Fighting Turns Deadly on Both Sides of Israel-Lebanon Border, US House Decries Hamas Sexual Violence

Tensions in northern Israel soared after a fierce Hezbollah rocket attack and Israeli counter-strikes, as talks for the release of the Hamas-held hostages have broken down again.

Israel struck heavily at Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon after a Hezbollah rocket barrage killed a female Israeli soldier and wounded nine others on Wednesday. Reports from Lebanon say 16 were killed there.

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi declared, "We are not finishing this without returning the (Israeli) residents to Metulla and all the communities of the north with a...