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Article: Israeli forces push deeper into south Lebanon despite UN resolution

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Israeli forces push deeper into south Lebanon despite UN resolution

BEIRUT, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) - Israeli troops pushed deep into south Lebanon to widen its Lebanon assault early Saturday, hours after the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution calling for an end to the Israel-Hezbollah fighting.

An Israeli force reached the village of Ghandouriyeh east of the port city of Tyre, which is 11 km inside southern Lebanon on Saturday, the deepest thrust yet in Israel's ground offensive against Hezbollah, media reports quoted security sources as saying.

An Israeli army spokesman said that according to Wednesday's decision by the security cabinet, Israel would expand troops to as far as the ...

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