Israel attacks Beirut's airport
House suspected of being Hezbollah position which was destroyed in Debbine, Lebanon
Israeli jets hit 40 suspected Hezbollah targets overnight
Israeli aircraft have fired rockets at the runways of Beirut's international airport, forcing its closure and the diversion of flights.

It comes as 27 civilians, including 10 children, were killed in overnight Israeli raids on southern Lebanon.

Militant group Hezbollah retaliated by firing rockets into northern Israel. One person has been reported killed.

The violence follows the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah. Israel has said it holds Lebanon responsible.

The Beirut airport is Lebanon's only international airport.

It is located in the Lebanese capital's Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs.

'Weapons hub'

The Israeli military confirmed that its aircraft had struck the facility.

"The airport is used as a central hub for the transfer of weapons and supplies to the Hezbollah terrorist organisation," an Israeli army spokesman said.

Shortly after Israeli shells began falling on the runways early Thursday, a senior airport official announced the facility was closed and asked scheduled flights to divert to Cyprus.

There were no immediate reports of casualties at the airport.

Overnight raids

Israel said its jets also hit 40 Hezbollah targets in overnight raids.


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At least 10 members of one family were reported killed in Dweir village.

Hezbollah guerrillas responded by firing volleys of rockets at the northern Israeli coastal town of Nahariya.

A 40-year-old woman was killed when her home was struck by a rocket, medics said. The Israeli military confirmed the death.

Israeli PM Ehud Olmert said the soldiers' capture was an "act of war", but Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah insisted the two would only be returned via talks.

Mr Olmert said he held Beirut responsible, but Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora denied any knowledge of the Hezbollah operation and refused to take responsibility for the soldiers' capture.

Before targeting the airport, Israel launched night air strikes on bridges and roads in southern Lebanon. Many bridges were destroyed.

The BBC's Kim Ghattas in Beirut says it is the first time in a decade that Beirut airport had been hit by Israeli fire.

The airport, rebuilt after the civil war, is a symbol of national pride for the people of Lebanon, our correspondent adds.

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Additional Communities Ordered into Shelters
08:56 Jul 13, '06 / 17 Tammuz 5766


(IsraelNN.com) In light of continuing rocket attacks into northern Israel, the IDF has instructed residents of additional communities to enter shelters. That list includes Yesod HaMa’aleh, Kibbutz Machanayim, Mishmar HaYarden, Hulta, S’dei Eliezer, Gadot and Ayelet HaShachar.

Authorities report that while during the morning hours, rockets did land in Kiryat Shmona, the longer-range rockets are striking areas further south and not just northern border communities.

There is also a high alert in IDF northern positions in light of intelligence warnings of plans to kidnap additional soldiers.

Here comes Syria!

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Police say Israeli warplanes attacked a Lebanese army air base near the Syrian border, the first strike on the Lebanese army in Israel's fight with Hezbollah guerrillas

As soon as Israel cuts off all roads and escape routes out of Lebanon, Poof. Lebanon is gone. That is why somebody will try and stop Israel from doing what they are doing. It seems that the sheep will not be returned.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Al-Jazeera reports that the Israeli military is searching for four of its troops who are missing after their warship was hit in Lebanese waters.

It is starting hit the sea. I do not know which prophesy that fulfills but I would like to.

Yes, we watch closely as Istrael finds his sheep :

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says his group is ready for "open war" with Israel.

Our interests are pulled wholeheartedly toward this conflict and some of us are screaming at you, WAKE UP

SALEM, Va. (AP) College officials say one person has died after a carbon monoxide leak at Roanoke College dorm.


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