Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Successful Operation in Baalbek in Lebanon


12:05 pm Israel time:

Home Front: Over 65 Katyusha rockets land in the north - from Ramat HaGolan in the east to Carmiel in the west. Four houses suffer direct hits - six people wounded slightly.

Lebanon: IAF drops leaflets warning citizens within 20 kilometers of the border of Israel to evacuate. IDF ground troops - including reserve units - fighting in various villages in south Lebanon. IDF warships firing mortar shells towards Tyre and Sidon.

10:15 am Israel time:

Home Front: Kassams land in western Negev and Ashkelon, one man injured. Katyushas landing throughout the north - 10 in Maalot and Rosh Pina, 3 in Tzfat - including one direct hit on a house.

Lebanon: IAF hits more than 50 buildings throughout Lebanon. Ground troops fighting in villages throughout south Lebanon - 17 soldiers reported slightly wounded.

A very successful operation was completed deep into Lebanon last night. IDF special commandos, on specific intelligence information, were dropped by helicopter onto a hospital in Baalbek. They killed 10 Hizballah terrorists, took five Hizballah officials back to Israel, and returned to Israel without one injury to our soldiers.

Other IDF operations in the area found and destroyed ammunition depots.

In an earlier battle in Ayta al Shab three IDF paratroopers were killed after heavy fighting, and 7 Hizballah terrorists killed. Fighting continues there.

According to this report in Haaretz, Hizballah is showing signs of panic - they have started to lie on their tv broadcasts on Al-Manar. This article, also in Haaretz, quotes Lebanese sources who point to Hizballah's failures.

Two katyusha rockets have fallen this morning in the Galilee.

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