Monday morning, with Lebanese officials reporting 182 dead and 727 wounded.

The Israeli military expanded its Lebanon campaign with hundreds of airstrikes on Monday, as the border conflict with Hezbollah threatened to explode into a larger war.