yeah... the thing i really don't understand is why israel is intentionally attacking the lebanese military - which has done NOTHING to provoke such attacks against it.. like you said, it's impotent as it was, now they're even more powerless. the lebanese government is nothing if the lebanese military is decimated - they'll never be able to control their own territory and hezbollah's preeminence will only grow.
this article here is replete with examples of israel attacking lebanese regulars... and ynet often takes a much more right-wing approach, rather than the more moderate haaretz..
http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/Art...277696,00.html