Hezbollah vows ‘open war’ on Israel

ISRAEL bombed the home of Hezbollah’s leader in Beirut yesterday as part of a widening assault in Lebanon since Shi’ite fighters captured two Israeli soldiers and killed eight.

Hezbollah said Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was safe. He was later quoted on television as vowing “open war” on Israel.

Meanwhile, at the United Nations, Lebanon accused Israel of launching “a widespread barbaric aggression” aimed at bringing the small Middle East nation to its knees and urged the international community to end the military offensive.