Israeli ground forces, including tanks, previously had massed on the border with Gaza (seen here).

Israeli ground forces have left Gaza and Palestinians are returning to their homes from the UN shelters.

Outgunned and outnumbered, Hezbollah dug tunnels to hold off Israeli ground forces during the 2006 Lebanon war.

Israeli ground forces plowed into Gaza last month to demolish a warren of underground passages that Hamas Islamists had dug to infiltrate the border.

Israeli ground forces ploughed into Gaza last month to demolish a warren of underground passages that Hamas Islamists had dug to infiltrate the border.