“Painful And Far Reaching Response”…

Israeli Army Chief: “Nothing Is Safe” In Lebanon…Israel Bombs Beirut Airport And 2 Lebanese Army Bases, Imposes Naval Blockade…Hezbollah Fires More Than 100 Rockets Into Israel…
Washington Post Anthony Shadid, Scott Wilson, and William Branigin July 13, 2006 at 04:17 PM READ MORE: Israel

Israel stepped up its campaign to force the release of two abducted soldiers Thursday, bombarding Beirut's airport, two Lebanese military air bases, a Hezbollah television station and other targets while imposing a blockade on Lebanon's ports and airspace. Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group that captured the soldiers Wednesday in a cross-border raid, rained more than 80 rockets onto Israeli territory.

In a second attack on Beirut's international airport, Israeli helicopter gunships fired missiles at fuel tanks, setting at least one tank ablaze. Thick black smoke and orange flames shot up from the burning fuel, illuminating the night sky. Earlier in the day, Israeli warplanes had bombed the airport's runways, forcing it to close.

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