An Israeli F-16 fighter jet prepares to take off for a mission in Lebanon at Ramat David air force base in northern Israel, Thursday, July 20, 2006. Israeli warplanes launched new airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah
Israeli soldiers look at a wounded comrade near the Israeli town of Avivim, along the Lebanese border, July 20, 2006. Hizbollah fought fierce battles with Israeli troops on the Lebanese border on Thursday, as thousands more foreigners fled the nine-day-old war in Lebanon, including 1,000 Americans evacuated by U.S. Marines.
