The ‘wrong again as usual’ isn’t necessary. You links don’t prove anything.

I still don’t think it is entirely clear. The majority of media outlets, including al jazeera, reported it as a prisoner grab inside Israel.

The references to inside Lebanon may just be posturing dure to disputed boundary.

Has the Lebanese government said anything definitive on this?

There is obviously a big difference between an armed incursion into Israel to kill soldiers/snatch prisoners, and ambushing a patrol that is inside YOUR country.

In either case, its an escalation by Hezbollah with no approval from sovereign Lebanon, but the difference is still significant.

The Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah movement announced on Wednesday that its guerrillas have captured two Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon. “Implementing our promise to free Arab prisoners in Israeli jails, our strugglers have captured two Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon,” a statement by Hezbollah said.

“The two soldiers have already been moved to a safe place,” it added. The Lebanese police said that the two soldiers were captured as they “infiltrated” into the town of Aitaa al-Chaab inside the Lebanese border. [Hindustan Times 7/12/06]

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement announced Wednesday the arrest of two Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon. Lebanese police said that the two soldiers were arrested as they entered the town of Aitaa al-Chaab inside the Lebanese border. Israeli aircraft were active in the air over southern Lebanon, police said, with jets bombing roads leading to the market town of Nabatiyeh, 60 kilometers south of Beirut. [Bahrain News Agency 7/12/06]

TRANSLATION: According to the Lebanese police force, the two soldiers were captured in Lebanese territory, in the area of Aïta Al-Chaab close to the border, whereas Israeli television indicated that they had been captured in Israeli territory. [fr.news.yahoo 7/12/06]

In the afternoon, the scene changed in the streets of southern Lebanon, which was the target of 32 Israeli raids that mainly targeted areas near the area where the two soldiers were captured in Aita al Chaab, close to the border with Israel. [news.monstersandcritics.com 7/12/06]

It all started on July 12 when Israel troops were ambushed on Lebanon’s side of the border with Israel. Hezbollah, which commands the Lebanese south, immediately seized on their crossing. They arrested two Israeli soldiers, killed eight Israelis and wounded over 20 in attacks inside Israeli territory. [Asia Times 7/15/06]

TRANSLATION: In a deliberated way, Tsahal sent a commando in the Lebanese back-country to Aïta Al Chaab. It was attacked by Hezbollah, making two prisoners. [voltairenet.org 7/18/06]

And lastly, your darling Forbes online:

Associated Press
Hezbollah Captures 2 Israeli Soldiers
By JOSEPH PANOSSIAN , 07.12.2006, 05:41 AM

The militant group Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers during clashes Wednesday across the border in southern Lebanon, prompting a swift reaction from Israel, which sent ground forces into its neighbor to look for them.

The forces were trying to keep the soldiers’ captors from moving them deeper into Lebanon, Israeli government officials said on condition of anonymity.

Wanna see a map?

Here you go:

http://uruknet.info/uruknet-images/carte-finul.gif

One of hezballah’s MOs is to send in a rabbit to provoke a pursuit by a small unit and then ambush with overwhelming numbers. Not saying that’s what happened, but that’s probably what happened.

“Or by ‘Lebanon’ do you mean territory on the Israeli side of the current border that Lebanon claims?”

True dat.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A67F0AD3-7964-41BC-98A9-CA752CA5B89F.htm

I haven’t seen any reports that the soldiers were inside Lebanon at the time of the attack. No one is covering that angle.

All the media outlets are saying the same thing (although they could be wrong of course).

Or by ‘Lebanon’ do you mean territory on the Israeli side of the current border that Lebanon claims?

Reservists called up for Lebanon strike
By YAAKOV KATZ AND JPOST STAFF
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150885978380&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Jul. 12, 2006 13:13 | Updated Jul. 13, 2006 5:44

The IAF on Wednesday began to issue call up orders in preparation for retaliatory air strikes against Hizbullah targets in Lebanon, Channel 2 reported. The air force will target power stations and Hizbullah outposts inside Lebanon.

The army was also calling up reservists. Only weeks ago, an entire reserve division was drafted in order to train for an operation such as the one the IDF is planning in response to Wednesday morning’s Hizbullah attacks on IDF forces along the northern border.

A very high ranking military officer said that if the soldiers were not returned in good condition, Israel would turn Lebanon back 20 years by striking its vital infrastructure.

From The National Council of Arab Americans blog

The Israelis so far have not been able to enter
Aita al-Shaab to recover the tank that was exploded by
Hizbullah and the bodies of the soldiers that were
killed in the original operation (this is a main
indication that the operation did take place on
Lebanese soil, not that in my opinion it would ever be
an illegitimate operation, but still the media has
been saying that it was inside ‘Israel’ thus an
aggression first started by Hizbullah).

http://polizeros.com/2006/07/18/captured-israeli-soldiers
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CONFIRMATION: ISRAELI SOLDIERS WERE INSIDE LEBANON
WHEN CAPTURED
TRANSLATION OF SECOND PARAGRAPH: “Here facts:
Hezbollah requires since long years the release of
prisoners held by Israel, such as Samir el Kantar,
imprisoned since 1978, Nassim Nisr and Yahia Skaff
which is imprisoned since 1982. In many occasion, it
let know that the weather would not fail to be captive
in its turn Israeli soldiers — if Ci-that-Ci had been
suddenly introduced in Lebanon, and to use them like
monnaire of exchange. In a deliberated way, Tsahal
sent a commando in the Lebanese back-country to Aïta
Al Chaab. It was attacked by Hezbollah, making two
prisoners. Israel A then pretends to be attacked and
attacked Lebanon. Hezbollah, which prepared to face an
Israeli aggression that each one knew imminent since
the Syrian withdrawal, drew from the
intermediate-range missiles on Israel. “
Posted Jul 20, 2006 05:47 PM PST
Category: LEBANON

This story, in French, confirms what the Asia Times
reported. Israel sent their soldiers across the border
into Aïta Al Chaab. It was there, on the Lebanese side
of the border, where Hezbollah took them prisoner.
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/

the french original is here:
http://www.voltairenet.org/article142056.html

also the story is here:

‘Tyre, Southern Lebanon — Lebanon\‘s pro-Syrian Shiite
movement is back in the spotlight after capturing two
Israeli soldiers on Wednesday, plunging the country
into a crisis that could lead to new violence in the
region.

According to analysts here, Hezbollah followed in the
footsteps of the Palestinian movement Hamas, whose
militants last month captured an Israeli soldier
sparking a massive Israeli offensive into the Gaza
Strip.

Despite the fear of a wide-scale Israeli assault
operation similar to Gaza\‘s offensive, the capturing
of the two soldiers have prompted many Lebanese,
especially followers of the Shiite movement, to
celebrate with gunfire. The kidnapping was described
by Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah as the
\‘honest promise to all Lebanese prisoners.\’

In the afternoon, the scene changed in the streets of
southern Lebanon, which was the target of 32 Israeli
raids that mainly targeted areas near the area where
the two soldiers were captured in Aita al Chaab, close
to the border with Israel.
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1180404.php/Hezbollah_back_in_the_spotlight_after_capturing_soldiers

Asia times has also reported the sam:

‘It all started on July 12 when Israel troops were
ambushed on LEBANON’S SIDE OF THE BORDER with Israel.
Hezbollah, which commands the Lebanese south,
immediately seized on their crossing. They arrested
two Israeli soldiers, killed eight Israelis and
wounded over 20 in attacks inside Israeli territory.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HG15Ak02.html

This supports the israeli provocation thesis,such as
they used in 1967.