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Israeli commandos raided a Hezbollah stronghold deep inside Lebanon Saturday, losing an officer in the first major incident since a fragile ceasefire took effect, as French troops began deploying to reinforce UN peacekeepers. A Lebanese military official told AFP that Israeli helicopters, under cover of mock raids by warplanes, landed at dawn two Hummer vehicles.

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