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AP is calling Israel's attack on Lebanon an invasion. What does that mean and why does it matter?

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Smoke rises from Israeli artillery shelling on the village of Bayada as it is seen from Tyre city, south Lebanon, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Israeli soldiers atop an APC in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Smoke rises from Israeli artillery shelling on the village of Bayada as it is seen from Tyre city, south Lebanon, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)