28 healthcare workers, nine Israel soldiers, killed in Lebanon

Israel's announcement that it would conduct a limited, precise, ground invasion in Lebanon was proven to be misplaced within hours of the ground incursion commencing.

Heavy bombardment has accompanied the entry of ground troops into Lebanon, with central Beirut targeted on Thursday, for the first time since the second Lebanon war in 2006. Nine Israeli soldiers, most of them aged twenty-one were killed on the open