From about 7.00 a.m. there was the continual sound of planes overhead, but quite high and we could see Israeli warships offshore, presumably to enforce the naval blockade that they had introduced. Between 9.30 and 10.30 a.m., three missiles landed in the area, two in the lemon orchards, about 2km bellow the house and one in a valley behind the house. The missile that landed below us left a small crater in the road, and burned a few trees, but the road remained passable.
We went to town when the situation was quiet and found more shops open than on the previous day. The queues outside the bakeries were shorter and there were quite a few people on the streets. We were able to get more cash from an ATM, increasing our supply in case it would be required for expenses or evacuation.
During the afternoon there was the continued noise of aircraft overhead and repeated anti-aircraft fire from a Lebanese army camp nearby which was, as usual, totally ineffective. During the evening Hezbollah managed to damage quite seriously an Israeli warship that was shelling Beirut airport, with the loss of four members of the crew. After that, we never again saw an Israeli warship off Tyre.
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