Israeli Tanks Roll Into Lebanon

Avivim,Israel- An estimated 10 Israeli armored vehicles rolled into Lebanon Saturday by crushing a border fence near the Lebanese town of Maroun al-Ras.
A report by the local news agency ABS-CBN said the tanks drove past a UN observation post and is the latest Israeli offensive against Hezbollah guerillas. Maroun al-Ras is a strategic hilltop that has been the scene of heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.
But Israeli army spokesman Jacob Dalal downplayed reports of a major ground assault. "This is only a pinpoint operation," said army spokesman Jacob Dalal.
Thousands of Israeli troops are massed on the border apparently in preparation for a major push deep into Lebanon.

The Lebanese president warned that its military will engage Israel if a full-scale invasion is launched, an action that could very well begin a much larger, perhaps global, conflict.

Israeli forces have been mounting relentless sea, land and air attacks in Lebanon after Hezbolla guerillas captured two of its soldiers 11 days ago.
The international community has condemned Israel's "disproportionate use" of force against Lebanon which saw the destruction of most of the country's infrastructures and the deaths of over 360 people and injuring hundreds more.
Early Saturday, Israeli war planes destroyed a communications tower disrupting television and phone service throughout the northern country.
The strikes destroyed transmission towers, including one for the leading LBCI satellite television, in Fatqa, in the Kesrwan mountains northeast of Beirut. Transmission towers for TV stations and mobile telephone networks were also destroyed in Terbol in northern Lebanon.