This all started in a story right after the news about the fighting broke out. And it's been reitereated through at least 3 or news services, none of which have confirmed it, just passed it on.
Here's the sequence on Haaretz:
02:22 Hezbollah and Lebanese sources: Israeli unit surrounded near Baalbek (DPA)
01:55 IDF: House bombed in Gaza used by Hamas to store weapons (Reuters)
01:53 Palestinian sources: Israel carries out air strike on house in central Gaza (Reuters)
01:49 Hezbollah denies reports that IDF snatched patients from Baalbek hospital (AP)
01:46 Al-Jazeera: IDF aimed to reach Hezbollah official in Baalbek hospital (Agencies)
01:45 Rice sees ceasefire in Lebanon in matter of `days, not weeks` (AP)
01:44 Shimon Peres: IDF operation in Lebanon could go on for `weeks, not months`
01:43 Hezbollah spokesman: IDF commandos trapped inside Baalbek hospital (AP)
01:34 Hezbollah`s chief spokesman: IDF troops battling guerrillas near Baalbek hospital (AP)
01:33 Witnesses: Hospital near Baalbek burning after hit in IAF strike (AP)
00:54 Al-Manar: Hezbollah fighting IDF troops on the ground west of Baalbek (AP)
00:30 Lebanese army official: Israeli air presence over Baalbek `unprecedented` (AP)
00:26 HELICOPTERS PUT DOWN IDF COMMANDOS NEAR BAALBEK (Haaretz)
Arutz, I believe, ran a story about how there were at least 5 targets of interest around Baalbek that were receiving air attack.
No update on JPost - still has not confirmed the story.
that's one loaded ticker! Wow. Thanks!
I appreciate the posting. I think it will be hard to get present info in such a hot conflict. It's normal for the IDF to confirm things well after events so it will take a while.