71.  As he spoke, the fighting continued, with Israeli aircraft stepping up raids on suspected Hezbollah positions and other targets across southern Lebanon.

72.  Defence sources said that the latest navy action followed a series of airforce attacks against suspected LTTE positions.

73.  Elite army commandos moved against suspected LTTE positions amid monsoon rains which had triggered floods and inundated several low-lying areas, officials said.

74.  Elite army commandos moved against suspected Tiger positions amid monsoon rains which had triggered floods and inundated several low-lying areas, the sources said.

75.  The roadside bombing came a day after Israeli warplanes raided suspected positions of the Shiite Moslem guerrilla group in southern Lebanon.

76.  The renewed attack came despite ongoing Israeli air raids and artillery fire against suspected Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon.

77.  The rockets were fired after Israeli helicopter gunships and warplanes attacked suspected Hezbollah positions in southern Beirut, Syrian-controlled eastern Lebanon and southern Lebanon.

78.  They also made medium altitude reconnaissance flights over suspected Hezbollah positions in the southern tip of the eastern Bekaa.

79.  Warplanes and helicopter gunships raided suspected positions of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, as the guerrillas continued to rain rockets on northern Israel.

80.  While Hezbollah pursued its rocket attacks, Israeli artillery, gunboats and helicopter gunships continued pounding suspected Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon, officials said.