An Israeli army artillery piece fires into southern Lebanon from a position on the border near Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel , Saturday, July 15, 2006. Israeli warplanes hit central Beirut for the first time and smashed the Hezbollah leadership's main strongholds, as strikes killed at least 18 Lebanese fleeing the onslaught. Hezbollah rockets continued to pour into Israel, where officials warned citizens that Tel Aviv could be hit. (AP Photo/Yossi Aloni)
Lebanese people inspect the damages on the road of Taanayel in the Bekaa valley in eastern Lebanon.(AFP/Joseph Barrak)
A Lebanese man escapes from a gasoline station after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Saida, south Lebanon, July 15, 2006. Israeli aircraft pounded areas in south, east and northern Lebanon on Saturday, a day after Hizbollah's chief declared an open war against the Jewish state following the bombardment of his stronghold in Beirut. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE (Ali Hashisho/Reuters)
The sun sets at the horizon in the Mediterranean Sea, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Saturday, July 15, 2006. Israeli gunships attacked central Beirut for the first time in Israel's four-day-old assault on Lebanon, striking a lighthouse and the city's seaport, witnesses said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Patriot missile air defense systems in Haifa