Fighting rages at border as Israeli troops move further into Lebanon

FIERCE fighting has been raging at the Lebanese border as Israeli troops moved to besiege the biggest town there — Bint Jbail, nicknamed the “capital of the resistance” due to its intense support of Hezbollah during Israel’s 1982-2000 occupation of the south.

Nine Israeli soldiers were wounded in the battle.

An Israeli helicopter also crashed in northern Israel near the border after hitting an electrical wire while making an emergency landing, killing its two pilots, the army said.