Violence escalates at Israel-Lebanon border

An Israeli artillery unit fires across the border into southern Lebanon from a position on the frontier in Zaura, northern Israel , Wednesday, July 12, 2006. Hezbollah fighters launched a raid into Israel and captured two Israeli soldiers Wednesday, triggering an Israeli assault with warplanes, gunboats and ground troops in southern Lebanon to hunt for the captives. Seven Israeli soldiers and two Lebanese were killed in the violence. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

The Israeli warplanes bomb Rafik Hariri International Airport, the country's only international airport, forcing it to close, July 12, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Lebanese people inspect a damaged amubulance vehicle in south Lebanon, July 12 2006.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

An Israeli tank is on duty in a valley, three kilometers south of the Israeli-Lebanese border, in northern Israel July 13, 2006. Israeli army on Thursday massed toward the border with Lebanon to deal with the escalating conflicts with the Lebanese Hizbollah.

Israeli tanks move toward the Israeli-Lebanese border in a valley, three kilometers south of the Israeli-Lebanese border, in northern Israel July 13, 2006. Israeli army on Thursday massed toward the border with Lebanon to deal with the escalating conflicts with the Lebanese Hizbollah.

An Israeli soldier is on duty in a valley, two kilometers south of the Israeli-Lebanese border, in northern Israel July 13, 2006. Israeli army on Thursday massed toward the border with Lebanon to deal with the escalating conflicts with the Lebanese Hizbollah.

 

Lebanese civilians run following Israeli airstrikes in Zahrani, in southern Lebanon July 12, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)