Archive for July, 2006
Liveblogging the War: Monday July 31st
In the wake of yesterday’s Qana tragedy, Israel agreed to a suspension of air strikes in Lebanon beginning early today, allowing for an investigation into the bombing, and will also coordinate with the UN to allow a 24-hour window for residents of southern Lebanon to leave the area if they wish. However, Israel has reserved the right during [...]
Liveblogging the War: Saturday July 29th – Sunday July 30th
Today, the IDF pulled out of the southern Lebanon town of Bint Jbail, but not before killing 26 Hizbulah terrorists in what has been described as “one of their most important missions in the framework of the operation in Lebanon.” During the day’s fighting, the IDF seized Hizbullah equipment, including 5 anti-tank missiles, 30 hand [...]
Liveblogging the War: Friday July 28th
The IAF struck 130 targets overnight, including 57 building used by Hizbullah, 6 rocket launchers, a Hizbullah base in the Lebanon valley, and homes of terrorists (after warning residents to leave their homes in order to escape injury).
Earlier, the IAF took out Hizbullah’s missile command center deployed in Tyre – located on the 12th floor [...]
Liveblogging the War: Thursday July 27th
As Israel mourns the 9 soldiers killed yesterday - 8 in Bint Jbail, and 1 in Maroun Ras – it has been revealed that the troops had been ambushed by Hizbullah terrorists, as they approached several homes on the outskirts of Bint Jbail. Many of the casualties occurred during this initial encounter at close range. It is [...]
Liveblogging the War: Wednesday July 26th
In southern Lebanon , the battle continues, with IDF exchanging fire with Hizbullah terrorists in the village of Bint Jbeil. A number of IDF soldiers have been wounded.
For their part, Hizbullah are still firing Katushas at Israel, with 5 barrages landing in Tiberias and Safed this morning. And their leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, threatened that they would begin [...]
Liveblogging the War: Tuesday July 25th
The IAF struck 36 Hizbullah targets overnight, including rocket launchers and Hizbullah structures. And Hizbullah resumed firing Katushas this morning, with no injuries and one Israeli man suffering shock.
The circumstances behind yesterday’s chopper crash are still unclear, but the IDF is examining the possibility that the helicopter was accidentally shot down by IDF fire. If this [...]
Liveblogging the War: Monday July 24th
The IDF expanded its deployment of ground forces in southern Lebanon last night, and captured 2 Hizbullah fighters in the village of Maroun al-Ras, the village which the IDF has seized control of. Our ground forces are now engaged in a heavy exchange of fire with Hizbullah terrorists north of Maroun al-Ras, as the next phase [...]
Liveblogging the War: Saturday July 22nd – Sunday July 23rd
I’m back, after a relaxing Sabbath break from the news. Well, as relaxing as you can expect with a war going on in the northern and southern parts of your country, some of your friends and acquaintances called away for reserve duty, and the uncertainty as to what news will greet you when you log [...]
Liveblogging the War: Friday July 21st
Late last night, a soldier was killed, and 3 others wounded (one critically, one moderately and one lightly), as 2 IAF Apache combat helicopters on their way to Lebanon to assist IDF forces, collided and crashed south of
Kiryat Shmona. According to an initial investigation, the helicopters apparently made contact in mid-air. What seems to have [...]
Liveblogging the War: Thursday July 20th
The big news overnight is that the IAF dropped 23 tons of bombs on a bunker thought to contain senior Hizbullah leaders. This action was taken after Israel received credible intelligence that Hizbullah leaders – Nasrallah included – were staying in the bunker. Hizbullah were quick to issue a statement that no leaders were in the [...]
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