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  • Israel rejects truce, Hezbollah defiant as Rice returns Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pursuing a new round of Middle East diplomacy as the Lebanon conflict moved into its 19th day, with Israel and Hezbollah exchanging firepower and threats in defiance of international moves toward a ceasefire.

  • Rice pressing for Israel-Lebanon deal to end war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will press Israel and Lebanon on Sunday to strike a deal on an international force to end a 19-day-old war, after Hizbollah threatened to strike deeper into Israel.

  • Seattle gunman angry over Iraq, Israel policy Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
    The gunman who opened fire at a Jewish charity's offices in Seattle declared he was angry at US support for Israel and the US-led invasion of Iraq, police said.

  • 516 reported killed in Lebanon, Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
    At least 516 people have been reported killed in Lebanon and Israel since fighting broke out July 12 between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • Israel-bound US arms flights set to land in Britain Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 6:42 PM
    Two US aircraft carrying weapons bound for Israel were due to stop off in Britain with government approval this weekend, as demonstrators planned to protest Sunday against the flights.

  • U.S. and Israel Shelved Laser as a Defense Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 29 5:18 PM
    Ten years ago, in a preview of the current Middle East crisis, Hezbollah guerrillas fired hundreds of Katyusha rockets into Israel. The attacks prompted President Bill Clinton and the Israeli prime minister, Shimon Peres, to agree to develop a futuristic laser meant to destroy the rockets in flight.

  • Rice in Israel as Hizbollah threatens more attacks Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 2:40 PM
    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks in Israel on Saturday to seek a deal on an international force to end fighting in Lebanon as Hizbollah threatened more missile attacks deeper into Israel.

  • Israel-Lebanon fighting leads Arab media Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 2:25 PM
    For Arab news media, the war between Israel and Hezbollah is a fresh chapter in a tale with strong emotional pull and well-defined enemies, and has pushed Iraq to the back of newscasts and off front pages.

  • Nasrallah says Rice mission to serve Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 12:23 PM
    Hizbollah's leader said on Saturday that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice aimed to impose conditions on Lebanon and serve Israeli interests in her mission to end war between his group and Israel.

  • Israel not looking for Syria fight, but still getting ready Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 11:55 AM
    Israel insists it is not looking for a fight with Syria, but is still taking precautions in case it becomes embroiled in a war with the neighbor it accuses of sponsoring Hezbollah.

  • Israel won't ask Hizbollah to disarm Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 11:17 AM
    Israel will not demand the immediate disarming of Hizbollah as part of a deal to end the fighting in Lebanon, a senior Israeli official said on Saturday.

  • Rice Returns to Israel to Press for Cease-Fire Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 29 10:03 AM
    Praising Lebanon for backing a peacekeeping plan, the secretary of state is pressing for the insertion of an international force along the Lebanese border with Israel.

  • Rice arrives in Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 9:31 AM
    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Jerusalem on Saturday for talks on ending the war in Lebanon as Israel signaled it would not demand the immediate disarming of Hizbollah as part of any deal.

  • Israel rejects truce as Rice arrives in Mideast Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 9:03 AM
    Israel continued its deadly bombardment of Lebanon for the 18th straight day as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel in a bid to broker an end to the conflict.

  • More US arms deliveries for Israel expected in Scotland Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 10:04 AM
    Two US cargo aircraft carrying weapons for Israel are due to make stop-overs at a Scottish airport over the weekend with the approval of the British government, airport authorities said.

  • Israel rejects truce as Rice heads to Mideast Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 7:31 AM
    Israel continued its deadly bombardment of Lebanon for the 18th straight day as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed back to the region in a bid to broker an end to the conflict.

  • Israel will not demand Hizbollah disarm Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 8:46 AM
    Israel will not demand the immediate disarming of Hizbollah as part of a deal to end the current fighting in Lebanon, a senior Israeli foreign ministry official said on Saturday.

  • Hezbollah fires 90 rockets at Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 9:10 AM
    About 90 rockets fired from southern Lebanon landed across northern Israel, wounding up to 10 people and damaging buildings.

  • Rice back in Israel for talks on Lebanon crisis Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 8:33 AM
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived back in Israel to try again to broker an end to the bloody Lebanon conflict.

  • Israel says has left Hezbollah stronghold Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 7:15 AM
    Israel said Saturday it had pulled forces out of Hezbollah's stronghold in south Lebanon after completing its current operation there. Meanwhile, Israeli planes targeted bridges in southern and eastern Lebanon in new airstrikes Saturday, destroying one in a resort area on the Syrian border, as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was returning to the region to try to broker peace.

  • Israel rejects U.N. request for cease-fire Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 7:46 AM
    Israel on Saturday rejected a request by the U.N. for a three-day cease-fire in Lebanon to deliver humanitarian supplies and allow civilians to leave the war zone.

  • Rice arrives in Israel for talks on Lebanon war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 8:15 AM
    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel on Saturday for fresh talks on ways of ending an 18-day-old conflict between the Jewish state and Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • More US arms deliveries for Israel expected in Scotland Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 6:54 AM
    Two US cargo aircraft carrying weapons for Israel are due to make stop-overs at a Scottish airport over the weekend with the approval of the government.

  • Israel shuns UN truce plea Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 4:32 AM
    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed to Jerusalem on Saturday to discuss ways to end the 18-day-old war in Lebanon as Israel rejected a U.N. plea for a truce to aid civilians trapped by fighting.

  • Israel Rejects U.N. Cease-Fire Request Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Jul 29 3:25 PM
    Israel rejected a U.N. proposal of temporary three-day cease-fire for humanitarian relief. Attacks on Lebanon resumed even while U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice planned her return to the region to broker peace.

  • Israel bombs Gaza tunnels, sends back troops Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 5:26 AM
    Israel has bombed a suspected weapons depot and tunnels in the Gaza Strip and sent its troops back into the north of the territory in the latest chapter of a month-long assault that has left nearly 150 people dead.

  • Rice Returns to Israel, Seeking Terms to End Lebanon Conflict Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 29 3:32 PM
    July 29 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel in a bid to end the 18-day-old Lebanon conflict as Israeli forces withdrew from a Hezbollah-controlled village that had been the focus of ground fighting.

  • Islamic Jihad: Israel Killed Militant Head Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 29 4:50 PM
    Islamic Jihad Says Israel Killed Head of Its Military Wing in West Bank City

  • Combat Eases in Lebanon, Rice Returns to Israel Open this result in new window
    NPR - Jul 29 3:49 PM
    Ground combat came nearly to a halt Saturday between the Israeli army and the forces of Hezbollah in Lebanon, as Israel pulled its troops out of the Lebanese town of Bint Jbail. But Israel kept up its air and artillery barrages of southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah continued to fire rockets into Israel. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Rice has returned to Israel for further talks.

  • AP Blog: Under attack, daily life in Israel Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
    Associated Press Writer Aron Heller looks at day-to-day life in Israel, continuing even as Hezbollah rockets fly.

  • Israel rejects UN call for humanitarian truce Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 3:52 AM
    Israel has rejected a United Nations call for a 72-hour truce in the Lebanon conflict to bring humanitarian aid to trapped civilians and evacuate the wounded.

  • Rice pressing for Israel-Lebanon deal Open this result in new window
    The Age - 6 minutes ago
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will press Israel and Lebanon to strike a deal on an international force to end a 19-day-old war, after Hizbollah threatened to strike deeper into Israel.

  • Israel rejects request for temporary cease-fire Open this result in new window
    Rocky Mountain News - Jul 29 6:11 PM
    Israel today rejected a request by the U.N. for a three-day cease-fire in Lebanon to deliver humanitarian supplies and allow civilians to leave the war zone.

  • Israel rejects plea for pause in fighting Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 2:06 AM
    Israel on Saturday rejected U.N. calls for a 72-hour pause in fighting to enable relief workers to evacuate elderly, young and wounded people from south Lebanon and to bring in emergency aid.

  • Rice heads to Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 12:57 AM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed for Israel on Saturday to discuss terms for a U.N. Security Council resolution to end its 18-day-old war with Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

  • Israel, Hezbollah Trade Fire; Rice Returns to Mideast (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 29 11:05 AM
    July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Israel bombed suspected weapons storage sites in Lebanon and Hezbollah fired more rockets at Israel as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice returned to the Middle East with new proposals to end the conflict.

  • Hezbollah fires new rockets at Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 28 9:46 PM
    Hezbollah launched a new kind of rocket Friday that made the deepest strike into Israel yet, rattling Israelis as their warplanes and artillery targeted guerrillas in attacks on apartment buildings and roads.

  • Israel strikes on Gaza continue Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 29 7:38 AM
    Israel is keeping up its offensive on the Gaza Strip, with air strikes on a suspected arms factory.

  • Israel rejects UN aid truce call Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 29 6:43 AM
    Israel refuses a UN plea for a three-day truce in Lebanon, as the US secretary of state returns to the region.

  • UK airport handles US "dangerous goods" flights to Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters.co.uk - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
    LONDON (Reuters) - A U.S. plane carrying "dangerous goods" en route to Tel Aviv refuelled at a British airport on Saturday, a day after Washington apologised to London for breaking rules on Israel-bound flights with bombs onboard.

  • Israel rejects truce, Hezbollah defiant as Rice returns Open this result in new window
    Bernama - Jul 29 6:28 PM
    JERUSALEM (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice launched a new round of diplomacy in the Middle East in a bid to end the 18-day-old Lebanon conflict, as Israel flatly rejected UN pleas for a humanitarian truce and unleashed another wave of strikes.

  • Will Lebanon Become Israel's Iraq? Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Jul 29 7:10 AM
    Pentagon officials say both the U.S. and Israel have underestimated Hezbollah?s strength and resilience, David Martin reports. Meanwhile, President Bush and Tony Blair called for a multinational force for the Mideast as fighting intensified.

  • Hizbullah and Israel: who is the terrorist? Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 40 minutes ago
    Hizbullah is being described as a terrorist organization by Israel, and the US has not gotten over the fact that it had an old problem with Hizbullah.

  • Israel Pulls Out of Hezbollah Stronghold Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 29 7:46 AM
    Israel Says It Has Pulled Forces Out of Hezbollah's Stronghold in South Lebanon

  • Israel Rejects U.N. Request for Cease-Fire Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 29 8:01 AM
    Israel Rejects U.N. Request for Temporary Cease-Fire for Humanitarian Relief

  • Cabinet in open revolt over Blair's Israel policy Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
    Tony Blair was facing a full-scale cabinet rebellion last night over the Middle East crisis after his former Foreign Secretary warned that Israel's actions risked destabilising all of Lebanon.

  • Letters to the Editor: Israel battles where the US fears to tread Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Jul 29 3:57 PM
    IT was refreshing to read Michael Portillo (The bloody truth is that Israels war is our war, Comment, last week).

  • Cabinet in open revolt over Blair's Israel policy Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Jul 29 4:52 PM
    Tony Blair faces a cabinet rebellion over the Middle East crisis after former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw warned Israel's actions risked destabilising the whole of Lebanon.

  • Israel inspires: A lesson in bravery for all Open this result in new window
    New Hampshire Union Leader - 36 minutes ago
    RADIO commentator Rush Limbaugh noted last week that the tiny state of Israel has been providing the world of late with a good example of how one must act in self-defense. This is nothing new.

  • Rice pressing for Israel-Lebanon deal to end war Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 43 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will press Israel and Lebanon on Sunday to strike a deal on an international force to end a 19-day-old war, after Hezbollah threatened to strike deeper into Israel.

  • Israel retreats from Lebanese border after battle Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 39 minutes ago
    Israel yesterday said it carried out over 60 aerial attacks in southern Lebanon, among them rocket launchers, weapon stores, and infrastructures.

  • Israel attacks on Gaza, UN official describes the devestation Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 37 minutes ago
    Tonight, Israeli forces attacked what Israel likes to describe as "terror" infrastructures in the Gaza Strip.

  • Israel escalating dangerous situation, warns Straw Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 38 minutes ago
    UK Former foreign secretary Jack Straw Friday broke ranks with his cabinet colleagues to issue the strongest warning yet from a British government minister against Israel's continuing bombardments of Lebanon and Gaza.

  • Blair repeating blunder of supporting Israel's attack on Egypt: MPs Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 38 minutes ago
    UK Prime Minister Tony Blair was warned yesterday that he was repeating Britain's biggest foreign policy blunder in the past 50 years by supporting the Israel's bloodbath in Lebanon.

  • A Right Way to Help Israel Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 28 7:31 PM
    Israel's air campaign is now doing Israel more harm than good.

  • Bush apologizes to Blair for secret airlifting military equipment to Israel Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 38 minutes ago
    UK Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell demanded Friday that any further requests from the US to use British airports to transport weapons to Israel should be refused.

  • Wiesenthal Center Sends Relief Funds To Israel Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 Los Angeles - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
    Officials from the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles will travel to Israel Sunday to distribute relief funds to residents harmed by Hezbollah missiles and meet with government leaders.

  • Israel's Mistake Open this result in new window
    Newsweek - Jul 29 10:46 AM
    July 27, 2006 - As Israel hammers Lebanon and Condoleezza Rice hurries back and forth, I find myself recalling Henry Kissinger after the 1973 Yom Kippur war. What keeps coming back isn't the secretary of State's shuttle-diplomacy successes. It's how much more he hoped to achieve-and why he failed.

  • Hezbollah chief threatens more rockets against central Israel Open this result in new window
    WHO-TV Des Moines - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
    BEIRUT, Lebanon Hezbollah's leader is claiming victory in the ground war against Israel and threatening more rocket attacks.

  • Iranian official criticizes Muslim rulers for indifference towards Israel Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 39 minutes ago
    Iran's Prosecutor General Qorbanali Dorri- Najafabadi today strongly criticized Muslim heads of state for their silence and lack of attention towards Israeli crimes, calling on both governmental and non-governmental organizations to condemn Israel's brutal actions.

  • Hundreds in Israel protest war Open this result in new window
    UPI - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
    TEL AVIV, Israel, July 29 (UPI) -- Hundreds of Israelis protested the war in Lebanon in a demonstration Saturday sponsored by a coalition of women's groups.

  • France "deeply regrets" Israel's rejection of 72-hour truce Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
    French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy on Saturday said he "deeply regretted" Israel's rejection of a United Nations call for a 72-hour truce to allow transport of humanitarian aid and evacuate young, elderly and wounded people.

  • Rice returns to Israel to push UN peace plan Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Jul 29 5:19 PM
    US SECRETARY of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel last night for crucial talks aimed at ending the increasingly bloody 19-day conflict between the Jewish state and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

  • Israel, Hezbollah Trade Fire as Rice Returns With New Proposals Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 29 4:33 AM
    July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Israel bombed suspected weapons storage sites in Lebanon and Hezbollah fired more rockets at Israel as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed back to the Middle East with new proposals to end the conflict.

  • U.S. restricts travel to Israel, West Bank, Gaza Open this result in new window
    Stars and Stripes - Jul 29 2:38 PM
    The U.S. European Command on Friday instructed Defense Department personnel to take note of a policy change based on an updated U.S. State Department warning regarding travel to Israel.

  • Israel rejects truce, Hezbollah defiant as Rice returns Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 29 12:36 PM
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel in a new bid to end the 18-day-old Lebanon conflict, as Israel launched a deadly new wave of strikes after flatly rejecting a UN plea for a truce to allow in humanitarian aid.

  • WRAPUP 16-Rice in Israel as Hizbollah threatens more attacks Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 29 12:56 PM
    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice started talks in Israel on Saturday to seek a deal on an international force to end fighting in Lebanon but Hizbollah charged her trip would only serve Israeli interests.

  • Israel-bound arms flights en route Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Jul 29 4:14 PM
    TWO US aircraft carrying weapons bound for Israel were due to stop off in Britain with government approval this weekend, as demonstrators planned to protest against the flights.

  • Nasrallah: Israel wants cease-fire Open this result in new window
    UPI - Jul 29 5:38 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 29 (UPI) -- Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah claimed in a speech Saturday evening that Israel has been hiding its true losses from fighting in Lebanon.

  • Lebanese want protection from Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 28 4:19 PM
    Blacksmith Mohammed Jouny is embittered by his government's failure to come to the aid of south Lebanon and wants the Lebanese army to deploy along the border with Israel not an international force.

  • Israel steps up assault on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    News From Bangladesh - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
    Israel has rejected a United Nations call for a three-day truce in southern Lebanon, as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice returned to the region.

  • Israel pulls out of Hezbollah stronghold Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
    Israeli troops pulled back from a Lebanese border town Saturday after a week of heavy fighting with Hezbollah guerrillas who hailed the retreat as a victory. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice returned to the Middle East to push a refined U.S. peace plan.

  • Israel-bound US arms flights set to land in Britain Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 29 12:37 PM
    Two US aircraft carrying weapons bound for Israel were due to stop off in Britain with government approval this weekend, as demonstrators planned to protest Sunday against the controversial flights.

  • Israel rejects truce offer Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Jul 29 1:29 PM
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel overnight in a new bid to end the 18-day-old Lebanon conflict, as Israel launched a deadly new wave of strikes after flatly rejecting a UN plea for a truce to allow in humanitarian aid.

  • Israel-bound US arms flights to land in Britain Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - Jul 29 6:18 PM
    London Two US aircraft carrying weapons bound for Israel were due to stop off in Britain with government approval this weekend, as demonstrators planned to protest today against the flights.

  • Rice arrives in Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 29 11:01 AM
    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Jerusalem on Saturday to push for an end to fighting with Hizbollah in Lebanon as Israel signalled flexibility to get a deal on a peacekeeping force.

  • Israels Allies and the Lack of Civility! Open this result in new window
    Arab News - Jul 29 4:13 PM
    My pro-Israel reader was giving me a history lesson. He had most of his facts right but, like many of Israels defenders, he was putting the events of the current Middle Eastern crisis in the historical order that fits his biased position.

  • France Urges Israel to Reconsider Rejection of 72-Hour Truce Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Jul 29 12:05 PM
    Israel's rejection of a U.N.-proposed 72-hour truce in the conflict with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon has drawn criticism from France, which ruled Lebanon between the World Wars. Diplomatic efforts are moving into high gear, with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice back in the region for talks with both sides, and efforts under way at the United Nations to begin planning for an

  • Security worries cloud Liverpool's Israel trip Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Jul 29 2:52 PM
    LONDON: Former European soccer champions Liverpool were drawn to play Maccabi Haifa of Israel in the third qualifying round of the Champions League on Friday, raising immediate security concerns for the English club.

  • Hezbollah chief threatens more rockets against central Israel Open this result in new window
    WIS-TV Columbia - Jul 29 5:02 PM
    Hezbollah's leader is claiming victory in the ground war against Israel and threatening more rocket attacks. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah spoke Saturday on Hezbollah television in Lebanon.

  • Israel says 26 Hezbollah fighters killed Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 28 2:43 PM
    Israeli warplane and artillery attacks Friday hit Hezbollah positions and crushed houses and roads in southern Lebanon, killing up to 12 people. Hezbollah said it fired a new kind of rocket, which landed deeper inside Israel than hundreds of other strikes in 17 days of fighting.

  • Israel says 26 Hezbollah fighters killed, fierce clashes Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 28 2:59 PM
    Israel said it killed 26 Hezbollah fighters in clashes around a flashpoint border town in south Lebanon, as the air force hit a succession of targets in a new wave of deadly strikes.

  • Rice in Israel as bombing continues Visit to serve Israel: Nasrallah Open this result in new window
    The Frontier Post - 35 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM (Agencies): Israel has pressed ahead with its bombardment of Lebanon for the 18th straight day as Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel in a bid to broker an end to the conflict.

  • Hezbollah Threatens Rocket Attacks Further into Israel Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Jul 29 11:05 AM
    Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah says his guerrilla group will fire more rockets further into central Israel. On Friday, Hezbollah fired rockets 50 kilometers into Israel.

  • Israel rejects UN call to let sick out Open this result in new window
    The West Australian - Jul 29 4:21 PM
    Israel has rejected UN calls for a 72-hour pause in fighting to enable relief workers to evacuate elderly, young and wounded people from south Lebanon and to bring in emergency aid.

  • ALP urges diplomatic pressure on Israel Open this result in new window
    The West Australian - Jul 29 4:37 PM
    Labor says the government must pressure Israel to ensure the safety of Australian citizens fleeing Lebanon, after a number of Australians in a privately-arranged convoy escaped injury in a bombing attack.

  • Israel Rejects U.N. Cease-Fire Request Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Jul 29 9:36 AM
    Israel on Saturday rejected a request by the United Nations for a three-day cease-fire in Lebanon to get in supplies and allow civilians to leave the war zone.

  • Rice visit 'serving Israel' Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Jul 29 12:44 PM
    HEZBOLLAH'S leader said overnight that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice aimed to impose conditions on Lebanon and serve Israeli interests in her mission to end war between his group and Israel.

  • Rice Returns to Israel to Talk Cease-Fire Open this result in new window
    Fox 6 News San Diego - Jul 29 2:51 PM
    There were reports that representatives of the Lebanese government and Hezbollah had agreed to cease-fire proposals that would end Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israel and the release of two Israeli soldiers.

  • Bush apologizes to Blair over bombs sent to Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 28 2:56 PM
    President Bush apologized on Friday to British Prime Minister Tony Blair after Britain complained Washington had not followed correct procedures for sending bombs to Israel via a British airport, a British official said.

  • Rice in Israel for 'intense' Mideast mission Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 29 9:12 AM
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived back in Israel for a second shot at stopping the deadly 18-day old conflict between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah militia.

  • Airstrikes continue Truce call rejected by Israel Open this result in new window
    Dawn - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
    AL QUDS, July 29: Israel continued its deadly bombardment of Lebanon for the 18th straight day on Saturday as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel in a bid to broker an end to the conflict.

  • Lebanon to Israel: swop land for peace Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Jul 29 11:57 AM
    Lebanons Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has said that if Israel wants peace with Hezbollah it must withdraw from the disputed Shebaa Farms area that it has occupied since 1967.

  • Hezbollah chief threatens more rockets against central Israel Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Jul 29 9:58 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah's leader is claiming victory in the ground war against Israel and threatening more rocket attacks. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah spoke today on Hezbollah television in Lebanon. ...

  • AP Blog: Under attack, daily life in Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
    Saturday, July 29, 6 p.m. local

  • Israel Pulls Out Of Key Stronghold Open this result in new window
    Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 29 9:16 AM
    Israel has pulled its troops out of the Hizbollah stronghold of Bint Jbail in south Lebanon. It said it had accomplished its military objectives - but paid a price with the lives of Israeli soldiers.

  • Nasrallah says Rice mission to serve Israel Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Jul 29 2:41 PM
    BEIRUT: Hizbollah's leader said that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice aimed to impose conditions on Lebanon and serve Israeli interests in her mission to end war between his group and Israel.

  • Israel Is Powerful, Yes. But Not So Invincible. Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 29 5:19 PM
    What was clearly conceived as a quick battle using air power and strikes on specific targets against Hezbollah has turned into a crisis.

  • DANGER 2: Security concern ahead of Israel tie Open this result in new window
    The Electric New Paper - Jul 29 3:08 PM
    FORMER European champions Liverpool were drawn yesterday to play Maccabi Haifa of Israel in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, raising immediate security concerns for the English club.

  • Hizbollah fires new long-range rocket into Israel Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 28 1:09 PM
    Hizbollah fired scores of rockets into Israel on Friday, including at least one that the Lebanese guerrilla group said was a new long-range missile, wounding at least 13 people, police and the army said.