I see nothing about the attack on the Beirut airport in this New York Times article, but there is a paragraph blaming the trouble on Iran and Syria. For example: "The expectation among political and foreign affairs analysts is that Hamas and Hezbollah would never have taken such provocative actions without at least the tacit approval of their sponsors in Tehran or Damascus."Here is a link and excerpt, the latest in the NY Times RSS feed on this story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/13/world/middleeast/13mideast.html?ex=1310443200&en=5b4658b29a4ba9a2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssEscalation: Clashes Spread to Lebanon as Hezbollah Raids Israel
caption: In their retaliatory air raids on Lebanon Wednesday, Israeli bomber pilots destroyed the Qassmiya bridge, on the main north-south highway.By GREG MYRE and STEVEN ERLANGER
Published: July 13, 2006
JERUSALEM, Thursday, July 13 — The Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah surprised Israel with a bold daylight assault across the border on Wednesday, leading to fighting in which two Israeli soldiers were captured and at least eight killed, and elevating recent tensions into a serious two-front battle.
Israel, already waging a military operation in the Gaza Strip to free a soldier captured by Palestinian militants on June 25, immediately responded by sending armored forces into southern Lebanon for the first time in six years.
Early on Thursday morning, Israeli warplanes fired missiles at the runways at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, shutting the airport and potentially stranding thousands of visitors at the peak of tourist season. Israeli warplanes also hit numerous locations in southern Lebanon, adding to the civilian death toll. The Israeli military confirmed the strike, saying that the airport was a target because Hezbollah receives weapons shipments there.
The Israeli government also confirmed that Hezbollah fired several Katyusha rockets into northern Israel, injuring three people.
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What is going on here? Is this a setup for invasion of Syria and Iran? Are they expected to enter the fight? At this point, the NY times is already blaming them for the violence. Who and what is the goal of these attacks?