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22 July 2006

⚔Broadcast masts bombed, bunker-busting bombs rushed in

South Lebanon#Israel–Lebanon
AttackerIsrael / IDF➜TargetGovernment

On 22 July 2006 aircraft bombed the antennas of LBC, Future TV, Télé Liban, radio stations and the mobile masts at Terbol to cut communications; the "New York Times" revealed that the Bush administration had rushed the shipment of laser-guided missiles to Israel to penetrate underground targets, and the "Daily Telegraph" and "The Times" later added that the smart bombs (2,300 kg) passed through British airports on civilian aircraft. Annan warned against an invasion of Lebanon, and the people of Qatif demonstrated chanting "death to Israel".

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