A car bomb has struck a Lebanese town close to the Syrian border during rush hour, killing at least two people and wounding 15, security officials said.

The Lebanese army has said Israeli warplanes have violated their airspace by flying missions over Beirut and elsewhere in the country.

ISRAELI troops met fierce resistance from Hezbollah guerrillas yesterday as they crossed into Lebanon to seek tunnels and weapons after warning residents in a 20-mile swathe of the south along the border to flee.

Israeli troops met fierce resistance from Hezbollah guerrillas today as they crossed into Lebanon to seek tunnels and weapons after warning residents in a nearly 20 mile swath of the south along the border to flee.

Israeli warplanes renewed attacks on Lebanon early today, targeting bridges and fuel storage tanks and petrol stations in the east and south, security officials said.