Day 7...Israel: Fighting Will Last For Weeks...

First Posted: 03/28/08 03:44 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 12:55 PM ET

NY Times :

A top Israeli general said today that Israel's offensive in Lebanon would last another few weeks, and he said that the use of large numbers of ground forces had not been ruled out.

Maj. Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky, Israel's deputy chief of staff, told Israel Radio that the army needed more time to complete "very clear goals." He added: "The fighting in Lebanon will end within a few weeks. We will not take months.''

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