Israel Launched Hostilities against Lebanon

PanARMENIAN.Net
13.07.2006 13:51 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Israel has launched a land, sea and air blockade
against Lebanon. Israeli battleships have entered Lebanon’s territorial
waters. They patrol the coastline and turn back all vessels heading for
Lebanon. Beirut international airport has stopped receiving and sending
planes after Israeli military aircraft bombed the landing strips.

The Israeli Defense Army stated that Lebanon seaports and Beirut
international airport are used for arms delivery for fighters of
Hezbollah extremist grouping.

The blockade of Lebanon is announced within the full-scale military
operation against Hezbollah. The operation was launched after Lebanese
fighters attacked Israeli soldiers in a border region, killing 8
Israelis and taking 2 prisoners.

Israeli aviation and artillery stroke several times on various
objects on the Lebanese territory. According to the data of the
Israeli command, some 30 Hezbollah fighters are killed as a result
of those strikes.

Numerous civilian deaths are also reported.

Hezbollah suggests exchanging Israeli soldiers, who were taken
captives, for Arab prisoners in Israeli prisons. Israel demands
release of the soldiers without any preconditions. Israeli command
threatens with a large-scale land operation on Lebanon’s territory,
reports Lenta.ru.