04 August 2006 10:00
12 Israelis die; Sheik threatens to bomb Tel Aviv
MAALOT-TARSHIHA, Israel The Lebanese militia Hezbollah killed 12 Israelis - 8 civilians and 4 soldiers - on Thursday, making it Israel’s deadliest day in more than three weeks of conflict. As Israeli troops tried to create a narrow buffer zone inside Lebanon and bombed southern Beirut, Hezbollah’s leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, warned
03 August 2006 17:00
Laser could not save Israeli from Hezbollah missiles
Despite all the achievements of advanced technology, Israeli soldiers are powerless in the face of Hezbollah’s home-made missiles. After ten years of joint work by Israel and the USA, constructors rejected the idea of creating a laser gun for the national air defense. This wonder-weapon cannot resist Hezbollah’s missile fire. Ten years were spent
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