Israeli air power falls short as offensive in southern Lebanon fails to halt Hezbollah rocket attacks

2006-08-01T09:33:00

Israeli F-16 W445

Israel's ongoing campaign against Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon has served to illustrate the limitations of air power, with more than 4,500 offensive sorties conducted by the country's air force so far having failed to halt the barrage of rockets falling on cities and towns in northern Israel.

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