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troung · 08-06-2006, 16:16 PM

Heavy clashes reported in village of Ras A-Baida
By YAAKOV KATZ AND JPOST.COM STAFF
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Heavy clashes between IDF reservists and Hizbullah guerillas were reported in the southern Lebanese village of Ras A-Baida on Sunday morning as the IDF completed the establishment of a security zone in southern Lebanon.

At least one Hizbullah operative was killed.

Meanwhile, it was released on Sunday that in the past 48 hours, special forces operated south of Tyre. The troops destroyed 3 rocket launchers, a bunker, three weapons warehouses, and three cars used to transport rockets.

Two reserve soldiers were killed in clashes with Hizbullah in southern Lebanon on Saturday. Army forces killed at least 50 Hizbullah guerillas over the weekend, the IDF said.

Cpl. Kiril Kazhsan, 26, from Haifa, a reservist from Brigade Two, was killed when an anti-tank missile hit a building in which he was stationed in the southern Lebanese village of Ita A-Sha'ab Saturday afternoon. At least 19 others were wounded - one seriously - in heavy exchanges of fire in the same village. Kazhsan will be laid to rest at 4 p.m. on Sunday in the military cemetary in Haifa.

Capt. Dr. Igor Rothstein, 34, from Poriya Neve-Oved, also in the reserves, was killed by an anti-tank missile fired at ground forces on Friday during clashes in southern Lebanon. He will be laid to rest at 5 p.m. on Sunday in the military cemetary in Be'ersheba.

The two were the first reservists killed in combat since the fighting in Lebanon began.

Meanwhile, an IDF soldier was seriously wounded after being hit by a mortar shell on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon. He was evacuated to Nahariya Hospital where he was operated and stabilized. Another soldier sustained light injuries.

OC Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Udi Adam said on Saturday that he expected to see a decrease in the extent and range of the Hizbullah rocket attacks on Israel, as the terrorists would be pushed further and further northward.

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troung A Self Important *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 08-03-03 Posts: 4,390 Country:	Heavy clashes reported in village of Ras A-Baida By YAAKOV KATZ AND JPOST.COM STAFF [Print this Article] [EMail this Article] [Subscribe] [SMS Alerts] [JPost Toolbar] [JPost ePaper] Talkbacks for this article: 29 Heavy clashes between IDF reservists and Hizbullah guerillas were reported in the southern Lebanese village of Ras A-Baida on Sunday morning as the IDF completed the establishment of a security zone in southern Lebanon. At least one Hizbullah operative was killed. Meanwhile, it was released on Sunday that in the past 48 hours, special forces operated south of Tyre. The troops destroyed 3 rocket launchers, a bunker, three weapons warehouses, and three cars used to transport rockets. Two reserve soldiers were killed in clashes with Hizbullah in southern Lebanon on Saturday. Army forces killed at least 50 Hizbullah guerillas over the weekend, the IDF said. Cpl. Kiril Kazhsan, 26, from Haifa, a reservist from Brigade Two, was killed when an anti-tank missile hit a building in which he was stationed in the southern Lebanese village of Ita A-Sha'ab Saturday afternoon. At least 19 others were wounded - one seriously - in heavy exchanges of fire in the same village. Kazhsan will be laid to rest at 4 p.m. on Sunday in the military cemetary in Haifa. Capt. Dr. Igor Rothstein, 34, from Poriya Neve-Oved, also in the reserves, was killed by an anti-tank missile fired at ground forces on Friday during clashes in southern Lebanon. He will be laid to rest at 5 p.m. on Sunday in the military cemetary in Be'ersheba. The two were the first reservists killed in combat since the fighting in Lebanon began. Meanwhile, an IDF soldier was seriously wounded after being hit by a mortar shell on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon. He was evacuated to Nahariya Hospital where he was operated and stabilized. Another soldier sustained light injuries. OC Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Udi Adam said on Saturday that he expected to see a decrease in the extent and range of the Hizbullah rocket attacks on Israel, as the terrorists would be pushed further and further northward. __________________ To sit down with these men and deal with them as the representatives of an enlightened and civilized people is to deride ones own dignity and to invite the disaster of their treachery - General Matthew Ridgway