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  • Israel blasts Beirut's airport, highways Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 22 minutes ago
    Israel unleashed a furious military campaign on Lebanon's main airport, highways, military bases and other targets Thursday, retaliating for scores of Hezbollah guerrilla rockets that rained down on Israel and reached as far as Haifa, its third-largest city, for the first time.

  • Israel Blockades Lebanon; Wide Strikes by Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
    Hezbollah fired rockets deep into northern Israel, with two rockets hitting the port of Haifa, as the crisis in the Middle East escalated rapidly.

  • Mideast crisis allows Israel to pursue goal of neutralizing Hamas Open this result in new window
    USA Today - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
    Israel's nightmare has become reality, with cease-fires collapsing on its southern and northern borders. But the seizure of three of its soldiers and the army's fierce response is allowing Israel to pursue a wider strategic goal: neutralizing Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • US unwavering in support of Israel, raps Syria, Iran Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
    The United States blamed Syria and Iran for Lebanon's worst explosion of fighting for years, and showed no sign of reigning in Israel in its two-front battle with Islamic militants.

  • Iranian president warns Israel about Syria Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
    Iran's president warned Israel against extending its offensive in Lebanon to neighboring Syria, saying such a move would be regarded as an attack on the whole Islamic world and be met with a "crushing response," the official Iranian news agency said Friday.

  • Rice urges Israel to exercise restraint Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 4:05 PM
    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Israel on Thursday to exercise restraint in its attacks against Lebanese targets and demanded Syria press Hizbollah guerrillas to stop attacking Israel.

  • U.S. vetoes U.N. condemnation of Israel Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Jul 13 3:40 PM
    The United States blocked an Arab-backed resolution Thursday that would have demanded Israel halt its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, the first U.N. Security Council veto in nearly two years.

  • Bush defends Israel, EU, Russia condemn attacks Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 3:12 PM
    Russia and the European Union condemned Israel's strikes in Lebanon on Thursday as a dangerous escalation of the Middle East conflict but the United States said Israel had the right to self defense.

  • Israel blockades Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 2:23 PM
    Israel struck Beirut airport and military airbases and blockaded Lebanese ports on Thursday, intensifying reprisals that have killed 55 civilians in Lebanon since Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers a day earlier.

  • US vetoes UN demand that Israel leave Gaza Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 3:27 PM
    The United States on Thursday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution put forward by Qatar on behalf of Arab states that called on Israel to immediately end its two-week military incursion in Gaza.

  • Syrian envoy asks US to impose restraint on Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 3:56 PM
    Syria's ambassador to the United States urged Washington on Thursday to impose restraint on its ally Israel and push for the resumption of peace talks amid escalating violence in the Middle East.

  • Israel Steps Up Attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Jul 13 2:06 PM
    BEIRUT, July 13 -- Israel stepped up its campaign to force the release of two abducted soldiers Thursday, bombarding Beirut's airport, two Lebanese military air bases, a Hezbollah television station and other targets while imposing a blockade on Lebanon's ports and airspace. Hezbollah, the Lebanese...

  • Israel Steps Up Attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Jul 13 1:32 PM
    BEIRUT, July 13 -- Israel stepped up its campaign to force the release of two abducted soldiers Thursday, bombarding Beirut's airport, two Lebanese military air bases, a Hezbollah television station and other targets while imposing a blockade on Lebanon's ports and airspace. Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group that captured the soldiers Wednesday in a cross-border raid, rained more than 80

  • Bush defends Israel's attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 1:37 PM
    President Bush strongly defended Israel's attacks in Lebanon on Thursday but worried they could weaken or topple the fragile government in Beirut. The Mideast violence exposed divisions between the United States and allies and raised fears of a widening war.

  • US vetoes UN resolution condeming Israel on Gaza Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 1:37 PM
    The United States on Thursday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution put forward by Qatar on behalf of Arab states that would have condemned Israel's two-week military incursion into Gaza.

  • Israel blasts Lebanon airport, air bases Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 11:55 AM
    Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, imposing a naval blockade, twice hitting Beirut's airport and blasting two Lebanese army air bases near Syria. Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into Israel, which said one also struck the port city of Haifa.

  • Israel hits Hezbollah stronghold Open this result in new window
    BBC News - 31 minutes ago
    Israel steps up its attacks on Lebanon with air raids on a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut.

  • US unwavering in support of Israel, concerned for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:15 PM
    Israel's Lebanon offensive drew staunch US backing and a presidential rebuke for Syria, but also prompted concern here that deepending conflict could consume Beirut's fragile democracy.

  • Israel, Hezbollah Campaigns Intensify Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 5 minutes ago
    Israel further intensified its attacks with strikes on Beirut suburbs that are Hezbollah strongholds. Earlier, Hezbollah fired more than 120 rockets into Israel, one striking Haifa. President Bush says Israel has a right to defend itself.

  • Bush defends Israel, warns against weakening Beirut Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 11:43 AM
    President Bush defended on Thursday Israel's attacks on targets in Lebanon but said the Israelis should be careful not to weaken the fragile government there.

  • Israel blockades Lebanon, kills 53 civilians Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 10:38 AM
    Israel blockaded Lebanese ports and struck Beirut airport and two military airbases on Thursday, expanding reprisals that have killed 53 civilians in Lebanon since Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers a day earlier.

  • US vetoes UN resolution condemning Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:39 PM
    The United States on Thursday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution put forward by Qatar condemning Israel's two-week military incursion into Gaza.

  • Israel hits Beirut airport for 2nd time Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 11:35 AM
    Israel attacked Beirut's airport for a second time Thursday, with helicopter gunships unleashing missiles that set fuel tanks ablaze at Lebanon's only international air facility, Lebanese security officials said.

  • Crude prices hit records above 76 dollars as Israel bombs Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:01 PM
    World oil prices hit records above 76 dollars as Israel continued an offensive in Lebanon, while key producer Iran was defiant in the face of Western calls to rein in its nuclear ambitions.

  • Israel Extends Air Raids in Lebanon After Hezbollah Attacks Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
    July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Israel extended air raids in Lebanon after Hezbollah fired rockets into the port city of Haifa, as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United Nations should take the lead in preventing the conflict from escalating.

  • Israel Blasts Beirut's Airport, Highways Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
    Israel Blasts Beirut's Airport, Highways, Military Bases in Furious Military Campaign

  • Israel attacks Beirut airport Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 9:01 AM
    Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, blasting Beirut's airport and two Lebanese army air bases near the Syrian border, and imposing a naval blockade. More than 50 people have died in violence following the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah militants.

  • Developments in Israel-Lebanon crisis Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 10:01 AM
    Developments in the Israel-Lebanon crisis stemming from the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah.

  • Reuters cameraman wounded by rocket in Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 10:56 AM
    A Reuters cameraman was wounded in the leg on Thursday in a rocket attack by Lebanese guerrillas on a city in northern Israel.

  • Israel claims hundreds of hits in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 8:40 AM
    Israel has hit hundreds of targets in Lebanon as part of its effort to force the release of two soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas, a top Israeli general said Thursday.

  • Israel Intensifies Attacks Against Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
    Israel Intensifies Attacks Against Lebanon With Strikes on Beirut Airport, Other Targets

  • Hizbollah rockets rain on northern Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 9:41 AM
    Hizbollah guerrillas from Lebanon fired barrages of rockets into nearly 20 towns across northern Israel on Thursday, killing one civilian and wounding 42 others in their heaviest bombardment in a decade.

  • Group threatens to rocket Israel port city Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 9:52 AM
    The Islamic militant group that captured two Israeli soldiers threatened on Thursday to rocket the port city of Haifa if Israel attacked Beirut, and Israel said the guerrillas have that capability.

  • EU accuses Israel of 'disproportionate use of force' in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Jul 13 8:19 AM
    The European Union on Thursday criticized Israel for using "disproportionate" force in its attacks on Lebanon following the cross-border raid by Hezbollah guerillas who captured two Israeli soldiers

  • Bush blames Hezbollah but cautions Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 8:23 AM
    US President George W. Bush blamed Hezbollah and Hamas for escalating Middle East violence but warned Israel against undermining Lebanon's fragile democracy.

  • Israel's two-front battle Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Jul 13 7:29 AM
    Even when acting justifiably in the face of aggression, Israel best serves its long-term security interests by acting wisely and proportionately.

  • Israel Turns Up The Heat Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Jul 13 5:25 PM
    The head of the army says even Beirut could be a target if Hezbollah continues to fire rockets into Israel. Israel has already bombed the Beirut airport and two army air bases. President Bush says Israel has a right to defend itself.

  • Analysis: Crisis lets Israel pursue goals Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Jul 13 5:01 PM
    An analysis of Israel's motives for fighting both Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon after the groups kidnapped three soldiers.

  • Bush defends Israel actions, Russia condemns attacks Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 5:25 AM
    Russia and France condemned Israel's strikes in Lebanon on Thursday as a dangerous escalation of the Middle East conflict but the United States said Israel had the right to defend itself.

  • Israel pursues strikes on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 13 2:43 PM
    Israel hits Lebanese targets by land, sea and air, following the capture of two of its soldiers by Hezbollah militants.

  • Bush backs Israel's right to self defense Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 5:44 AM
    President Bush said Thursday that Israel has the right to defend itself, as it launched fresh attacks on Lebanon after the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers.

  • Israel destroys Palestinian foreign minister's office Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 5:35 AM
    An Israeli air strike destroyed the office of Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud al-Zahar on Thursday in an attack that signaled Israel would pursue its Gaza offensive while fighting along a second front in Lebanon.

  • Israel Bombs Beirut Airport; Rockets Land in Haifa (Update10) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 13 2:52 PM
    July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Hezbollah fired rockets from Lebanon into Israel's third-biggest city after Israeli forces bombed Beirut's international airport and other targets in a widening conflict threatening to destabilize the region.

  • Bush defends Israel's attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Jul 13 4:00 AM
    President Bush strongly defended Israel's attacks in Lebanon on Thursday but worried they could weaken or topple the fragile government in Beirut. The Mideast violence exposed divisions between the U.S. and its allies.

  • Gov't urges Israel to keep military action 'proportionate' Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 5:28 AM
    The government has urged Israel to keep its military action in Gaza and southern Lebanon "proportionate" as it expressed concern about the worsening crisis in the Middle East.

  • U.S. Vetoes U.N. Condemnation of Israel Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 13 3:31 PM
    U.S. Vetoes U.N. Security Council Resolution Condemning Israel's Gaza Offensive

  • Bush says Israel has right to defend itself Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 4:16 AM
    President Bush said on Thursday that Israel had a right to defend itself against terrorist acts but it should not weaken the Beirut government.

  • Israel Intensifies Attacks Against Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 13 2:46 PM
    Israel Intensifies Attacks Against Lebanon With Strikes on Army Bases, Beirut Airport

  • Israel: No targets in Lebanon are immune Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 3:45 AM
    Israel's air force is prepared to strike anywhere in Lebanon, including the capital of Beirut, if the Lebanese government fails to rein in Hezbollah guerrillas, the Israeli army chief said Thursday.

  • Bush backs Israel, criticizes Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 4:05 AM
    President Bush pledged Thursday to work with Israel, criticizing Hezbollah for thwarting efforts for peace in the Middle East.

  • Israel widens Lebanon reprisals Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 2:14 AM
    Israel struck Beirut airport and blockaded Lebanese ports on Thursday, intensifying reprisals that have killed 47 civilians since Lebanese Hizbollah fighters seized two Israeli soldiers and killed eight a day earlier.

  • Bush Defends Israel's Attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 13 2:10 PM
    President Bush Defends Israel Attacks in Lebanon, Parting Ways With Key Allies

  • World oil prices hit new records as Israel bombs Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 3:41 AM
    World crude prices have struck historic records approaching 76 dollars per barrel after Israel bombarded Lebanon in a new twist to the Middle East conflict.

  • Israel: Nothing In Lebanon Is Safe Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Jul 13 12:55 PM
    The head of the army says even Beirut could be a target if Hezbollah continues to fire rockets into Israel. Israel has already bombed the Beirut airport. President Bush says Israel has a right to defend itself.

  • US says Israel has right to defend itself Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 2:50 AM
    The United States, reacting to escalating violence between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, on Thursday urged restraint on both sides but said Israel had a right to defend itself.

  • Israel tightens Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Stuff - 28 minutes ago
    BEIRUT: Israel bombed a main highway in Lebanon today as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered more intense strikes in retaliation against Hizbollah guerrillas following the capture of two Israeli soldiers.

  • Israel attacks Lebanon after troops seized Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:53 AM
    Israel widened its offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas on Thursday, targeting Beirut's international airport and blasting southern Lebanon for a second day, police and airport officials said. At least 22 civilians were reported killed in the south, local media said.

  • Israel widens Lebanon reprisals, 36 civilians die Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:58 AM
    Israel struck Beirut airport and Hizbollah television and began enforcing a naval blockade of Lebanon on Thursday, intensifying reprisals after Hizbollah seized two Israeli soldiers and killed eight a day earlier.

  • Israel Bombs Beirut Airport; Rockets Land in Haifa (Update7) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 13 11:35 AM
    July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Israel bombed Beirut's international airport and two Lebanese army airfields, while rockets from Lebanon landed in Israel's third-biggest city as a military confrontation sparked by Hezbollah intensified.

  • A second front opens for Israel Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 1:00 AM
    Even as Israel dealt with an escalating crisis in Gaza over a captured soldier, Lebanon's Hizbullah militants captured two more soldiers Wednesday, opening a second Israeli front and raising the specter of a broader regional confrontation.

  • Israel bombs Beirut airport, 27 killed in raids Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:34 AM
    Israeli warplanes bombed Beirut's international airport before dawn and killed at least 27 Lebanese civilians in a series of raids after Israel vowed a harsh response to the killing and capture of its soldiers by Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Israel: Nowhere In Lebanon Is Safe Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Jul 13 11:55 AM
    The head of the army says even Beirut could be a target if Hezbollah continues to fire rockets into Israel. Israel also destroyed the Palestinian foreign ministry overnight. President Bush says Israel has a right to defend itself.

  • Abbas 'held secret Israel talks' Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 13 9:53 AM
    PA President Mahmoud Abbas met Israel's spy chief to try to broker an end to the Gaza crisis, reports say.

  • Israel Blasts Lebanon Airport, Air Bases Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 13 12:16 PM
    Israel Attacks Beirut Airport and Two Lebanese Army Air Bases, Also Imposes Naval Blockade

  • Abbas 'held secret Israel talks' Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 13 9:45 AM
    Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met Israel's spy chief to try to broker an end to the Gaza crisis, reports say.

  • Israel Bombs Beirut Airport; 56 Killed in Conflict (Update6) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 13 10:51 AM
    July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Israel bombed Beirut's international airport and two Lebanese army airfields, escalating its biggest attack in the country in six years after Hezbollah captured two soldiers.

  • Israel Bears Down On Two Fronts Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Jul 13 10:55 AM
    Israel ? on the trail of captured soldiers - struck bombed the Palestinian Foreign Ministry in Gaza Thursday, and then in Lebanon, imposed a naval blockade and attacked both the airport and the Hezbollah TV station.

  • Israel imposes blockade on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:49 AM
    Israel on Thursday imposed a sea and air blockade on Lebanon to cut off supply routes to Lebanese militants, the Israeli military said.

  • Bush, Other Leaders Express Concern Over Lebanon and Israel Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 13 11:52 AM
    July 13 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said today he was worried the escalation of violence involving Israel and Lebanon could bring down the Lebanese government, threatening prospects for long-term peace in the region.

  • Israel attacks runways at Beirut airport Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Jul 12 10:44 PM
    Israel widened its offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas on Thursday, targeting Beirut's international airport and blasting southern Lebanon for a second day.

  • Israel Bombs Beirut Airport; 56 Killed in Conflict (Update5) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 13 9:43 AM
    July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's air force bombed Beirut's airport following the army's first incursion into Lebanon since withdrawing in 2000, a day after Hezbollah captured two soldiers.

  • Israel widens Lebanon reprisals, 22 civilians die Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 12 10:57 PM
    Israel struck Beirut airport and Hizbollah's television station on Thursday and killed 22 civilians in raids on south Lebanon, intensifying its reprisals after Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers and killed eight.

  • Israel imposing blockade on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:26 AM
    Israel is imposing a sea and air blockade on Lebanon, a senior Israeli military official said Thursday.

  • Israel Attacks Beirut Airport Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 13 9:31 AM
    Israel Attacks Beirut's Airport and 2 Lebanese Army Air Bases Near the Syrian Border

  • Israel Bombs Beirut Airport; 56 Killed in Conflict (Update4) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 13 8:35 AM
    July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's air force bombed Beirut's airport following the army's first incursion into Lebanon since withdrawing in 2000, a day after Hezbollah captured two soldiers. At least 56 people have been killed in the conflict.

  • Israel attacks Lebanon after GIs snatched Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 12 9:29 PM
    Israel bombed and shelled southern Lebanon and sent ground troops over the border for the first time in six years Wednesday after Hezbollah guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers. Israeli planes attacked the runways of Beirut International Airport early Thursday, Israeli Army Radio reported, starting off a second day of attacks.

  • Israel attacks Beirut airport 7:23 PM  Open this result in new window
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Jul 13 5:34 PM
    Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, blasting Beirut's international airport and the southern part of the country in its heaviest air campaign against its neighbor in 24 years.

  • Bush defends Israel's attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Houston Chronicle - Jul 13 2:30 PM
    President Bush strongly defended Israel's attacks in Lebanon today but worried they could weaken or topple the fragile government in Beirut.

  • Israel Claims Hundreds of Hits in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 13 9:01 AM
    Israel Sasys It Has Hit Hundreds of Targets in Lebanon As Part of Its Effort to Get 2 Soldiers Released

  • Israel-Lebanon Fighting Broadens Middle East Conflict Open this result in new window
    The Online NewsHour - Jul 13 5:09 PM
    Israeli troops continued a second day of attacks on Lebanon, targeting the Beirut airport and a Hezbollah television station. Hezbollah, in turn, fired over 120 rockets into northern Israel, hitting several towns. Two former State Department officials discuss prospects the violence can be tamped down.

  • Israel tightens Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 13 5:02 PM
    Israel bombed a main highway in Lebanon on Friday as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered more intense strikes in retaliation against Hizbollah guerrillas following the capture of two Israeli soldiers.

  • Israel intensifies Beirut bombing Open this result in new window
    The Age - Jul 13 4:53 PM
    Firefighters douse a blaze near fuel tanks at Beirut airport after they were hit by an Israeli air strike. Photo: AFP Israel has intensified its military offensive against Lebanon, amid warnings from the Iranian president not to attack Syria and cautions from the US to exercise restraint.

  • Israel battles on two fronts for captured soldiers Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM - Israel is fighting on two fronts, battling to recover two soldiers snatched by Hezbollah and another held by Palestinians, in one of the worst Middle East crises in years.

  • Israel Steps Up Attacks In Lebanon Open this result in new window
    KOMO - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
    Israel unleashed a furious military campaign on Lebanon Thursday, retaliating for Hezbollah guerrilla rockets that rained down on Israel.

  • Sign that crisis is regional, not just Israel vs. Palestinians Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Jul 12 8:44 PM
    For Israel, the issue is not simply the Palestinians, but the broader problem of radical Islam in the region.

  • Israel Blasts Lebanon Airport, Air Bases Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 13 11:44 AM
    Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, imposing a naval blockade and blasting Beirut's airport and two Lebanese army air bases near Syria. Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into Israel, which said that one also struck the port city of...

  • Israel hits Lebanon after troops snatched Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 12 8:04 PM
    Israel bombed and shelled southern Lebanon and sent ground troops over the border for the first time in six years Wednesday after Hezbollah guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers. The fighting killed eight Israeli soldiers and three Lebanese.

  • Japan concerned at Israel, Lebanon tensions, calls for restraint Open this result in new window
    Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 13 6:11 PM
    _ The Japanese Foreign Ministry has expressed strong concern over escalating tensions in the Israel-Lebanon border region and called on all concerned parties to "exercise utmost restraint."

  • Israel steps up attacks on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Market Watch - Jul 13 7:32 AM
    WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Israel imposed an air and sea blockade on Lebanon Thursday after its forces bombed the airport in Beirut and dozens of other targets throughout the country.

  • Clifford D. May: Hamas provokes a widening war - Israel is tested again Open this result in new window
    New Hampshire Union Leader - 25 minutes ago
    WHAT MUST Hamas leaders have been thinking? Last month they sent guerrillas through a secret tunnel from Gaza into Israel where they launched an attack, killing two Israeli soldiers and kidnapping a third, 19-year-old Cpl. Gilad Shalit. Since no civilians were targeted, this was not an act of terrorism. It was an act of war.

  • Israel intensifies attacks against Lebanon Open this result in new window
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Jul 13 11:36 AM
    Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, blasting Beirut's airport and two Lebanese army air bases near the Syrian border.

  • Israel widens Lebanon reprisals Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Jul 13 3:45 PM
    BEIRUT: Israel struck Beirut airport and military airbases and blockaded Lebanese ports, intensifying reprisals that have killed 55 civilians in Lebanon since Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers a day earlier.

  • Israel blasts Beirut's airport as guerrilla rockets hit Israel's third-largest city Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Jul 13 3:43 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel blasted Beirut's airport and other Lebanese targets Thursday, bringing its air and naval campaign to the doorsteps of the capital and threatening massive retaliation after...

  • Markets shaken as Israel steps up Lebanon attacks Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
    Israel stepped up its offensive in Lebanon yesterday, killing at least 52 civilians and bombing Beirut's main airport, in an escalation that sent oil prices to a fresh high and helped trigger falls on global equity markets.

  • Oil surges after Israel escalates Lebanon attack Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
    Israel ratcheted up its offensive in Lebanon yesterday, killing at least 52 civilians and bombing Beirut's main airport, in an escalation that sent oil prices to a fresh high and helped trigger falls on global equity markets.

  • Bush: Israel has 'right to defend herself' Open this result in new window
    Chicago Tribune - Jul 13 7:16 AM
    President Bush today condemned as "pathetic'' the attacks against Israel that have led to escalating violence in the region, and said the United States and its allies are determined to seek action from the United Nations as Iran fails to respond to an offer to suspend nuclear enrichment.

  • Local Diplomats React To Israel, Hezbollah Attacks Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 Chicago - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
    Israel unleashed a furious military strike on Lebanon Thursday as the two nations teetered on the brink of war. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine, who was just in some of these areas with Mayor Daley, reports on diplomatic reaction here in Chicago. SLIDESHOW: War Returns To The Middle East

  • Sign That Crisis Is Regional, Not Just Israel vs. Palestinians Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 12 7:31 PM
    For Israel, the issue is not simply the Palestinians and their actions. It is the broader problem of radical Islam.

  • Israel Bombs Beirut Airport, Hezbollah TV Station (Update3) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 13 5:51 AM
    July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's air force battered Lebanon in the first incursion into the country since the army withdrew in May 2000, knocking out runways at Beirut's international airport a day after Hezbollah captured two soldiers. At least 40 people have been killed in the conflict so far.

  • Oil soars after Israel offensive Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 13 5:15 AM
    Oil prices hit fresh record highs near $76 a barrel, amid growing world tension in the wake of Israel's offensive in Lebanon.

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