1.   High-tech reconnaissance should help U.S. commandos strike with surgical precision, said analyst John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org.

2.   Netanyahu is weighing commando strikes or limited military offensives into Palestinian-controlled areas, the official said, speaking on condition he not be identified.

3.   On Wednesday, Annan met the U.N. human rights envoy for former Yugoslavia, Elisabeth Rehn, who had welcomed a commando strike in Bosnia.

4.   One senior Israeli official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the options included commando strikes or limited military incursions into Palestinian-controlled areas.

5.   Officers said the troops carried out both helicopter-borne commando strikes and deep penetration operations to disrupt Hezbollah activities.