A Day Worthy of Rosh Chodesh Av - Fighting in Lebanon and Gaza, Rockets and Kassams, and a Possible Suicide Bomber

5:05 pm Israel time:

Home Front: Police on high alert due to warning of possible suicide bomber. Two Kassams fall in Sderot, no injuries reported. More rockets falling in the north of Israel - more than 100 rockets have fallen so far today. Over 55 injured today.

Lebanon: Toll of IDF injured in fighting in Bent Jebail rises to 30.

3:10 pm Israel time:

Home Front: More rockets hit Kiryat Shmona, Tiberias, and Rosh Pina. Rockets also land in Maalot and Nahariya and cause fires.

Lebanon: Number of soldiers injured rises to 25 in today's fighting. IAF bombs rocket launchers in Lebanon.

1:05 pm Israel time:

Home Front: 3 Kassam rockets land in western Negev, no injuries reported. More katyusha rockets land in Carmiel, Kiryat Shmona, Tzfat and Maalot.

Lebanon: Number of injured IDF soldiers in fighting at Bent Jebail rises to 13. At least 50 terrorists killed.

Southern Front: Palestinians claim 10 killed, 40 injured by IDF fighting north of Gaza city.

11:05 am Israel time:

Home Front: Katyusha rockets land in Haifa, Tzfat, Carmiel, Akko and Kiryat Shmona. Taxi driver hurt badly in a direct hit, four others lightly injured. Kassam rocket lands south of Ashkelon, no injuries reported.

Lebanon: Fighting continues in Bent Jebail. Terrorists open fire from mosque.

9:05 am Israel time:

Southern Front - IDF enters Sajjiya neighborhood north of Gaza city to destroy terror infrastructure. 7 Palestinians killed and 30 wounded.

Home Front: Rocket falls in open area near Tzfat, no injuries reported.

Lebanon: Fierce urban fighting taking place now in Bent Jebail. IDF reports 10 injured.

7:05 am Israel time:

Southern Front - 50 tanks enter northern Gaza. Air strikes against Hamas strongholds taking place. 1,000 random pre-recorded phone calls made to residents of Khan Younis telling them not to shield terrorists and hide weapons.

Home Front - Five rockets aimed at Tiberias and Tzfat. No injuries reported.

Lebanon - IAF bomb hits UN observer post overnight in southern Lebanon, killing between two and four peacekeepers. IDF is in control of Bent Jebail, Hizballah capital of south Lebanon, although there are many terrorists hiding among the civilian population, especially the casbah. Troops report that they found Iranian made surveillance equipment and weapons.