Violence Intensifies In Lebanon
Komfie Manalo - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent Bourj al-Mulouk, Lebanon (AHN) - As the Israeli army resumes its air strike operations into Lebanon, intense ground fighting also saw a rise Tuesday near a border village. The spike in violence occured even as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) is preparing for a larger ground offensive in southern Lebanon. Thousands of Israeli soldiers are scheduled to be deployed to southern Lebanon as Israel's cabinet approved the expansion of its military offensive. The troops will move deeper into the Litani River, some 18 miles from the Israeli border to hunt down Hezbollah fighters and try to hold that position until a multinational force replace them Reportedly said the resumption of air raids came a day earlier of the 48-hour pledge made by Israel to halt all air attacks to allow humanitarian aids to reach Lebanese civilians caught in the crossfires. On Sunday, the world was shocked when an Israeli precision-guided missile hit a building where civilians were taking shelter. Some 56 people, including 36 children perished in the attack which drew intense criticisms from around the globe. On Tuesday, jet planes struck Shiite villages in south Lebanon and other suspected Hezbollah strongholds deep inside the country. Heavy fighting was reported in several villages in the southern part of the country, and Hezbollah confirmed the deaths of four of its fighters. But they claim to |
