Hezbollah battles commandos as ceasefire violated

Hezbollah fighters battled Israeli commandos who launched a raid near the militants’ stronghold inside Lebanon early today, killing one soldier, in the first large-scale violation of the ceasefire.

The battle outside the eastern town of Baalbek sparked a Lebanese complaint to the United Nations over Israel’s violation. Witnesses said Israeli missiles destroyed a bridge during the commando raid – the first such airstrike since the ceasefire began.