"Hezbollah fighters cannot stand to have their hands tied against these crimes."
The Hezbollah fighters "are not just farmers who have been given weapons to fire," he said.
The site was once an important base for Hezbollah fighters.
Morale was also high among Hezbollah fighters, despite losing a large number of men.
A doctor in the town reported as seeing "many" bodies of Hezbollah fighters.
Another 19 rebels and 24 Hezbollah fighters were killed the next day.
At least one Hezbollah fighter was killed in the raid.
At least two Hezbollah fighters were believed to have been killed.
Do you know how to distinguish between a civilian and a Hezbollah fighter?
On the fifth day, the number of Hezbollah fighters dead had risen to 46.