How is Israel any better than Hezbollah?

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Two-year-old Karib Kubaisi, wounded during an Israeli missile attack at his family house in the village of Zebdine, Lebanon, rests at a hospital bed in the nearby market town of Nabatiyeh. Kubaisi has various shrapnel wounds and is suffering from shock, according to doctors. Sunday brought the fiercest attacks since the conflict erupted Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
(July 16, 2006)

I am not seeking a discussion on Israel's motives or rationale; I am seeking a discussion on Israel's methods. Specifically, discussion on the difference between a terrorist organization that uses bombs and other terror means to indiscriminately kill and injure innocents, and a country that uses bombs and other terror means to indiscriminately kill and injure innocents. PLEASE DO NOT TURN THIS IN TO A FLAMEFEST! This is a serious question, and I am curious to know the thoughts of others.