Flopping Aces: Israel Resumes The Fight Contributed by Bill Faith
Didn't take long for Hezbollah to act like the scum they are and fire at a Israeli tank, so suspension of hostilities:
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An Israeli artillery unit fires a shell towards Lebanon from its position near the northern border July 31, 2006. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)
QANA, Lebanon - Israeli warplanes carried out strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, hours after agreeing to temporarily halt air raids while investigating a bombing that killed at least 56 Lebanese civilians, mostly women and children seeking shelter. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said there will be no cease-fire, adding that "Israel is continuing to fight."
[…]But Israel left open the option of striking targets to stop imminent attacks or if the military completed its inquiry. After Hezbollah guerrillas hit an Israeli tank near the village of Taibeh with an anti-tank missile, Israel said, the army carried out the airstrikes to protect ground troops.
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[, then go back later. Curt has updated the post several times already and probably isn't done.]
Contributed by Bill Faith on July 31, 2006 at 02:43 PM in , |