Israeli raids reach north Lebanon
Lebanese people say they are being punished collectively
Israel has extended its air campaign to northernmost Lebanon, killing at least seven Lebanese soldiers at a military post in the port of Abdeh near Tripoli.
The raids come after a Hezbollah rocket attack killed eight Israelis in Haifa.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned that the Haifa attack would have "far-reaching consequences".
More than 127 Lebanese have died since clashes with Israel began last week. At least were 23 killed in air raids in southern Lebanon on Sunday.
Widespread attacks
Israeli strikes early on Monday also targeted Tripoli, Lebanon's second-largest city located in the north of the country, as well as areas in central and eastern Lebanon.
The target in Abdeh was about six miles (four kilometres) south of the border with Syria.
Twelve Israeli civilians have been killed by Hezbollah rockets since fighting began on Wednesday, including the eight killed in Haifa.
The Israeli air strikes began after Hezbollah seized two Israeli soldiers during a raid into Israel on Wednesday.
In other developments:
The Israeli army says Hezbollah rockets fired from Lebanon have struck deeper into Israel than ever before, hitting the town of Afula, 33 miles (50km) south of the border, and the outskirts of Nazareth
Israeli air strikes late on Sunday set fuel tanks ablaze at Beirut's international airport
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says the battle against Israel is "just at the beginning", in his first televised appearance since the offensive
Iran's foreign ministry denies Israeli allegations that it supplied missiles to Hezbollah
Top European Union and United Nations officials have arrived in Beirut for talks on the crisis.
After meeting Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, the European Union Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana appealed for an end to the violence and the release of the Israeli soldiers being held captive by Hezbollah.
EU foreign ministers will discuss the crisis at a meeting in Brussels on Monday.
Meanwhile, leaders of the G8 nations have blamed extremist forces for the crisis, while calling on Israel to end military operations.
Israel rattled
At least 16 died in Israeli air strikes on Sunday the city of Tyre, while attacks on a border village killed at least seven, including five with Canadian and Lebanese citizenship.
The strikes came hours after the Haifa rocket attack, which killed eight members of a train repair crew.
Correspondents say the large death-count in a strike on Israel's third-largest city has rattled the whole country.
Israel's death toll from the fighting stands at 24 overall.
Israel has carried out a heavy bombing campaign across Lebanon, hitting Hezbollah sites, but also a wide range of civilian targets.
US security teams have landed at the US Embassy in Beirut to start planning the evacuation of Americans.
Foreign nationals have been leaving Lebanon to escape the violence.
As the violence has escalated the number of locals attempting to flee has grown, but with the Israelis targeting the border areas and nearby roads, this has become increasingly difficult.
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If you allow a terrorist organization to operate within your borders, and even let them have some seats in your government, then you're liable to be punished collectively.
BTW, would it be possible to elect Israeli UN Amb Dan Gillerman to something? That guy rocks.
Serious question. When Israel kills a Hezbollah is the media counting that as a "civilian"?
It seems that they are. I understand that at times it may be difficult to be certain one way or the other but it seems like a definite propaganda coup when your combatant enemy is automatically treated as if they were all civilians.