(18 Jul 2006) SHOTLIST
++EXACT LOCATION OF ARMY BASE IS NOT GIVEN DUE TO ISRAELI MILITARY RESTRICTIONS ++
1. Wide of Amir Peretz, Israeli Defence Minister talking to soldiers at army base
2. Medium of Peretz
3. Various of Peretz meeting soldiers in army base with missiles and jet fighter plane
4. SOUNDBITE: (Hebrew) Amir Peretz, Israeli Defence Minister:
"We intend to continue the operation and to reach the goal we defined for ourselves. It will be achieved. This is one of the military operations that undoubtedly will define the future of the state of Israel, its civilians capabilities, and we intend to win."
5. Medium of Peretz with army official
6. SOUNDBITE: (Hebrew) Amir Peretz, Israeli Defence Minister:
"The international support, which we enjoy, is unprecedented and as long as we execute this operation which is focused on changing the reality for the Israeli home front, I am confident that we will continue to enjoy this international support, our time watch depends on bringing in change."
7. Tilt-down from jet fighter plane to Peretz talking to soldiers
8. Various of Peretz in army base
Haifa - 18 July 2006
9. Miri Eisen, Israeli government spokesperson with media
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Miri Eisen, Israeli government spokesperson:
"Well there's no question that any type of international force on Lebanese southern border would not solve the problem of rockets that are being fired now from Beirut. In addition, Israel has had not always pleasant experiences with United Nations forces in the area, and we're aware of those limitations.
11. Various of Eisen pointing to view over city
12. UPSOUND: Wide of Haifa, sirens going off
STORYLINE:
The Israeli Defence Minister Amir Perez visited an army base in northern Israel on Tuesday, and told the soldiers there that "we intend to win." as the country's ferocious bombardment of Lebanon entered its seventh day.
Peretz met soldiers and was given a tour of the army base as well as offering his encouragement.
"We intend to continue the operation and to reach the goal we defined for ourselves. They will be achieved. It is one of the military operations that undoubtedly will define the future of the state of Israel, it's civilians capabilities, we intend to win," said Peretz.
Peretz, formerly a populist union leader, was considered by many not to have the military experience necessary to oversee the army.
Also on Tuesday, an Israeli government spokesperson, Miri Eisen, spoke of Israel's objections to UN troops being stationed on the border with Lebanon.
Eisen said: "any type of international force on Lebanese southern border would not solve the problem of rockets that are being fired now from Beirut".
Speaking in the northern city of Haifa, she added "Israel has had not always pleasant experiences with United Nations forces in the area, and we're aware of those limitations."
Air raid sirens sounded across Haifa, Israel's second largest city after Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.
A barrage of rockets have hit Haifa on in the last few days, killing at least nine people and emptying the city's beaches, streets, cafes and shops.
Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets at northern Israeli towns from the Lebanese border - while Israel has engaged in a mainly aerial campaign.
In the past, Haifa has been out of range of rockets used by Hezbollah, but Israel has been saying for years that the Lebanese guerrilla group has received longer-range
rockets from Iran and Syria.
Haifa is 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the Lebanese border.
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