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Israel's powerful war machine pounded Lebanon for the 17th day on Friday as Hizbullah launched new, longer-range wepons on settlements in northern Israel. While Israeli planes and warships hammered Southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, Hizbullah released a statement saying it had begun "the stage of hitting beyond Haifa."

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