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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
IAF strikes Lebanese army base
2006-07-27
Local broadcasters in Lebanon reported Wednesday night that Israel hit an army base and an adjacent relay station belonging to Lebanese state radio 30 miles north of Beirut. The report said a transmission tower was knocked down, although it was not immediately clear if the attack was by air or shelling from ships.

Earlier Wednesday, 13 Lebanese people, including six children, were wounded in Lebanon Wednesday after the Israeli Air Force bombarded Hizbullah headquarters in the city of Tyre in south Lebanon. Lebanese security officials reported that the targeted building served as the offices of senior Hizbullah leader Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, but the building was empty of Hizbullah operatives at the time of the strike.
Posted by:Fred

#6  PR, I agree, why those OPs are still out there boggles
Posted by: Captain America   2006-07-27 18:44  

#5  Thanks, GK
Posted by: Captain America   2006-07-27 18:42  

#4  Not one communications relay system can be allowed to be left standing. You gotta believe that the military and domestic Lebanese communications system is being used by Hezbollah. Israel should trust nothing. Destroy every communications post. In fact, I bet the Hezbollah is using the U.N. post as a communications. BTW, if the Hezbollah want fire rockets next to an U.N. post or use U.N communications system, give a 10 minute warning and destroy the U.N. post. Too many Israeli soldiers are dying because Israel is trying to be too careful. ItÂ’s time for Israel to stop placating to the U.N. and really get down to business.
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2006-07-27 07:11  

#3  #1, CA, I found this at link. Israeli military officials said the target of the airstrike was a radar station used by Hezbollah for attacks like the one on the Israeli missile boat on July 14.
Posted by: GK   2006-07-27 07:06  

#2  It's the communications system they're bringing down. Probably got power or something from whatever was hit on the base. If Israel wanted to wax the Leb Army, they'd be history tuit suite and there'd be far more than a building or two taken out.
Posted by: Champ Angeger5024   2006-07-27 01:44  

#1  Read this earlier...anyone got some background on why the Lebanese army base was hit?
Posted by: Captain America   2006-07-27 00:44  

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