Israel launches attack deep in Lebanon

[TomInTib]

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel launched a major attack deep into Lebanon, and Hezbollah said its guerrillas were fighting Israeli commandos trapped inside a hospital in the eastern city of Baalbek early Wednesday.

The Israeli army would not comment on the operation in the ancient city, which was once a Syrian army headquarters some 80 miles north of Israel. The Web site of the Israeli daily Haaretz reported that "helicopters put down IDF (military) commandos near Baalbek," without adding details.

The ferocity of the battles in Baalbek and across southern Lebanon on Tuesday, the determination of the Israelis to keep fighting and the minimal diplomatic progress toward a cease-fire all indicate the 3-week-old war is more likely to escalate than end soon.

Hezbollah's chief spokesman, Hussein Rahal, told The Associated Press Israeli troops landed near Dar al-Hikma Hospital.

more:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060802/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_israel_668;_ylt=Aq.7zFrH0Hco8RFrxhI3jJYUvioA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

[TomInTib]

1. kick because I cannot believe that no one has seen this.

This is the story of the day.

[americanstranger]

2. There have been a few threads going on all day. n/t

-as

[TomInTib]

3. Thanks. I was away all day.

I scanned down LBN and didn't catch any.

[uppityperson]

4. dupe, been several threads on this, LBNs getting grouped here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2429246
GD has several others. Israelis attacked a hospital late at night, then dropped paratroopers and landed helicopters, hoping to grab a senior Hezbullah person who was supposed to be there. Intense fighting, most recently the Israelis are now trapped in the hospital, not sure if the Sr.Hezbullah was there or grabbed or not. And soon it will be dawn, actually should be around now if I calculate correctly. Pretty wild, isn't it?

[TomInTib]

5. Thanks. Even tho I absolutely loathe the actions of the Israelis

I totally empathize with the commandos trapped in that hospital.

I have been there. Just a different country.