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  • Israel hits Beirut suburb, no signs of conflict end Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 18 minutes ago
    Israel pounded Beirut's southern suburb on Sunday, the fifth day of an offensive against the Hizbollah guerrilla group and civilian installations in Lebanon that shows no sign of ending soon.

  • Israel tightens noose around Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 47 minutes ago
    Waves of warplanes thundering through the darkness bombed Beirut's southern suburbs for hours early Sunday, a day after Israel stepped up its air strikes and tightened a noose around this reeling nation.

  • Israel pounds Beirut's southern suburb Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
    Israel pounded Beirut's southern suburb on Sunday, the fifth successive day of an offensive on Lebanon, with no sign that its attacks on the Hizbollah guerrilla group and civilian installations were near an end.

  • UN council keeps silent on Israel-Lebanon conflict Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 5:19 PM
    The U.N. Security Council on Saturday again rejected pleas that it call for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon after the United States objected, diplomats said.

  • Israel kills 35 civilians in strikes on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 3:02 PM
    Israel killed 35 civilians on Saturday, including 15 children, in air strikes meant to punish Lebanon for letting Hizbollah guerillas menace the Jewish state's northern border.

  • Jewish and Arab rocket victims treated underground in Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 4:38 PM
    At Nahariya hospital on Israel's north coast, both Arab and Jewish victims of Hezbollah rockets are treated in a vast underground centre built to withstand biological, chemical and Katyusha attacks.

  • Israel steps up assault; death toll rises Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 3:33 PM
    Warplanes bombed Beirut's southern suburbs again in the early morning darkness Sunday, witnesses reported, after a day in which Israel tightened a noose around this reeling nation, striking Hezbollah strongholds, bombing central Beirut for the first time, and pounding seaports and a key bridge.

  • Israel steps up Lebanon blitz as death toll mounts Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 2:06 PM
    Israel intensified its relentless bombardment of Lebanon, destroying the Beirut headquarters of the Hezbollah leader and pounding the country's ports as fears mounted the conflict could spiral into regional war.

  • Putin thinks Israel 'pursuing wider goals' Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 2:53 PM
    President Vladimir Putin said he thinks Israel is pursuing wider goals in its military campaign against Lebanon than the return of its two captured soldiers.

  • Israel kills 34 civilians in strikes Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 12:41 PM
    Israel killed at least 34 civilians on Saturday, including 15 children, in air strikes meant to punish Lebanon for letting Hizbollah guerrillas menace the Jewish state's northern border.

  • Israel And Hezbollah Trade More Fire Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 1 minute ago
    As Hezbollah rockets continue to rain down on northern Israel, the Israeli air force launched a new wave of bombing raids on Beirut's southern suburbs. Israel promises that there will be no Hezbollah forces on its border when the fighting stops.

  • Israel pounds Lebanon as fears mount of regional war Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 10:21 AM
    Israel has shown no sign of reining in its relentless bombardment of Lebanon, killing 18 people in an air strike on a convoy of fleeing families and destroying the Beirut headquarters of the Hezbollah leader.

  • Ahmadinejad compares Israel to Hitler Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 11:26 AM
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad compared Israel's military strikes on Gaza and Lebanon to tactics used by Adolf Hitler against Jews during World War II.

  • Putin Questions Israel's Motives Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 1 minute ago
    President Vladimir Putin said early Sunday he believed Israel was pursuing wider goals in its military campaign than the return of abducted soldiers, while President Bush laid blame for fighting in the Middle East on Hezbollah and Syria.

  • Israel smashes Hezbollah strongholds Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 9:42 AM
    Israeli warplanes hit central Beirut for the first time and smashed the Hezbollah leadership's main strongholds, as strikes killed at least 18 Lebanese fleeing the onslaught. Hezbollah rockets continued to pour into Israel, where officials warned citizens that Tel Aviv could be hit.

  • Israel Tightens Noose Around Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 37 minutes ago
    Israel Steps Up Assault on Beirut's Suburbs; Lebanese Leader Hints at Anti-Hezbollah Move

  • Israel pounds south Beirut, killing 18 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 8:15 AM
    Israeli warplanes pounded Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold and struck roads around the country Saturday, killing at least 18 Lebanese fleeing the onslaught. Hezbollah rockets continued to pour into Israel, where officials warned citizens that Tel Aviv could be hit.

  • Israel Steps Up Attacks on Lebanon, Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Jul 15 8:49 AM
    Lebanese civilians killed as Israel continues airstrikes. Anthony Shadid 11:34 a.m. ET

  • Israel Steps Up Assault on Beirut Suburbs Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
    Israel Batters Lebanon's Seaports and Roads; Lebanese Leader Hints at Move Against Hezbollah

  • Israel targets Hezbollah in south Beirut Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 6:48 AM
    Israeli warplanes pounded Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold and roads around the country, killing at least 15 Lebanese as they fled the onslaught. Hezbollah expanded its rocket fire, hitting another of Israel's main cities, and Israel warned that the guerrillas could strike Tel Aviv.

  • Israel strikes near Lebanese-Syrian border Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 7:15 AM
    Israel fired rockets near the Lebanese-Syrian border on Saturday, heightening fears that it could hit Syria, as well as Lebanon, in a campaign to dislodge Syrian-backed Hizbollah fighters from its northern border.

  • Israel pounds Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 6:55 AM
    Israeli air strikes killed at least 27 civilians on Saturday, pounding Lebanon for a fourth straight day to punish it for letting Syrian- and Iranian-backed Hizbollah fighters threaten northern Israel.

  • Israel Steps Up Assault on Beirut Suburbs Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 15 5:37 PM
    Israel Renews Assault on Beirut Suburbs; Lebanese PM Hints He May Wrest Control From Hezbollah

  • Russell Shaw: The REAL Israel Is Going Full-Frontal on Hezbollah-NOW Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Jul 15 5:03 PM
    Any nation has the right to rescue its kidnapped soldiers and citizens. In fact, back in 1976, Israel successfully mounted a covert, heroic, multi-thousand-mile rescue of Israeli citizens held captive by Idi Amin in Entebbe, Uganda. I was starting to think why Israel didn't pursue a similar action now- dropping in special ops behind Hezbollah lines, giving the commandos some air cover, and

  • Israel blitzes Lebanon after Hezbollah declares open war Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 4:58 AM
    Israel has kept up its blistering offensive against Lebanon after Hezbollah guerrilla leader Hassan Nasrallah defiantly declared open war in a conflict that appears to be spiralling dangerously out of control despite international calls for restraint.

  • Two killed as Israel pounds Gaza in fresh air strikes Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 6:20 AM
    Israel has pounded Gaza with fresh air raids, killing two people and wounding 10 others including three babies, in its campaign to retrieve an abducted soldier and stop rocket attacks.

  • Syria not attacked by Israel: Syrian official Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 6:54 AM
    Syria was not targeted in any attack by Israel on Saturday, a Syrian information official said.

  • Israel Steps Up Assault on Beirut Suburbs Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
    Waves of warplanes thundering through the darkness bombed Beirut's southern suburbs for hours early Sunday, a day after Israel stepped up its air strikes and tightened a noose around this reeling nation. The Israeli air force on Saturday hit...

  • Hezbollah missiles could hit Tel Aviv: Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 6:17 AM
    The Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah has rockets capable of reaching Israel's economic capital of Tel Aviv, an Israeli military intelligence official has told AFP.

  • Israel Steps Up Assault on Beirut Suburbs Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 15 4:22 PM
    Lebanese PM Hints He May Wrest Control From Hezbollah; Israel Renews Assault on Beirut Suburbs

  • Israel Steps Up Assault; Death Toll Rises Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 15 4:07 PM
    Lebanese Leader Indicates He May Wrest Control From Hezbollah As Israel Intensifies Assault

  • Israel pounds Lebanon, Bush blames Hizbollah Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 3:43 AM
    Israeli planes blasted roads and bridges across Lebanon on Saturday as President George W. Bush called on Syria to exert its influence to persuade Hizbollah to stop cross-border attacks against Israel.

  • Israel batters Lebanese seaports and roads Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Jul 15 6:11 PM
    Warplanes bombed Beirut's southern suburbs again early Sunday, witnesses reported, after a day in which Israel tightened a noose around this reeling...

  • Hezbollah rockets hit Tiberias in northern Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 4:25 AM
    Rockets fired by Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon hit the town of Tiberias, a major Christian pilgrimage site in northern Israel, for the first time.

  • Israel expands strikes on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 15 11:52 AM
    Israel broadens its bombardment of Lebanon, attacking a large number of targets across the country.

  • Israel pounds Lebanon, widening war on Hizbollah Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 1:25 AM
    Israeli planes blasted roads and bridges in south, east and north Lebanon on Saturday, a day after Hizbollah's chief declared open war on Israel for a blitz launched in reprisal for the capture of two Israeli soldiers.

  • Israel expands strikes on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Rocky Mountain News - Jul 15 4:32 PM
    Israel intensified its air assault on Lebanon on Saturday, striking Hezbollah strongholds, bombing central Beirut for the first time, and pounding seaports and a key bridge as it tightened a noose around this reeling nation. The death toll in the four-day-old conflict rose above 100 in Lebanon, and stood at 15 in Israel, mostly civilians.

  • Israel Hits Lebanon, Rockets Fall Near Sea of Galilee (Update5) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 15 11:28 AM
    July 15 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli warplanes struck Lebanon dozens of times today, killing at least 20 people as they hit bridges and ports, and Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel. An Israeli minister said he expects the situation to deteriorate.

  • TIMELINE: Previous wars involving Israel Open this result in new window
    Sun-Sentinel - 47 minutes ago
    Since its founding, Israel has fought five major wars and two prolonged insurgencies against the Palestinians that some Israelis refer to as their sixth and seventh wars.

  • Israel pounds Beirut southern suburb Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
    Israel pounded Beirut's southern suburb, the fifth successive day of an offensive on Lebanon, with no sign that its attacks on the Hizbollah guerrilla group and civilian installations were near an end.

  • Hezbollah declares open war on Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 11:46 PM
    Israel is keeping up its blistering offensive against Lebanon after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah declared open war in a conflict that appears to be spiralling dangerously out of control despite international calls for restraint.

  • More Israeli airstrikes on southern Beirut as Israel sends troops into Gaza Open this result in new window
    CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
    Israeli warplanes bombed Beruit's southern suburbs again early Sunday after a day in which Israel struck targets in many parts of Lebanon, killing and injuring dozens of people, mostly civilians.

  • Lebanon's Hizbollah, Israel head for showdown Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 10:03 PM
    Residents on both sides of the Lebanese-Israeli border braced on Saturday for a dramatic spike in violence after Hizbollah's chief declared open war on Israel following its bombardment of his Beirut home and stronghold.

  • Israel Steps Up Assault on Beirut Suburbs Open this result in new window
    Freeport Journal - 6 minutes ago
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Warplanes bombed Beirut's southern suburbs again early Sunday, witnesses reported, after a day in which Israel tightened a noose around this reeling nation with the heaviest air strikes yet in the four-day-old conflict.

  • UN silent on Israel-Lebanon conflict Open this result in new window
    The Age - Jul 15 6:37 PM
    The UN Security Council has again rejected pleas that it call for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon after the United States objected. -

  • Israel Smashes Hezbollah Strongholds Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 15 10:07 AM
    Israeli Aircraft Attack Central Beirut for 1st Time in Offensive, As Rockets Pour Into Israel

  • Israel strikes leave 35 dead Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Jul 15 5:47 PM
    Israel escalated its military campaign against Hizbollah in Lebanon yesterday with a series of air strikes that left more than 35 civilians dead.

  • Israel Hits Lebanon, Bush Seeks Hezbollah Disarmament (Update3) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 15 8:20 AM
    July 15 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli warplanes struck Lebanon for a fourth day, reportedly killing at least 26 people, hours after Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah declared war with Israel and an Israeli navy gunboat was hit off Beirut.

  • Bush refuses to press Israel for truce Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 10:19 PM
    President Bush says he enjoys a "solid friendship" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite differences over Israel, Iraq, trade, human rights and a host of other issues. The two are trying to resolve those differences in face-to-face meetings ahead of a summit of global powers here.

  • Israel Steps Up Assault On Beirut Suburbs Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Jul 15 4:48 PM
    Warplanes bombed Beirut's southern suburbs again early Sunday, witnesses reported, after a day in which Israel tightened a noose around this reeling nation with the heaviest air strikes yet in the four-day-old conflict. Slideshow: War Returns To The Middle East

  • Israel Pounds South Beirut, Killing 18 Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 15 8:37 AM
    Israel Pounds Hezbollah's South Beirut Stronghold, Killing 18, As More Rockets Pour Into Israel

  • Israel rains bombs on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
    Israel continued to pound Beirut 's southern suburb on Sunday, the fifth successive day of an offensive on Lebanon , and there is no sign that its attacks on the Hizbollah guerrilla group and civilian installations are likely to end soon.

  • Putin thinks Israel 'pursuing wider goals' Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Jul 15 1:47 PM
    President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that he thinks Israel is pursuing wider goals in its military campaign against Lebanon than the return of its captured soldiers.

  • Israel boosts Lebanon fight Open this result in new window
    Knoxville News Sentinal - 32 minutes ago
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Warplanes bombed Beirut's southern suburbs again early today, witnesses reported, after a day in which Israel tightened a noose around this reeling nation with the heaviest air strikes yet in the four-day-old conflict.

  • Putin thinks Israel after more than return of captured soldiers Open this result in new window
    San Diego Union-Tribune - Jul 15 5:36 PM
    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, 2:52 p.m. July 15 (AP): President Vladimir Putin said he thinks Israel is pursuing wider goals in its military campaign against Lebanon than the return of its two captured soldiers.

  • Scores dead as Israel steps up Lebanon blitz Open this result in new window
    Bernama - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
    BEIRUT (AFP) - Israel intensified its relentless bombardment of Lebanon, killing 38 civilians and striking targets close to the centre of Beirut as fears mounted the conflict could spiral into regional war.

  • If Israel falters: U.S. must stand by our one true ally Open this result in new window
    New Hampshire Union Leader - 41 minutes ago
    THESE ARE perilous times in the Mideast and our government needs to make it crystal clear that America will stand by Israel, its one true democratic ally there.

  • Israel kills 35 civilians in strikes Open this result in new window
    The Age - Jul 15 3:37 PM
    Israel has killed 35 civilians, including 15 children, in air strikes meant to punish Lebanon for letting Hizbollah guerrillas menace the Jewish state's northern border.

  • Iran's Ahmadinejad compares Israel to Hitler Open this result in new window
    The Star Online - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday compared the behaviour of Israel in launching an offensive against Lebanon to that of Nazi Germany.

  • In pictures: Lebanon Israel crisis Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 15 7:00 AM
    Images from Israel and Lebanon where air raids and rocket attacks continue to affect civilians from both sides.

  • Israel tightens noose around Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - 38 minutes ago
    BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Waves of warplanes thundering through the darkness bombed Beirut's southern suburbs for hours early Sunday, a day after Israel stepped up its air strikes and tightened a noose around this reeling nation.

  • Israel Bombs Beirut in Night Attacks Open this result in new window
    KLTV Texas - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
    Israel declares state of emergency Attacks destroying Lebanon, prime minister says Beirut hit again, Hezbollah HQ targeted Barrages of rockets fired into northern Israel

  • Israel Steps Up Assault; Death Toll Rises Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Jul 15 3:28 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel intensified its air assault on Lebanon on Saturday, striking Hezbollah strongholds, bombing central Beirut for the first time, and pounding seaports and a key bridge as it tightened a noose around this reeling nation.

  • Israel Vows to Rout Hezbollah as Violence Escalates Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 14 7:02 PM
    Israel pressed ahead with its military operations in Lebanon, attacking the headquarters of Hezbollahs leader, who called for open war with Israel.

  • Israel Targets Hezbollah in South Beirut Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 15 7:07 AM
    Israel Targets Hezbollah's South Beirut Stronghold; Guerrillas Fire Rockets at Israeli Town

  • Israel acting in self-defence, says Howard Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
    Prime Minister John Howard has blamed Hezbollah for starting the current crisis between Lebanon and Israel, saying the group provoked the Jewish state into "self-defence" by going across the border and seizing soldiers.

  • Israel Smashes Hezbollah Strongholds Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 15 10:19 AM
    Israeli warplanes hit central Beirut for the first time and smashed the Hezbollah leadership's main strongholds, as strikes killed at least 18 Lebanese fleeing the onslaught. Hezbollah rockets continued to pour into Israel, where officials warned citizens...

  • Sen. DeWine says Israel has right to defend itself Open this result in new window
    CentralOhio.com - Jul 15 3:05 PM
    By CARL BURNETT JR. The Eagle-Gazette Staff cburnett@nncogannett.com LANCASTER - Israel has a right to defend itself against terrorists, and now is probably not the right time for diplomacy, said Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio.

  • Little progress in cooling Israel-Lebanon conflict Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jul 14 6:19 PM
    Diplomacy sputtered Friday in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, as President Bush was forced to walk a political tightrope, Iran lobbed threats and insults at Israel, and Lebanon pleaded for international intervention to no avail.

  • Putin thinks Israel after more than return of captured soldiers Open this result in new window
    WHO-TV Des Moines - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia President Vladimir Putin says he thinks Israel is pursuing wider goals in its military campaign against Lebanon than the return of its two captured soldiers.

  • Hillary Clinton says Israel has right to defend itself Open this result in new window
    WREG-TV Memphis - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. New York Senator Hillary Clinton says Israel's incursion into Lebanon is an exercise of the right that every sovereign nation has to defend itself against attacks.

  • Israel may strike specific targets in Syria: official Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
    A Syrian official has warned that Israel might strike specific targets and places in Syria just like what is happening now in Gaza and Lebanon, the independent Syria- News website reported on Saturday.

  • Iranian Ahmadinejad compares Israel to Hitler Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - 24 minutes ago
    LONDON, July 16 (IranMania) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad compared Israel's military strikes on Gaza and Lebanon to tactics used by Adolf Hitler against Jews during World War II, AFP reported.

  • Israel Steps Up Assault On Beirut Suburbs Open this result in new window
    KUTV.com - Jul 15 4:50 PM
    (AP) BEIRUT, Lebanon Warplanes bombed Beirut's southern suburbs again early Sunday, witnesses reported, after a day in which Israel tightened a noose around this reeling nation with the heaviest air strikes yet in the four-day-old conflict.

  • Radical Shiite Cleric Hints at Militia Attacks to Protest Israels Actions Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 14 6:20 PM
    The radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr said that Iraqis would not sit by with folded hands while Israel struck at Lebanon.

  • Palestinian factions call for swapping 3 captive soldiers for prisoners in Israel Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
    Palestinian factions' Follow-up Committee on Saturday called on Arab nations to begin negotiations with Israel to swap three Israeli soldiers for Palestinian and Lebanese prisoners held in Israeli prisons.

  • Israel targets Hezbollah chief in Beirut attack Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 3:55 PM
    Israel bombed the home of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut on the third day of relentless attacks on Lebanon that have killed more than 60 people and ignited fears of all-out war in the region.

  • Israel tightens blockade Open this result in new window
    Chicago Tribune - Jul 15 3:25 AM
    Hezbollah leader vows `open war' Israel bombed the home and office of the leader of Hezbollah, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, in southern Beirut on Friday and tightened a land, air and sea blockade of Lebanon in an intensifying assault launched after the militant group abducted two Israeli soldiers.

  • Israel steps up assault on Beirut suburbs Open this result in new window
    Vancouver Province - Jul 15 4:50 PM
    An Israeli army artillery piece fires into southern Lebanon from a position on the border near Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel.

  • Israel pounds Gaza, 2 killed Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - Jul 15 6:09 PM
    gaza city Israel pounded Gaza with fresh air raids yesterday, killing two people and wounding 10 others including three babies, in its campaign to retrieve an abducted soldier and stop rocket attacks.

  • Israel accuses Iran of helping Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    WTOL News 11 - 37 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM Israel is charging that Iran is giving Hezbollah (hez-BUH'-lah) guerrillas direct support in their war on Israel.

  • Israel accuses Iran of helping Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    WIS-TV Columbia - Jul 15 4:39 PM
    Israel is charging that Iran is giving Hezbollah guerrillas direct support in their war on Israel. Israel says that support included helping Hezbollah fire an Iranian radar-guided missile Friday.

  • Israel Can Win All the Wars, but That Doesnt Settle Anything Open this result in new window
    Arab News - Jul 15 4:14 PM
    The objective of the operation is clear to no one not the government, not the prime minister, not the Israel Defense Force with all its commanders, wrote journalist Hagay Huberman on Thursday in the conservative Israeli newspaper Hatzofe. No one tried to think 20 steps ahead.

  • Arab foreign ministers hold emergency meeting in Cairo over Israel-Lebanon fighting Open this result in new window
    WIS-TV Columbia - Jul 15 5:24 PM
    Arab foreign ministers have held an emergency summit in Cairo over the intensified fighting between Israel and Lebanon. Lebanon's foreign minister Saturday presented his fellow Arab League members with a draft resolution condemning what it says is Israel's military offensive. The resolution also supports Lebanon's "right to resist occupation by all legitimate means."

  • McCain says Israel has the right to defend itself (6:20 p.m.) Open this result in new window
    Kane County Chronicle - Jul 15 4:34 PM
    FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) Rejecting condemnation by some over the extent of Israel's use of force, Sen. John McCain on Saturday called appropriate the country's military response to an assault by an Islamic militant group's guerillas who crossed over from Lebanon and captured two Israeli soldiers.

  • Israel Targets Hezbollah in South Beirut Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 15 6:19 AM
    Israeli warplanes pounded Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold and roads around the country, killing at least 15 Lebanese as they fled the onslaught. Hezbollah expanded its rocket fire, hitting another of Israel's main cities, and Israel warned that the...

  • Israel strikes militant stronghold in Beirut Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - 25 minutes ago
    After a night of attacks, Israeli warplanes blasted the southern suburbs of Beirut early Sunday in an attempt to destroy Hezbollah strongholds.

  • As G-8 opens, pressure on Bush to condemn Israel Open this result in new window
    Houston Chronicle - Jul 15 7:30 AM
    Several U.S. allies, including leaders arriving for the Group of Eight summit, sharply condemned Israel's widening offensive against Lebanon, which Israel says is designed to force the release of two Israeli soldiers and halt cross-border rocket attacks.

  • US plans $A280m jet fuel sale to Israel Open this result in new window
    The Age - Jul 15 12:22 PM
    The Pentagon notified Congress of plans to sell Israel jet fuel valued at up to $US210 million ($A280 million) 'to keep peace and security in the region'. -

  • Indian Left strongly condemns Israel's aggression on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Jul 15 4:30 PM
    Communist Party of India today strongly condemned the Israel's aggression against Lebanon.

  • Anti-Israel demonstrations...Western wildfires...Minnesota fire threat Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - 38 minutes ago
    BEIRUT, Lebanon Waving signs saying "Israel is the real terrorist," thousands of Muslims have staged anti-Israeli demonstrations in Indonesia. Meantime, Israeli warplanes continued bombing Beirut's southern suburbs overnight. The fighting began after Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers.

  • Israel increases attacks on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    5 Eyewitness News - Jul 15 2:36 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israel tightened its seal on Lebanon, blasting its air and road links to the outside world and bringing its offensive to the capital for the first time Friday to punish Hezbollah - and with it, the country - for the capture of two Israeli soldiers.

  • Dhaka strongly condemns-Israel's attacks on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    News From Bangladesh - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
    Bangladesh Saturday strongly condemned Israel's unwarranted combing and air attacks on Lebanon, reports BD News.

  • Arab foreign ministers hold emergency meeting in Cairo over Israel-Lebanon fighting Open this result in new window
    WTOL News 11 - 36 minutes ago
    CAIRO, Egypt Arab foreign ministers have held an emergency summit in Cairo over the intensified fighting between Israel and Lebanon.

  • WP: Israel, Hezbollah vow wider war Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Jul 15 2:22 AM
    The leader of Hezbollah promised an all-out war Friday after Israeli warplanes attacked his residence and Hezbollah's main headquarters in an apparent assassination attempt, and Israel vowed to press its offensive in Lebanon until the Shiite Muslim militant group was disarmed.

  • 6:20 p.m. UPDATE Putin thinks Israel after more than return of captured soldiers Open this result in new window
    Kane County Chronicle - Jul 15 4:34 PM
    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) President Vladimir Putin said he thinks Israel is pursuing wider goals in its military campaign against Lebanon than the return of its two captured soldiers.

  • U.N. vote on Israel bodes ill for Iran, North Korea solutions Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Jul 14 2:31 PM
    Why is it that the United Nations Security Council can act with lightning speed when it comes to rebuking Israel for its incursions into the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, but move painfully slow in agreeing on language responding to the pursuit of nuclear weapons by Iran and North Korea?

  • Israel bombs Hezbollah leader's Beirut home Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 1:53 PM
    Israel destroyed the home and office of Hezbollah's leader Friday and tightened its seal on Lebanon, blasting its air and road links to the outside world to punish the guerrilla group and with it, the country for the capture of two Israeli soldiers.

  • Iranian official: those quite help Israel's aggression Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Jul 15 4:29 PM
    Iran's Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad Sheibani in a meeting with the speaker of Lebanon's National Assembly and Leader of Shiite Amal Movement Nabih Berri today condemned attacks of Israel on residential areas and infrastructures of South Lebanon resulting in the loss of civilian lives.

  • Israel devising long-term attacks: Syrian observer Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Jul 15 4:29 PM
    A Syrian political analyst has said Israel is apparently devising a long-term offensive against Lebanon. Shaaban Abud said yesterday that the Israeli attacks aim to remove the Hizbullah from the border areas of occupied Palestine and prevent attacks on Israeli-occupied areas north of Palestine.

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