Hezbollah Stronghold Sealed Off
BY Herschel Smith
18 years, 5 months ago
From Haaretz:
Earlier Tuesday, Israel Defense Forces infantry and armored soldiers surrounded the Hezbollah stronghold in the south Lebanese town on Bint Jbail.
Military officials said Golani Brigade infantry troops had surrounded the village, imposed a closure and seized some houses on the outskirts. But the army said fighting with guerrillas was ongoing.
And from Reuters:
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces battled to take over a second Hizbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon on Tuesday in intensifying ground clashes with the guerrillas’ frontier garrison, sources on both sides said.
Calling Bint Jbeil “one of the major Hizbollah centers”, an Israeli military spokesman said tanks and troops had sealed off the town, killed or wounded dozens of guerrillas, and were engaged in sporadic firefights with the hold-outs.
“We are operating in the town. I can’t say we are in total control of the town yet,” the spokesman said.
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