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| July 13 | Israel imposes sea and air blockade on LebanonIAF gunships rocket Beirut int'l airport, setting fuel tanks ablazeIsrael Air Force helicopter gunships late Thursday unleashed missiles on Beirut international airport, setting fuel tanks ablaze, in the second attack on Lebanon's only international air facility, Lebanese security officials and the Israel Defense Forces said.One helicopter gunship raked the fuel depots with machine gun fire while three others fired air-to-surface missiles, the officials added.TV footage showed flames shooting up from the airport."We attacked fuel containers near Beirut airport that were used by the airport. As with the runway attacks, this was aimed to prevent the transport of weapons and the hostages from the area," an IDF spokesman said.http://haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=737860&contrassID=1&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0 |
Compiled by 111101 during the war from four live news streams, July–August 2006. Times are Beirut time. Texts are quoted as published, with their source. Sources and method.