Witnesses say Israeli missiles hit the port of Beirut

(17 Jul 2006) 1. Wreckage of vehicle in flames 2. Wide shot of smoke plume rising from wreckage, tilt up plume 3. Trucks on fire 4. Wide of smoke rising over skyline STORYLINE: Israeli missiles hit the Lebanese capital shortly after sunrise on Monday, killing two people in Beirut's port, bombing a gas tank in a northern neighbourhood and shelling the southern suburbs, witnesses and Lebanese media said. A large fire had erupted in the port, where two people were killed when missiles hit a parking area for trucks next to the harbour, Lebanese media reported. The strikes came as the Israeli military said a Hezbollah rocket had fallen south of Haifa, the southernmost point hit by the Lebanese guerrilla in six days of escalating conflict. Israeli air raids killed 13 people and wounded at least 53 throughout Lebanon on Monday. Eight of the dead were Lebanese soldiers killed when aircraft bombed a position at the country's northern border. The Israeli army spokesman said there were about 60 Israeli strikes overnight, including aircraft and artillery, concentrated around the Baalbek area in the eastern Bekaa valley, where two people died. Meanwhile, Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV said the militant group had fired dozens of rockets at towns in northern Israel in the early hours of Monday morning. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...