Israel sends commandos against rocket launchers south of Tyre

Jerusalem Post:

About 40 IDF commandos landed on a southern hilltop near Lebanon's Mediterranean coast on Monday, fighting Hizbullah in close combat in a bid to destroy its rocket launchers.

Helicopters dropped off the troops on a hill overlooking Ras al-Biyada, south of Tyre, Lebanese security officials said.

It is believed that the majority of rocket launchings take place in the region of Tyre.

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Haaretz describes the action with a smaller force:

About 30 commandos landed by helicopter on a southern hilltop south of Tyre, overlooking Ras al-Biyada, a Lebanese security officials said. They were mired in fierce fighting with Hezbollah, and there was no word on casualties, an official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.

The town about five kilometers north of the Israel-Lebanon border overlooks Tyre on the Mediterranean. Commandos landed north of the area and raided an apartment. At least five Lebanese - including a soldier at a nearby checkpoint - were killed in the raid, officials said. The IDF reported eight soldiers wounded, two seriously.

A total of 14 Hezbollah guerillas were killed Monday. Two guerillas were killed in the battle in which the soldier died, and two others were killed in the same area by IDF infantry.

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There appears to be confusion over the current operations south of Tyre, but I am also puzzled by why it has taken Israel so long to go after these launch sites. Perhaps they had not identified them before, but given the recon over that area, that seems unlikely. I would have to also say that it is most unusual to be giving the size of a force while it is in contact with the enemy behind the lines. The attempts at ambiguity on this point seem crude at best.

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