It appears at this point that Biden has persuaded the Israelis to limit themselves to a relatively minor ground invasion and no permanent occupation. There is some justified concern about mission creep, but the Israelis are looking for a short-term fix, not a chimerical complete and final victory over Hezbollah.
In other words, Israel is cutting the grass in Lebanon, just as it did in Gaza before October 7. In this case, for the reasons I set out in a previous post, it makes sense.