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Hezbollah has fired two Chinese developed, Iranian made "Silkworm" C802 missiles targeted at an Israeli warship in the sea near Beirut Friday, The first rocket missed and the second hit the helicopter deck, four Israeli sailors were reported missing, one confirmed dead, as the ship catches fire. The ship has since been towed away back to Israeli sea ports.

Early on Saturday, more rockets were fired at Israeli warships. According to the Israeli military, the rockets missed and hit an Egyptian merchant ship.

Israel has been under heavy shelling the entire night, for the first time in the conflict hezbollah have fired 12 new Iranian made Fajr 5 rockets on Tiberias and Carmiel. 12 wounded in Tiberias, over 60 in northern Israel, heavy damage to property and houses.

Israel has given Syria a 72 hour ultimatum to stop Hizbullah's activity, and bring about the release of kidnapped IDF troops.

This is the fourth day of violence after July 11 when Hezbollah attacked Israeli army patrols and captured two Israeli soldiers in a mission Hezbollah called "Truthful Promise". Israel later confirmed the soldiers were kidnapped. On July 12 Israel set up a blockade of Lebanon and attacked Beirut International Airport and other areas in Lebanon, while Hezbollah fired rockets at towns in northern Israel. The scenes repeated itself the coming days.

Israel is continuing its offensive in the Gaza strip against Hamas after a soldier named Gilad Shalit was kidnapped in a raid, June 2006.

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