Israeli troops push deeper into Lebanon: Knowledge Driven Revolution

The Israeli military pushed deeper into Lebanon late Tuesday while fierce fighting continued in the southern part of the country.

Lebanese army and security officials said troops landed by helicopter and launched strikes in Baalbek in northeastern Lebanon. The town, located about 80 kilometres north of Israel between two mountain ranges in the Bekaa Valley, is a Hezbollah stronghold.

The Israeli army wouldn't comment on the report but had promised earlier in the day to push further into the country to clear out Hezbollah fighters and hold the territory until a multinational force is deployed there.

Meanwhile, Israeli planes hit Shia villages in south Lebanon and attacked Hezbollah positions elsewhere in the country. There were also reports of gun battles in several south Lebanon villages.

Israel also announced that it would resume full air strikes Wednesday, following its self-imposed 48-hour suspension.

Israel had said early Monday that it would suspend air attacks over southern Lebanon for 48 hours.

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Less than 12 hours later, limited air strikes resumed when Israel said it was supporting its operations on the ground and responding to new attacks by Hezbollah.

The heaviest fighting Tuesday centred on the Lebanese border village of Aita al-Shaab, the town from which Hezbollah guerrillas crossed the border on July 12 and captured two Israeli soldiers, sparking the crisis.

Three Israeli soldiers were killed in clashes with Hezbollah near Aita al-Shaab, Al Arabiya television said.

Olmert resists calls for ceasefire

Despite international pressure, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert resisted calls for an immediate ceasefire, saying every day of fighting weakens Hezbollah.

"Every additional day is a day that drains the strength of this cruel enemy. Every extra day is a day in which the [army] reduces their capability, contains their firing ability and their ability to hit in the future," he said.

Olmert has said the fighting will end only when the threat of rocket attacks from Hezbollah militants is removed and the two captured soldiers are returned.

"We are at the start of a diplomatic process that I believe will lead in the end to a ceasefire under totally different conditions from those which existed previously on our northern border... which will provide a real buffer between us and those who would take our lives, with international support such as there has never been before," he said.

In other developments:

* The United Nations postponed discussion on mobilizing an international force for Lebanon until at least Thursday.

* European Union foreign ministers held an emergency meeting in Brussels, and called on Israel and Hezbollah to agree to an "immediate cessation of hostilities."

* The Organization of the Islamic Conference said it will press for an unconditional ceasefire at an emergency meeting in Malaysia on Thursday.

Olmert on Monday apologized for the civilian casualties Sunday at Qana. The Israeli air strike on the four-storey building that killed at least 56 people has provoked worldwide anger and intensified calls for an immediate end to the fighting.

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