Latest developments in the Middle East

* Thousands of Lebanese civilians flee north after Israel warns them to leave border villages and calls up 3,000 army reserves in possible prelude to ground offensive against Hizbollah guerrillas.

* US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will head to Mideast tomorrow but dismisses pressure for immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah guerillas in Lebanon.

* Three Hizbollah rockets crash into the northern Israeli city of Haifa, wounding 19 people. Other towns also hit.

* Israeli troops launch small-scale raids in Lebanon to try to stop rocket attacks.

* Israel's military chief says the country's forces have killed nearly 100 Hizbollah fighters in Lebanon during the 10-day offensive.

* Four Israeli soldiers are killed in fierce battles with Hizbollah guerillas inside Lebanon.

* Lebanon's defense minister says the army, which has not fought so far despite losing a score of soldiers in Israeli air strikes, would defend the country against any invasion.

* Fleeing bombardment that has forced up to half a million Lebanese from their homes, thousands of foreigners reach Cyprus.