by Joe Hillshoist » Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:11 am
<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>The strike on the warship off Beirut's coast Friday night was the first direct Hezbollah hit on Israel's military since Wednesday's raid. Israel said the strike was carried out with an Iranian-made, radar-guided C-102, missile. Earlier, the military said the ship was hit by an unmanned, remote-controlled aircraft loaded with explosives. One Israeli soldier was killed and three were missing from the attack, which set the ship ablaze. <br><br>An Egyptian merchant ship carrying concrete to Syria was also hit by a Hezbollah rocket at about the same time, injuring a crew member, Egyptian officials said.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>From <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.aljazeerah.info/News%20archives/2006%20News%20Archives/July/15%20n/Lebanese%20Prime%20Minister%20calls%20for%20a%20cease-fire,%20Israeli%20warplanes%20hit%20central%20Beirut%20and%20South,%20killing%2018%20Civilians.htm" target="top">al jezeera</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> <p></p><i></i>
