Posted by
Chris Rawlings on Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:53:24 PM
Here's the latest from Haaretz as of a couple of minutes ago:
| Israel targets Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut suburb |
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Israel Air Force planes struck a bridge in the southern suburb of Beirut, a Hizbollah stronghold, and the fuel stores of the Jiyyeh power plant south of the city early on Friday, witnesses and security sources said.
The Lebanese Army responded with anti-aircraft fire. Residents heard at least three strikes but there was no immediate word on casualties.
The impact of at least four missiles were heard. Anti-aircraft fire from the ground echoed in other suburbs of Beirut as the planes roared over the Lebanese capital. |
This appears to be an escalation, albeit an expected one. Nevertheless, nobody is quite sure what is to come next. Damascus, of course, should be quaking. Many on the Israeli left (and I might presume the American state department) would like to mainly see the striking of Lebanese weapons sights. My thoughts: Syria is quaking for good reason. There's much more to come from this than measly weapons sights.