Activistssaidtanks ringing Deir al-Zour opened up with shellfire during the early morningcall to prayer, thenmoved intoseveraldistrictsunderthecoverofheavygunfire.
"Israel has responded timely and in good faith to the question addressed to it regarding the possible origin on the uranium particles, traced in the site of the nuclear reactor in Deir al-Zour, " Mr Michaeli said.