Lull in War in North, Gaza, Yehuda/Shomron Fronts Heat Up …

IAF Resumes Air Strikes in Bekaa Valley

Excerpt;

“Warplanes struck deep inside the country early Tuesday. They hit an area that is a stronghold of Hizbullah guerrillas, witnesses said. Warplanes also hit Hezbollah fighters battling with soldiers near the border as the guerrillas fired mortars into Israel.”

Three-Pronged Attack Aims to Push Hizbullah Back to Litani

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“The security cabinet approved on Tuesday morning expanded ground operations in Lebanon…. Ground forces had taken up positions in the southern Lebanese town of A-Taybe and were carrying out operations in Al-Adaysa and Rav a-Taltin, west of Metulla. Officials said that the above-mentioned towns were being used as Katyusha rocket launching sites.”

Olmert: There is No Ceasefire

Six Kassam rockets Land in West Negev; None Wounded

Air Force Strike Hizbullah Targets and Terrorists

Three Wanted Arabs Arrested Overnight in Ramallah and Gush Etzion

IDF troops Fired on Near Hebron

Shots Fired at IDF Post Near Tulkarm

Palestinians Fire at IDF Troops Near Nablus

Palestinians Fire at Israeli Car Near Ramallah

IDF: Hizbullah Only Has a Few Rocket Launchers Remaining

For more backgound: Most Long, Medium-Range Rockets Destroyed

2 Kassam Rockets Land in West Negev; None Wounded

Kassam Lands in West Negev; No Injuries

Mortar, RPG Fired at Troops in South Gaza Strip

Katyushas Land Near Kiryat Shmona; No Wounded

Terror Alert Declared in Haifa

IDF Troops Arrest 8 Fugitives in the West Bank

Kassam Lands in Western Negev; Damage Caused

Israel Suspends Air Attacks for Two Days After Strike in Lebanese Village

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“After intense negotiations with the U.S., Israel agreed to suspend air attacks on southern Lebanon for 48 hours, State Department spokesman J. Adam Ereli announced.”

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Israel Agrees to 48-Hour Halt in IAF Activity Over South Lebanon to Probe Qana Strike

Israeli Strikes Resume After Brief Lull

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“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.”

Olmert, Halutz and Peretz Apologize for Qana Deaths

Report: IAF Strikes Road From Lebanon to Damascus

140 Rockets Hammer North on Sunday

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“Five Katyusha rockets landed in open areas near Kiryat Shmona Monday afternoon. The attack was the first by Hezbollah since the IDF’s partial suspension of airstrikes early Monday morning. On Sunday, 140 rockets – the highest number in a single day since the beginning of hostilities on July 12 – rained down on northern cities. Eight people were wounded, Some 29 people suffered from shock.”

For more background, click Record-Breaking Rocket Barrages on Northern Israel

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