Crisis in the Middle East - afternoon update

What cease fire? Hizb'Allah slams Israel with over 170 rockets so far today!

Israel drops warning leaflets over Lebanese city:

Criminal terror operations have been carried out from your area, firing missiles at the state of Israel," the leaflet said, according to Y-net, the Web site of the Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot.

"For your security, leave the area immediately and head north. Who stays is risking his safety," it warned.

The leaflet said the army would act with "full force" against terror cells and was signed, "State of Israel.                                                                     

Israel, Hezbollah in Fierce Battle for Tyre

 

AP Residents look at a new bomb crater on a road in Tyre

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