Israeli ground troops enter Lebanon

Here's the latest from WaPo:

By helicopter and ship, hundreds of Americans and Europeans fled on Tuesday from Beirut, ending its first week of siege, as casualties mounted in deadly Israeli raids that struck a Lebanese military base, a truck carrying food from Syria and a village near the border. The militant group Hezbollah fired at least 100 rockets into Israel, killing one civilian.

And now there's this from the AP: "The military said early Wednesday it sent some troops into southern Lebanon in search of tunnels and weapons."

The WaPo article elaborates: "Israeli armored forces entered the central Gaza Strip overnight and clashed with Palestinian militants, killing two members of Hamas and wounding five..."