@nbcnews: When the Israel Defense Forces launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon in September, it publicly set narrow goals for the operation. The operation was to be “ "limited, localized” with “targeted ground raids," and aimed at stopping cross-border fire and degrading Hezbollah’s command structure. An NBC News investigation found that the IDF is creating a zone of widespread destruction along Lebanon's border with Israel—destroying 42% of the buildings in the areas of Lebanon it has seized.