From this Reuters article:
Al Jazeera television said four Israeli soldiers were wounded in Tuesdayโs clashes. The army did not comment on fresh casualties, but has said two tank crewmen were killed in Bint Jbeil on Monday and several soldiers were wounded. Taking Bint Jbeil could be a morale-booster for Israel, which launched a Lebanese offensive after Hizbollah killed eight soldiers and abducted two others in a July 12 cross-border raid. At least 413 Lebanese, mostly civilians, and 42 Israelis have been killed since the war began.
Dan Williams, the author, is careful to point out the civilian casualties of the Lebanese, but not for the Israelis. It doesnโt much matter if the Israeli victims are women and children, apparentlyโthatโs Hezbollahโs strategy, after all. And, while it may be old hat, Williams declines to refer to members of Hezbollah as terrorists, instead opting for the less emotive descriptors, โguerrillasโ and โfighters.โ





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