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Thu 08 Aug 2006Hizbullah counters Israeli raid with rocket barrage
Hizbullah fired more rockets into Israel yesterday than on any previous day of the 22-day-old war, killing one Israeli and wounding 123 after helicopter-borne commandos launched Israel's deepest raid into Lebanon.
Israeli sources said about 10,000 soldiers were now battling Hizbullah in southern Lebanon. The naval bombardment, which continued sporadically throughout the day, was only one element in a conflict which expanded dramatically yesterday.
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