Post by lovelace on Jul 12, 2006 22:13:34 GMT -5
Israeli Warplanes Strike Deep Inside Lebanon
Assault Launched After Two Soldiers Kidnapped
By JOSEPH PANOSSIAN, AP
BEIRUT, Lebanon (July 12) -- Israeli warplanes and gunboats struck a Palestinian guerrilla base 10 miles south of Beirut late Wednesday, Lebanese security officials said, in the closest raid to the Lebanese capital since fighting erupted in southern Lebanon after guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers.
Warplanes flew over the Naameh base in the hills overlooking the Mediterranean, about 10 miles south of Beirut. Gunboats sailed facing the position, and explosions rang out across the area.
The base is run by the Syrian-backed Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command and was a frequent target of Israeli attacks in the past.
The latest attack comes after Israeli warplanes pounded more than 30 targets in southern Lebanon and Israeli leaders promised Lebanon a painful response for the capture of the soldiers.
Hezbollah militants crossed into Israel on Wednesday and captured the two Israeli soldiers.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the soldiers' capture "an act of war," and his Cabinet prepared to approve more military action in Lebanon _ a second front in the fight against Islamic militants by Israel, which already is waging an operation to free a captured soldier in the Gaza Strip.
Assault Launched After Two Soldiers Kidnapped
By JOSEPH PANOSSIAN, AP
BEIRUT, Lebanon (July 12) -- Israeli warplanes and gunboats struck a Palestinian guerrilla base 10 miles south of Beirut late Wednesday, Lebanese security officials said, in the closest raid to the Lebanese capital since fighting erupted in southern Lebanon after guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers.
Warplanes flew over the Naameh base in the hills overlooking the Mediterranean, about 10 miles south of Beirut. Gunboats sailed facing the position, and explosions rang out across the area.
The base is run by the Syrian-backed Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command and was a frequent target of Israeli attacks in the past.
The latest attack comes after Israeli warplanes pounded more than 30 targets in southern Lebanon and Israeli leaders promised Lebanon a painful response for the capture of the soldiers.
Hezbollah militants crossed into Israel on Wednesday and captured the two Israeli soldiers.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the soldiers' capture "an act of war," and his Cabinet prepared to approve more military action in Lebanon _ a second front in the fight against Islamic militants by Israel, which already is waging an operation to free a captured soldier in the Gaza Strip.
