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[[Israel]] has now attacked Beirut's international airport four times and have destroyed the airport fuel depots. Israel has also neutralised the third and final military airport by bombing its runways.<ref name=haaretz /><ref>{{cite news|title=Rockets Hit Southern Israeli City in 'Major Escalation'|date=[[2006-07-13]]|accessdate=2006-07-13|publisher=[[Fox News]]|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,203253,00.html}}</ref><ref name= cnn2>{{cite news|title=Israel attacks Beirut airport after rockets hit Haifa|date=[[2006-07-13]]|accessdate=2006-07-13|publisher=[[CNN]]|url= http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/13/mideast/index.html}}</ref>
Israeli planes have struck a bridge in a suburb south of [[Beirut]], a place highly valued by [[Hezbollah]]. They also struck a power plant's fuel storage south of Beirut (but did not destroy the plant itself). The [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] army then retaliated with anti-aircraft fire. People living in this region heard at least three strikes. No casualties have been reported yet.<ref>{{cite news|title=Israeli planes strike southern suburb of Beirut|date=[[2006-07-13]]|accessdate=2006-07-13|publisher=[[MSNBC]]|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13823680/}}</ref>
Israel has been very precise in the level of damage in inflicts, for example a missle punched a hole in a suspension brigde, but did not bring it down, unlike less expensive bridges that were completely destroyed. Israel blew up fuel depots near a power station, but did not destroy the station itself. <ref>{{cite news|title=Hezbollah drone batters Israeli warship|date=[[2006-07-14]]|accessdate=2006-07-14|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060714/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_israel}}</ref>
According to the [[BBC]], Lebanese police also reported an Israeli air strike early on Friday on a pro-Syrian Palestinian group in eastern Lebanon. The base of the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command]] is less than two kilometres from the Syrian border.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5178774.stm|title=Israel steps up Lebanese strikes|date=[[2006-07-14]]|accessdate=2006-07-14|publisher=[[BBC News Online]]}}</ref>
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