Israel advances on Hezballah "capital"

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Fierce fighting raged at the border as Israeli troops moved deeper into Lebanon to besiege the biggest town close to the frontier — Bint Jbail, nicknamed the "capital of the resistance" due to its intense support of Hezbollah during Israel's 1982-2000 occupation of the south. Ten Israeli soldiers were wounded.

Bint Jbail holds strong symbolism for Hezbollah. Signs in the city tout its nickname, earned for its vehement backing of the guerrillas even while Israeli troops held the south. A day after Israel ended its occupation in 2000, Nasrallah went straight to Bint Jbail for his first celebration rally.

Much of the town's population of 30,000 is believed to have fled, but many remain. A Red Cross doctor who visited Sunday, Dr. Hassan Nasreddine, said he saw families crowded into schools, mosques and other shelters.

Following an intense artillery barrage, Israeli troops took control of a hilltop in Bint Jbail, but the rest of the town was held by Hezbollah guerrillas, military officials said.

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This is the BBC map of the area. Several pictures of the village are available at the web site for Bint Jbeil. This appears to be a continuation of the attacks over the weekend. If you look at the pictures, you will see that this is a pretty good size village with densely packed housing. Hezballah apparently used many of the houses to store its rockets that it has been firing into Israel.