Monday, July 24, 2006

IDF, Hezbollah battle over the "Hezbollah Capital"

"The Golani Brigade continues to slug it out with Hezbollah between the towns of Maroun al-Ras and the Bint Jubayl on the Israeli-Lebanon border. Reports indicate 15 Hezbollah have been killed, and 4 IDF killed and 18 wounded during the fight. Two Israelis helicopter pilots were killed in an unknown incident (Hezbollah claims to have shot down the helo) and two tankers were killed. Two tanks were destroyed during today's fight, one by a mine, another by an anti-tank missile. The "Golani Brigade troops, tanks and combat engineers engaged in heavy fighting... The troops came under attack from anti-tank missiles and sniper fire," reports the Jerusalem Post."
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