ISRAEL'S PINPOINT TARGETING

Israel Targets Hizballah Leaders - Yossi Melman (Ha'aretz)
Last Wednesday, the Israel Air Force dropped 23 tons of explosives on a Hizballah bunker in Beirut. Hidden under an innocent-looking mosque, the bunker had been built by Iranian engineers who specialized in the construction of protected subterranean buildings for their country's nuclear facilities. Hizballah is carefully guarding the area around the damaged bunker and preventing strangers from approaching. Israel's chief of staff hinted Friday that Israel knows the identities of some of those killed in the bombing, but prefers that Hizballah publicize their names. Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah wasn't in the bunker at the time, but it is possible that other members of the organization's leadership were wounded.

Israel Targets Hizballah Banks - Adam Ciralsky and Lisa Myers (NBC News)
Israeli intelligence sources say Israel has targeted as many as a dozen financial institutions in Lebanon as part of a campaign to destroy Hizballah's financial infrastructure, demolishing some banks and damaging others. "The message is for all the Lebanese banks," says Brig.-Gen. Dani Arditi, advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister for Counterterrorism. "Assistance to Hizballah is direct assistance to terrorist organizations."