Fighting at Bint Jbail

This is a 2001 view of Bint Jbail from the south which is the general avenue of approach used by the Israelis. You can find more pictures of the village and the surrounding areas here.

The Washington Times reports:

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Israeli forces secured one hilltop in Bint Jbail after daylong fighting but were unable to dislodge Hezbollah from the rest of the town of 30,000, military officials told the Associated Press. Many residents had fled, but some were crowded into schools and mosques.
Hezbollah said it hit five Israeli tanks during the fight for the town, the scene of the militia's first victory rally after Israel withdrew from southern Lebanon in 2000. Although Israel has staged several raids on Hezbollah positions in the last week, the only populated area it has captured and held is the border village of Maroun al-Ras.
Israel, which captured two Hezbollah fighters at Bint Jbail, also acknowledged that two soldiers were killed elsewhere in southern Lebanon when a helicopter hit an electrical wire and crashed.

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Israel disputes the claim of hitting five tanks. This NY Times story has a brief description of the fighting in the context of its overall story on the Hezballah war day 13.

Update: The Jerusalem Post reports that the IDF had "taken control over Bint Jbeil and had so far killed at least 40 Hizbullah guerrillas." The story also indicates taht the IDF has taken several captives.

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