Israeli warplanes strike Hezbollah guerrillas

Hezbollah and Israeli forces exchanged barrages of shells and rockets across the Lebanese border today and Israeli warplanes struck guerrilla positions in the heaviest clash in months between the two sides.

The exchange began when Hezbollah fighters fired a volley of shells and rockets at Israeli positions in the disputed border area of Chebaa Farms, witnesses said. Israeli forces retaliated with artillery fire against the apparent source in the Lebanese village of Kfar Chouba.