Developing story - Israel attacks Beirut airport after rockets hit Haifa

Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:09:03 -0400 From: "CNN Breaking News" Subject: CNN Breaking News -- Israeli officials say a rocket has hit Haifa, a major port city in northern Israel, The Associated Press reports.Watch CNN or log on to http://CNN.com


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Israel hits fuel tank at Beirut airport
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Israel attacks Beirut airport after rockets hit Haifa

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Thursday, July 13, 2006; Posted: 5:23 p.m. EDT (21:23 GMT)

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JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli forces struck Beirut's international airport for the second time Thursday, hitting fuel tanks that exploded into fireballs.




Lebanese soldiers stand guard near a destroyed highway on the main entrance to Sidon, Lebanon.

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The attack came soon after two rockets struck the northern Israeli port of Haifa on a day of spiraling violence and deepening crisis.


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Israel Defense Forces said the Haifa rockets came from Lebanon and blamed Hezbollah, whose guerrillas abducted two soldiers and killed eight others one day ealier.

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Earlier: Israeli warplanes strike Beirut airport
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Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:09:03 -0400
From: "CNN Breaking News"
Subject: CNN Breaking News

-- Israeli officials say a rocket has hit Haifa, a major port city in
northern Israel, The Associated Press reports.