¤ Hizbollah fight fierce battles with Israeli troops on Lebanese border.

¤ 311 people in Lebanon and 29 in Israel have been killed.

¤ Israeli forces take casualties in heavy fighting with Hizbollah guerillas just inside Lebanon. Al Jazeera TV says four Israelis are killed. Israeli media report eight soldiers wounded. Hizbollah says one of its fighters is killed.

¤ Israeli army says 30 rockets fired by Hizbollah land in northern Israel, cause no casualties.

¤ Israel believes its bombing campaign in Lebanon has destroyed 50 per cent of Hizbollah's military capability, Israel Radio quotes Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz as saying. Hizbollah says it has not been weakened militarily.

¤ US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may travel to Middle East next week to press for political solution to reduce fighting

¤ Syria and Russia call for ceasefire, France presses for a UN resolution urging cease-fire, Washington has refused so far to pressure Israel for ceasefire.

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