Saturday, 22 July 2006
Israel Begins “Limited” Incursions Into Lebanon
Contributed by Bill Faith

Israel Begins “Limited” Incursions Into Lebanon
By Greg Tinti

After “massing” on the Israel-Lebanon border yesterday, the IDF has commenced a campaign of “limited” ground operations with the purpose of destroying Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon. Here’s the latest:

Israeli tanks and hundreds of troops moved in and out of Lebanon on Saturday, taking over a village, entering a U.N. observation post and engaging Hezbollah militants by land, sea and air as part of the country’s limited ground campaign. Meanwhile, the Israeli military said that Hezbollah guerrillas attacked a military base near the border, wounding one soldier.

The Israeli soldiers _ backed by artillery and tank fire _ took control of the large Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras, military officials said on condition of anonymity.

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Contributed by Bill Faith on July 22, 2006 at 04:18 PM in Bill Faith, Islamism Delenda Est | Permalink

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