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IAF Resumes Air Strikes in Bekaa Valley

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“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.” read more

60 Killed in IAF Strike on Qana in Southern Lebanon

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“A high-ranking IAF officer said that the IDF warned the residents of Qana to evacuate the village in anticipation of the airstrikes on Katyusha launchers.”

Over 100 Rockets Hit Northern Israel on Sunday

Six Wounded as Rockets Pound North

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“In one barrage of at least 10 rockets, a house sustained a direct hit. Other damage was also reported. A total in Kiryat Shmona and Acre as over 80 rockets rained down again on northern cities. Twenty-nine people suffered from shock. All of the casualties were taken to Nahariya Hospital.” read more

Katyushas Hit Communities Across North; 13 Lightly Wounded

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“The Upper Galilee was hit by a heavy Katyusha barrage on Thursday afternoon, as 25 rockets landed in and around Kiryat Shmona. Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon fired over 100 Katyusha rockets at targets in northern Israel on Thursday, landing across the Galilee and Hula Valley.”

Terror Alert on Modi’in Highway

Cabinet Update: Okay To Call Up Three Reserve Divisions

Police Find Burned Body in Car in Northern West Bank read more

The IDF’s New Definition of Victory

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Hizbullah’s fighting force in southern Lebanon can be totally eliminated, say generals in the IDF, but that will take a much more intensive invasion by ground troops, capturing all the territory up to the Litani River. There is a consensus, both at the political and the military levels, that Israel shouldn’t be doing that as the cost – in casualties, in economic damage caused by a widespread reservists call-up and in international support – is deemed prohibitive. read more