53 Lebanese killed by Israeli missiles

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Doberman

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Israel launches offensive inside Lebanon

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13823680/


This is getting good now. Interesting to see how this plays out. Seeing that Hezbollah is also supported by Iran. We already know Iran wants to "wipe Israel off the map" Stay tuned. Boy the temperature on earth is getting hotter everyday. and I aint talkin bout the sun.
 
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IDF issuing callup orders for reservists
Yaakov Katz and Jpost staff, THE JERUSALEM POST Jul. 12, 2006

The IDF began calling up reservists on Wednesday afternoon following Hizbullah attacks on IDF forces along the northern border.

Israel rejected a cease-fire request made by the Lebanese government, via the UN, after IDF troops entered its territory to rescue two soldiers captured by Hizbullah Wednesday morning.

A very high ranking military officer said that if the soldiers were not returned in good condition, Israel would turn Lebanon back 20 years by striking its vital infrastructure.

Defense officials said that Defense Minister Amir Peretz has instructed the IDF to take all the necessary steps to retrieve the kidnapped soldiers.

After IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz concluded his security briefings in the Kirya in Tel Aviv on Wednesday afternoon, a senior IDF officer said the military was preparing for a large operation against Lebanon. Communities along the northern border had been instructed to prepare accordingly.

Regarding Hizbullah's initial offer to release the soldiers, as well as Gilad Shalit for thousands of security prisoners, the officers explained that it only proved what the military has been saying all along: that Hizbullah and Hamas were working in cooperation and were connected to one another.

The IDF vowed to hold the Lebanese accountable for the attacks.

"The IDF holds the Lebanese government responsible for any act of terror launched from Lebanon at Israel," a statement released by the IDF spokesperson read.


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Last Updated: Thursday, 13 July 2006, 14:58 GMT 15:58 UK

Israel imposes Lebanon blockade

Israel is imposing an air and sea blockade on Lebanon as part of a major offensive after two soldiers were seized by the militant group Hezbollah.

Israeli warships have blocked Lebanese ports, and its international airport was closed after Israeli bombing.

A Lebanese cabinet minister said the Israeli response was disproportionate, and called for a ceasefire.

Troops have crossed the border for the first time since Israel quit southern Lebanon six years ago. Israeli Air Force jets and helicopters have flown over the capital Beirut and navy gunboats and artillery along the border have shelled targets in Lebanon. Reports are that 27 civilians, including 10 children, were killed in overnight raids on southern Lebanon.

In the most damaging move, aircraft fired rockets at the runways of Beirut's international airport, forcing it to be closed down.

Planes have struck over 40 targets, purported to be Hezbollah outposts. At least two civilians were killed when Israel bombed a road bridge on a major route though southern Lebanon. Four other bridges in the south were hit and five Lebanese were wounded, security sources said.

Israel has called up reserve troops, signalling the beginning of a major campaign that will now be waged on two fronts. Several thousand reservists will be deployed along the Lebanon border, according to officials. The government also advised Israelis living along the northern border with Lebanon to seek protection in bomb shelters from rockets fired by Hezbollah forces.








A Lebanese soldier looks at the damage after an Israeli air raid hit al -Awali Bridge in Sidon, south of Lebanon. Israeli fighter jets have bombed Lebanon's only international airport and killed 28 civilians
 
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Israeli soldiers stand next to a mobile artillery unit as it fires 155mm shell towards Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.


A Lebanese citizen inspects the body of a baby who was killed after Israeli forces targeted a house in the village of Dweir near Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, Thursday, July 13, 2006.


Lebanese medics walk in the rubble as they carry the body of a victim who was killed after Israeli forces targeted a house in the village of Dweir near Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon


Lebanese citizens carry the body of a young girl who was killed after Israeli forces targeted a house in the village of Dweir near Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon
 
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nofx said:
Only a matter of time before Bush intervenes
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Why would Bush need to intervene? The WhiteHouse has pretty much given a green light for Israel to do whatever they please, regarding the issue in Lebanon, Bush said, "Israel has the right to defend herself." He also said that Syria and Iran ''needs to be held to accountable.''
 
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phase 2 of eliminate the brown people. no more Sadam to fire skuds at them for starving people and blowing up women and children. they just need to antagonize Syria enough to cause a real war.
 
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Last Updated: Thursday, 13 July 2006, 17:59 GMT 18:59 UK

Rockets hit Israeli city of Haifa
Breaking news
At least one rocket has struck the northern Israeli port city of Haifa, hours after a threat by the militant Lebanese group Hezbollah.

Hezbollah denied firing any rockets. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Haifa, Israel's third largest city, is more than 30km (18 miles) from the Lebanese border and was thought to be out of Hezbollah's range.

Israel has been carrying out ground, sea and air raids on Lebanon.

It imposed the blockade following the capture of two of its soldiers by Hezbollah militants on Wednesday.

Israeli warships have blocked Lebanese ports, and Beirut international airport was closed after Israeli bombing.

About 50 Lebanese people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the raids.

Hezbollah had said it would attack Haifa if Israeli planes bombed Beirut.

It has fired dozens of rockets into Israel in the past two days, but none have so far gone further than 20km (12 miles) inside the country.

At least one Israeli has died in the attacks and dozens have been injured.

The Israeli ambassador in Washington, Danny Ayalon, described the Haifa incident as a "major escalation" of the crisis, which began with the soldiers' capture.
 
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A Lebanese doctor checks on wounded Lebanese boy Ahmad Khachab 12-year-old Jabal Amel hospital morgue in Tyre, 85 km south of Beirut, 13 July 2006. Khachab, 12, was the only one to survive from his family who had come from Germany to spend the summer in Lebanon. At least forty-four Lebanese civilians, including ten children, were killed today in Israeli air strikes across the country. Israeli warplanes also struck Beirut International airport, a building housing Hezbollah's al-Manar television station, a Shiite prayer hall and a Lebanese air force base in Rayak, in eastern Lebanon. The Israeli offensive, the heaviest air campaign against Lebanon since the 1982 invasion, came as a response to the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah yesterday


Members of the Lebanese Red Cross transport bodies to the Jabal Amel hospital morgue in Tyre, 85 km south of Beirut, 13 July 2006. At least forty-four Lebanese civilians, including ten children, were killed today in Israeli air strikes across the country. Israeli warplanes also struck Beirut International airport, a building housing Hezbollah's al-Manar television station, a Shiite prayer hall and a Lebanese air force base in Rayak, in eastern Lebanon. The Israeli offensive, the heaviest air campaign against Lebanon since the 1982 invasion, came as a response to the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah yesterday
 
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With the sophistication and technology of the Israeli army, one would think they could avoid killing innocent civilians:


Fifty-three Lebanese killed by Israeli missiles
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies - Friday, 14 July 2006, 01:32

The Israeli air strikes that targeted several areas in the southern suburbs of Beirut and across southern Lebanon have killed fifty-three civilians. Also, the army air-struck Beirut airport two times on Thursday, setting fuel tanks ablaze. The airport is Lebanon's only international air facility.



Lebanese official sources reported that the airport will remain shut at least 48 hours.

Mohammad Safadi, the Lebanese Transportation Minister, said that the airport will be partially opened after 48 hours, but the reopening time will be decided by the Lebanese cabinet since it needs a political decision.

Israel first struck the capital's airport early in the morning and began enforcing a naval blockade, expanding reprisals since Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers a day earlier, the Qatar based Al Jazeera news channel reported.

Lebanese security sources reported that at least 100 residents were injured, ten members of the same family were killed in Dweir village, and seven family members were killed in Baflay town.

Also, the Israeli shelled runways at the main army air base in eastern Lebanon near the borders with Syria.

The Lebanese police reported that troops fired two bombs at the runway of Rayak airbase in the eastern Biqaa valley. The runway was completely damaged, no injuries were reported in the attack.

The Israeli attacks in Lebanon triggered retaliation from Hezbollah fighters who fired rockets at northern Israel.

Israel media sources reported that at least 70 rockets had slammed into towns and villages in northern Israel. Most of the shells were fired at the coastal city of Nahariya, 10 km south of the Lebanese border with Israel.

Furthermore, two Israelis were killed and several others were injured when a Katyusha rocket hit an apartment in Nahariya. Medics said 27 people, including children, had been wounded in the city.

In Safad, one man was killed and 22 Israelis were injured after seven rockets were fired by Hezbollah fighters.

Safad is some 15 km inside the Israeli border with Lebanon and among the furthest struck.

Hezbollah fighters said they fired 60 rockets at Nahariya. Hezbollah fighters added that they would bombard Israel's third-largest city of Haifa if it targets Beirut; Haifa is 35 km south of the borders with Lebanon.
 
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