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| July 16 | The Israeli military also confirmed Sunday that special forces were operating on the ground in Lebanon in conjunction with air and sea forces. http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/06071607 2727.mtb08pl7.html "Most of our operations are led by aircraft, and our navy is also in action, but units are also waging ground operations, about which obviously I will refuse to give details," said General Gadi Eisenkraut, operations chief at central command. AFP |
Reports that name it
20:49Israeli Ground Forces Chief Benny Gantz: over 100 Hizbullah positions targeted, including rocket launching positions; military reserves summoned; number of weapons found in mosque; we are slowly taking control of Bint Jbeil; war requires varied capabilities, and I am sure we will continue until we achieve our target + LebanonUpdates
13:45IAF aircrafts open fire to support ground forces in south Lebanon (Reuters)
22:52General Benny Ganz, Israeli ground forces commander, announced Thursday that special Israeli forces are continuing operations deep inside Lebanon, reaching as far as Beirut, in attempts to disable Hezbollah’s long range rockets + LebanonUpdates
19:55Ground Forces Command: If Hezbollah holds its fire, so will the IDF (AP)
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.