Record Number of Rockets Hit North; Haifa Hit After 5 Days Quiet
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“16 people hurt as 210 rockets land across north; Hezbollah missile hits W. Bank, 70km from border.”
MDA Treats 1,453 Victims in Rocket Attacks
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Since July 12, Magen David Adom teams have been scrambled to the scene of 830 Hizbullah rocket attacks on Israel.
A total of 1,453 people were treated. Forty-nine have been killed as a result of the violence, including IDF soldiers.
Twenty-two people were seriously wounded, 426 were lightly wounded, and 830 suffered from shock.
IDF Captures Hizbullah Operatives
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“After several hours of intense fighting in and around the hospital in the Lebanon town of Baalbek, built by Iran for the express purpose of treating Hizbullah operatives, IDF commando forces on Wednesday morning took a number of Hizbullah operatives captive.”
For background on the IDF attack on Baalbek, click on IDF Commandos Complete Baalbek Raid, Capture Five Hezbollah Militants
Hezbollah Missile Strikes West Bank, Some 70km From Border
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“A missile fired by Hezbollah struck the West Bank on Wednesday, at least 100km from the northern border, the furthest a projectile fired by the guerilla group has reached since the start of the conflict in Lebanon. The missile landed between Beit She’an and the city of Jenin.”
3 Soldiers Dead in Ayta al-Shaab Clashes
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“Hizbullah gunmen, IDF said, surprised a force from the brigade’s Battalion 101 as it moved through the town just over the hill from the Israeli community of Shtula, in the central sector. Once home to 5,000 Shi’ites, Ayta al-Shaab was believed by the IDF to be a Hizbullah stronghold, one of many in which soldiers were operating on Tuesday as the IDF geared up to push Hizbullah north to the Litani River.”
Northern Israel Rocketed by Heavy Katyusha Wave
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“Hizbullah resumed its Katyusha attacks with fury, sending over 100 mid-day rockets, wounding 37. Sirens are wailing all over the region; a rocket hit as far south as Beit She’an. Magen David Adom reports that it has treated 37 wounded.”
One Dead in Heavy Katyusha Rocketing of Northern Israel
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“After a 2-day lull, Hizbullah resumed its Katyusha attacks with fury, firing 150 mid-day rockets, killing one, wounding dozens. Sirens wailing all over the north; rockets hit as far south as Jenin.”
More Than 80 Rockets Rain Down on Northern Cities
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“After a relative lull in rocket attacks over the last two days, at least 84 rockets fell on northern cities within half an hour. At least six people were wounded by shrapnel – four lightly and two lightly to moderately – and 12 people were treated for shock.”
Soldiers Wounded in Lebanon on Wednesday
Report: IAF Strike Kills Three Lebanese Soldiers
IDF, Hizbullah Clash in Village of Mahbiv
Rockets Land in Upper Galilee; None Wounded