After 100 Israeli warplanes flew over southern Lebanon, taking out thousands of Hezbollah missile launchers, the Middle East braced for an expanded conflagration. Ethan Bronner
Israel and the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah traded heavy fire early Sunday but backed off from sparking a widely feared all-out war. Josef Federman, Abby
Israel launched intense airstrikes in southern Lebanon early Sunday in what it said was a pre-emptive strike against the Hezbollah terrorist group. JOSEF FEDERMAN and
Israel launched intense airstrikes in southern Lebanon early Sunday in what it said was a pre-emptive strike against the Hezbollah terrorist group. JOSEF FEDERMAN and