Aug. 1, 2006 6:29 | Updated Aug. 1, 2006 6:30
IAF resumes air strikes in Bekaa Valley
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Although Israel suspended most air strikes on south Lebanon for 48 hours, its warplanes struck deep inside the country early Tuesday. They hit an area that is a stronghold of Hizbullah guerrillas, witnesses said. Warplanes also hit Hizbullah fighters battling with soldiers near the border as the guerrillas fired mortars into Israel.

The Security Cabinet early Tuesday approved widening the ground offensive, a participant said, and rejected a cease-fire until an international force is in place in southern Lebanon.

Jet fighters reportedly struck Hermel, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of the Israeli border in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon. Warplanes fired at least five air-to-surface missiles on the town, the witnesses said. It was not clear what was hit and whether there were any casualties.

Another strike targeted an area near the Syrian border, about 6 miles (10 kilometers) north of Hermel.

Let’s hope the government really gets going and that we hit targets far and wide. Time is running out it is time for 30,000 troops and 500 tanks to stream north and end Hizballah. This needs to be combined with an amphibian assault just south of the Litani and then this force moves inland before moving south. Let's catch Hizballah and then kill Hizballah.