Tuesday, August 8, 2006; Posted: 9:35 a.m. (CDT)

BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- The Israeli military dropped leaflets Tuesday over the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, warning of stepped-up operations and urging people not to drive on roads.

One leaflet, which a Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. reporter showed on the air, said that "terrorist elements ... are using you as human shields by launching rockets toward the state of Israel from your homes."

The translated leaflet continued, "All cars and of any type will be shelled if seen moving south of the Litani River because it will be considered a suspect of transferring rockets, military ammunitions and those causing destruction.

"You need to know that anyone moving in any type of car will put their life in danger."

The International Committee of the Red Cross has been exempted from the Israeli targeting, said Roland Hueguenin-Benjamin, a spokesman for the group. He said the Red Cross has negotiated "freedom of movement" for its convoys, which have been providing aid to people in the region.

The area has been a launching point for Hezbollah's Katyusha rockets, about 40 of which had landed by midday Tuesday in Israel, an Israeli police spokesman said.

As combat between Israel and Hezbollah continued unabated Tuesday, diplomats heightened their efforts to end the 28 days of fighting.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert termed "interesting" a Lebanese proposal to send 15,000 troops to its southern border, The Associated Press reported.

Lebanon's government agreed late Monday to dispatch the troops to the border as part of a peace agreement if Israeli troops leave the country. (Full story)

Israel, in resisting calls to pull out of Lebanon, has said it cannot consider a withdrawal until the Hezbollah militia is disarmed.

Lebanon and its Arab League allies are pressing the United Nations to call for an immediate Israeli withdrawal as part of a deal to end the fighting.

President Bush on Monday said he anticipates that Hezbollah and Israel will not agree with all aspects of a Mideast cease-fire resolution but said "we all recognize that the violence must stop." (Full story)

Israeli soldier killed

The Israel Defense Forces reported it carried out 82 airstrikes in Lebanon overnight targeting buildings, access routes and missile launchers.

Lebanese security forces put the Lebanese death toll at more than 776, most of them civilians.

Overnight combat also left one Israeli soldier dead and four wounded, officials said Tuesday.

The death brings the Israeli death toll in the nearly month-old conflict to 98, including 35 civilians killed by Hezbollah rocket attacks.

According to the IDF, Hezbollah fighters in Dabel fired anti-tank missiles on Israeli troops with deadly results.

Israeli forces killed four Hezbollah fighters in the village of Al Mansouri and three others in the villages of Bint Jbeil and Ramiya, the IDF said. Five guerrillas were taken prisoner in Bint Jbeil and Shihin, according to the Israeli military.

Bint Jbeil has been the scene of heavy fighting since the Israeli campaign began July 12, when Hezbollah sparked the crisis by capturing two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid.