Israel bombs Lebanese TV, mobile phone, transmission towers

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Lebanese officials say Israeli warplanes have destroyed transmission towers for television stations and mobile phones in two parts of northern Lebanon.

The strikes in Fatqa and Terbol killed at least one Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation employee and wounded another. LBC is the top rated television network in the Middle East, and has been broadcasting since it was launched in 1985. Saturday's attacks were the latest against Lebanese communications infrastructure since Israel began its offensive against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon 11 days ago. They have immobilsed television and radio stations, facsimile, landline and mobile phone communications.

Meanwhile, Israeli troops and tanks are massed along the Lebanese border as ground forces carry out attacks against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Israeli officials called the operations limited and say they are against targets that cannot be hit by airstrikes.

U.N. peacekeepers on the border say Israeli forces are still in the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras near the border.

The Israeli offensive has been countered by frequent rocket attacks by Hezbollah, including in the port city of Haifa Saturday.
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