In today's battles (Thursday), reserve soldiers killed four Hizbullah terrorists in battles in the western sector of southern Lebanon. Two Katyusha launchers were destroyed, and a warehouse full of war materials and Katyusha parts was uncovered. "Heavy exchanges of fire" were reported.
The IDF is continuing its efforts to capture and form a buffer zone 6-8 kilometers north of the border with Israel. "The reserve forces are doing extraordinary work," said Pladah Division Commander Brig.-Gen. Guy Tzur, "and they are showing great determination and professionalism - no less than the standing-army forces."
The Israel Air Force has attacked over 70 targets in Lebanon over the past 24 hours, including 37 buildings, as well as bridges and roads near the Syrian-Lebanese border.
Sgt. Adi Cohen, who was killed in yesterday's battle, was felled by an anti-tank rockets fired by the Hizbullah forces. The battle raged throughout much of the day, and four other paratroopers were lightly wounded in the fighting. Sgt. Cohen will be buried at 5 PM in the military section of the Hadera cemetery.
Sgt. Michael Levine, 21, who was killed in Lebanon on Tuesday after immigrating to Israel from the U.S. on his own three years ago, will be buried at 5 PM at Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem.
Three Golani Brigade soldiers were wounded in fighting in south-eastern Lebanon, including one in serious condition, and two were hurt elsewhere.
After a record-breaking 230 Katyushas were fired at Israel on Wednesday, including as far south as Beit She'an and Jenin, some 30 have been fired today, as of 2:30 PM. The rockets hit Kiryat Shmona and the Golan Heights; no injuries were reported. One person was killed yesterday by a Katyusha, in a kibbutz north of Nahariya.
The hospital in Tyre, Lebanon, and Human Rights Watch both reported today that 28 people were killed in the IAF bombing in Kafr Kana this past Sunday, and not twice that number, as originally reported.
The IDF is continuing its efforts to capture and form a buffer zone 6-8 kilometers north of the border with Israel. "The reserve forces are doing extraordinary work," said Pladah Division Commander Brig.-Gen. Guy Tzur, "and they are showing great determination and professionalism - no less than the standing-army forces."
The Israel Air Force has attacked over 70 targets in Lebanon over the past 24 hours, including 37 buildings, as well as bridges and roads near the Syrian-Lebanese border.
Sgt. Adi Cohen, who was killed in yesterday's battle, was felled by an anti-tank rockets fired by the Hizbullah forces. The battle raged throughout much of the day, and four other paratroopers were lightly wounded in the fighting. Sgt. Cohen will be buried at 5 PM in the military section of the Hadera cemetery.
Sgt. Michael Levine, 21, who was killed in Lebanon on Tuesday after immigrating to Israel from the U.S. on his own three years ago, will be buried at 5 PM at Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem.
Three Golani Brigade soldiers were wounded in fighting in south-eastern Lebanon, including one in serious condition, and two were hurt elsewhere.
After a record-breaking 230 Katyushas were fired at Israel on Wednesday, including as far south as Beit She'an and Jenin, some 30 have been fired today, as of 2:30 PM. The rockets hit Kiryat Shmona and the Golan Heights; no injuries were reported. One person was killed yesterday by a Katyusha, in a kibbutz north of Nahariya.
The hospital in Tyre, Lebanon, and Human Rights Watch both reported today that 28 people were killed in the IAF bombing in Kafr Kana this past Sunday, and not twice that number, as originally reported.