Special report: Israel-Lebanon Conflicts   [ Video ][Gallery]

Bodies lay on the ground after a Katyusha missile landed in the northern Israeli village of Kfar Giladi. At least 12 Israelis were killed by Hezbollah rocket fire as Israel faced its bloodiest day on the homefront since launching its offensive in Lebanon. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)Photo Gallery >>>

    BEIRUT, Aug.9 (Xinhua) -- Israel suffered up to 30 casualties in a battle between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli force in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah announced here on Wednesday.

    Hezbollah said its fighters had also launched seven rounds of anti-tank rockets against northern Israel on the same day.

    The Israeli military confirmed 15 soldiers had been killed in the battle. But Doha-based al-Jazeera TV channel reported 11 Israelis had lost their lives.

    The violent fighting occurred in Dibel, southern Lebanon, which caused the highest casualties in a single day since the Israel-Hezbollah violence erupted on July 12, when Hezbollah guerrillas abducted two Israeli soldiers and killed eight others during cross-border attacks. Enditem