An attempt by the US, backed by the US and eight other nations from around the World, to persuade Israel and Hezbollah to put down their weapons has failed, leaving an Israeli ground offensive into Lebanon looking increasingly likely. But what awaits their soldiers there and why are so many international commentators describing that plan as "folly"? The Times' defence editor, Larisa Brown, analyses the risks.

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