You’re reading the Morning Briefing: Asia Pacific Edition newsletter. Get what you need to know to start your day.... Israel’s military also told its soldiers to prepare for a possible ground incursion into Lebanon as it continued its barrage of attacks on the country yesterday.... At least 51 people were killed and 223 others wounded in airstrikes, the Lebanese health minister said. The immediate goal is to reduce the risk of a wider conflict that would destabilize the region....