[Telegraph-UK] Tim Butcher - Hidden among the foliage in an olive grove were two long, slender grey rockets, pointing south in the direction of Israel. They blended into the landscape almost perfectly. If a passer-by could miss them from no more than 50 feet away, what chance was there of the Israeli air force spotting them? The missiles represent what the current conflict is all about - Israel's desire to destroy Hizballah's ability to fire rockets across the border. It seems likely that the weapons were made ready at countless hilltop locations across southern Lebanon and then left until the commanders decided the launch time had come. ()
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