August 02, 2006

"Weakened" Hizbollah fires 190 katyushas into Israel

There are many reports on this now. This is from the Guardian:
Hizbullah today fired at least 190 rockets at Israel, striking further south than ever before as it escalated its attacks ahead of an expected major ground invasion by the Israelis.

A Khaibar-1 rocket - which Israel claims is Iranian-made - reached a record 43 miles south of the Israel-Lebanon border, and a stray rocket struck the West Bank for the first time.

Meanwhile, in a helicopter raid supported by Israeli jets, Israeli special forces made their deepest ground strike into Lebanon so far.The Israeli army claimed it had killed 10 Hizbullah guerrillas and captured five in the eastern city of Baalbek, 80 miles north of the border. Nearby air strikes killed up to 19 civilians.

Thousands of reservists, called up over the weekend, were also gathering at staging areas on the Israeli side of the border to extend the range of the offensive.

Israeli warplanes today attacked a Lebanese army base in south Lebanon, killing three soldiers.

Hundreds of Lebanese have been killed by the Israeli offensive, with reports of the total ranging from around 450 to more than 800, including as many as 290 children.

Today's Hizbullah missile attacks killed an Israeli on a bicycle near the border town of Nahariya and wounded 21 other Israelis.

The latest Israeli death brought the Israeli toll in the conflict to 55, with 19 of those casualties civilians.

The barrage of Hizbullah missiles came despite claims by Israeli leaders and generals that they had considerably weakened the group's military capabilities.
I wonder what a strengthened Hizbollah might do.

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