So it starts again...

By Nadim Ladki 41 minutes ago

(Reuters) Lebanese security and Hizbollah sources said Israeli aircraft and commandos raided a Hizbollah stronghold in eastern Lebanon early on Saturday just hours after the U.N. appealed to European countries for peacekeepers.

The Lebanese security source said warplanes and helicopters attacked unidentified targets during an air drop of commandos at dawn around the village of Bodai, west of the ancient city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley.

An Israeli army spokesman said the army was checking the report. Repeated calls have not elicited a further response.

Such an assault would be the first major attack since a U.N. truce ended 34 days of fighting between Israel and the Shi'ite Muslim group Hizbollah.

Hizbollah television reported its guerillas clashed with Israeli commandos near Bodai and forced them to fly out under the cover of air strikes. It said the guerillas had inflicted "certain casualties" among the Israeli forces.

The security source said the aircraft bombed roads leading to the village and a hillside to the west.