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Israel suspends bombings 
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
Israel agreed to suspend its airstrikes for 48 hours while it investigates an air raid on the Lebanese town of Qana that killed dozens of civilians, many of them children. Pressure increased for a cease-fire.Israel suspends bombing Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon on Monday for 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 civilians, mostly children, and triggered worldwide demands for a truce in the Jewish state's war against Hizbollah.Israel Halts Air Raids After Dozens Die New York Times - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
Israel agreed to suspend its airstrikes for 48 hours while it investigates an air raid on the Lebanese town of Qana that killed dozens, many of them children. The attack increased pressure for a cease-fire.Global outrage greets Israel 'war crime' in Qana AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Israel's air strike on the Lebanese village of Qana sparked global outrage, with the UN Security Council deploring the deaths and Arab and Muslim leaders and thousands of livid protesters in the Middle East branding the assault a war crime.Indonesia strongly condemns Israel's Qana attack AFP via Yahoo! News - 56 minutes ago
Indonesia has strongly condemned Israel's deadly attack on the Lebanese village of Qana, branding it a criminal act that violated international and humanitarian laws.U.S.: Israel OKs 48-hour air activity halt AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
Israel suspended air attacks on south Lebanon for 48 hours in the face of widespread outrage over an airstrike Sunday that killed at least 56 Lebanese, almost all of them women and children, when it leveled a building where they had taken shelter.Israel halts bombing after deadly strike International Herald Tribune - Jul 30 5:59 PM
Israel agreed to suspend its airstrikes for 48 hours while it investigates an air raid on the southern Lebanese town of Qana that killed dozens of civilians. The bombing put enormous pressure on Israel and the United States to move rapidly toward a cease-fire.Israel frees Ohio professor it detained AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
Israel has released an Ohio college professor it had accused of spying, his wife said Sunday.Israel suspends air strikes after deadly Lebanon raid Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 5:48 PM
Israel agreed on Monday to suspend its aerial activities in south Lebanon for 48 hours, a day after a raid killed at least 54 civilians and prompted worldwide calls for a ceasefire in its war with Hizbollah.Israel suspends air strikes after 52 killed in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 4:18 PM
Israel agreed to temporarily halt air strikes in south Lebanon a day after 52 people were killed, many of them sleeping children, when Israeli warplanes bombarded the Lebanese village of Qana, triggering global outrage and warnings of retribution for alleged "war crimes".Israel OKs suspension of aerial activity AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 2:08 PM
Israel has agreed to a 48-hour suspension of aerial activity in south Lebanon while it investigates an attack on a Lebanese village that killed a number of children, U.S. State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said Sunday.Israel OKs temporary aerial suspension AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 2:44 PM
Israel agreed to a 48-hour suspension of aerial activity over southern Lebanon after its bombing of a Lebanese village on Sunday that killed a number of children.Israel agrees 48-hr aerial activity ban Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 2:33 PM
Israel has agreed to suspend its aerial bombardment of southern Lebanon for 48 hours, starting immediately, to allow for an investigation into Sunday's bombing that killed 54 civilians, a State Department official said on Monday.Israel Holds Bombing Runs On Lebanon CBS News - 13 minutes ago
Israel agreed to a 48-hour suspension of aerial activity over southern Lebanon after it killed dozens of civilians in Qana on Sunday. The short reprieve appears to be a concession to other world leaders who called for a "cessation of hostilities."Israel Suspends Air Attacks CBS News - 13 minutes ago
Israel agreed to a 48-hour suspension of airstrikes on southern Lebanon after outrage over an airstrike in Qana that killed 56 Lebanese ? mostly women and children. The U.N. Security Council called for an end to violence in Lebanon.Israel Suspends Air Raids in Lebanon for 48 Hours (Update1) Bloomberg.com - 42 minutes ago
July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Israel suspended air strikes in southern Lebanon for 48 hours while it investigates the bombing yesterday of the Lebanese town of Qana that killed at least 54 people, U.S. government officials said in Jerusalem.Iran forces urged to prepare to hit Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 9:20 AM
Iran's hardline forces should get ready to take revenge on Israel and the United States for the offensive on Lebanon, the head of the Revolutionary Guards was quoted as saying on Sunday.Outrage as 52 killed in Israel strike on Qana AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 7:53 AM
Fifty-two people have killed, more than half of them children, in an Israeli air blitz on the Lebanese village of Qana, triggering outrage around the world and warnings of retribution for Israel's "war crime."U.S.: Israel OKs 48-Hour Air Activity Halt ABC News - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
U.S. Official Says Israel Has Agreed to Halt Air Activity Over South Lebanon for 48 HoursA right way to help Israel International Herald Tribune - Jul 30 7:45 AM
Israel's air campaign is now doing Israel more harm than good.US 'arms' flights, headed for Israel, avoid Scottish airport AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 7:55 AM
Two US cargo planes believed to be carrying bombs bound for Israel have failed to land for refuelling at a Scottish airport, where a protest was staged at the expected stop-over, the airport said.State Dept.: Israel has right to defend AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 7:02 AM
The State Department's third-ranking official reaffirmed the White House's position that Israel has the right to defend itself and contended on Sunday an agreement was near on ending the fighting that has ravaged Lebanon.Israel halts fire for Qana probe BBC News - Jul 30 3:29 PM
Israel agrees a 48-hour suspension of air strikes over south Lebanon to investigate the Qana killing, US says.Israel Suspends Airstrikes After 60 Civilians Killed NPR - Jul 30 5:03 PM
Israel will immediately suspend airstrikes over southern Lebanon for 48 hours, after an airstrike in Qana killed about 60 civilians, many of them children. The State Department says Israel is coordinating with the United Nations to allow a 24-hour window for civilians to leave the region if they wish.Israel OKs Temporary Aerial Suspension ABC News - Jul 30 3:39 PM
Israel Agrees to 48-Hour Suspension of Aerial Activity in South Lebanon While It Probes AttackIsrael Will Suspend Air Operations Over Lebanon, U.S. Says Bloomberg.com - Jul 30 2:52 PM
July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Israel will suspend air operations over southern Lebanon for 48 hours while investigating the civilian deaths from a bombing in Qana today, U.S. State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said in Jerusalem.Israel presses ahead with second front against Palestinians AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 3:54 AM
With world attention focused on Lebanon, Israel has pursued its second front against Palestinian militants, levelling two houses and wounding five people in the Gaza Strip a day after killing two militants in the West Bank.Israel to halt airstrikes on south Lebanon for 48 hours Dallas Morning News - Jul 30 4:12 PM
JERUSALEM - Israel agreed Sunday to halt air attacks on south Lebanon for 48 hours in the face of widespread outrage over an airstrike that killed at least 56 Lebanese, mostly women and children, when it leveled a building where they had taken shelter.Israel air strike kills 40 civilians in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 12:51 AM
An Israeli air strike killed at least 40 Lebanese civilians, including 21 children, in the southern village of Qana on Sunday, in the bloodiest single attack during Israel's 19-day-old war on Hizbollah.Olmert: Israel not ready for cease-fire AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 12:59 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that Israel would not rush into a cease-fire in southern Lebanon until it achieves its goals there.Israel Agrees to Halt Bombing Temporarily Los Angeles Times - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
JERUSALEM -- Israel agreed to halt bombing for 48 hours and allow besieged civilians safe passage out of southern Lebanon, U.S. officials said Sunday -- a concession granted under intense pressure after one of its airstrikes hit a house full of women and children, killing at least 56 people.Israel Frees Ohio Professor It Detained Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
WADSWORTH, Ohio (AP) - Israel has released an Ohio college professor it had accused of spying, his wife said Sunday. Ghazi Falah, a geography professor at the University of Akron, had been jailed since July 8, when he was arrested after taking photos of Israeli installations along the northern border. Falah is known in academic circles for his writings on the borders of Israel and a future MP's group refused Israel entry BBC News - Jul 30 9:22 AM
Nine women, including a West Midlands MP, are sent home from Israel after an aborted trip to build links between Ramallah and Birmingham.Israel plans 48-hour cessation of air strikes Yahoo! India News - 10 minutes ago
Jerusalem/Washington, July 31 (DPA) Israel has offered to halt air strikes in southern Lebanon for 48 hours to allow civilians to leave, said an Israeli foreign ministry official.Israel suspends bombing after deadly Lebanon raid Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 30 6:02 PM
Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon on Monday for 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 civilians, most of them children, and triggered worldwide calls for a cease-fire in its war against Hizbollah.Israel suspends bombing after deadly Lebanon raid Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 30 6:02 PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon on Monday for 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 civilians, most of them children, and triggered worldwide calls for a ceasefire in its war against Hizbollah.Israel rejects truce, Hezbollah defiant as Rice returns AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 9:48 PM
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.Women refused entry to Israel BBC News - Jul 30 8:45 AM
Nine British women are sent home from Israel after an aborted trip to build links between Ramallah and Birmingham.Israel suspends aerial campaign after strikes 7:02 PM Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Jul 30 5:15 PM
Israel has agreed to a 48-hour halt in aerial activity over southern Lebanon, a U.S. official said Sunday amid widespread outrage over an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 56 Lebanese, mostly women and children, when it leveled a building where they had taken shelter.Israel halts strikes after Qana raid NDTV - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
Reacting to withering world criticism, Israel has agreed to a 48-hour suspension of airstrikes in Lebanon after a Sunday bombing killed at least 56 Lebanese.Israel suspends air strikes 7News via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 30 6:09 PM
Israel has suspended air strikes on Lebanon for 48 hours as it investigates the deadliest attack in the 19-day-old war.Israel, Its Cabinet Divided, Halts Bombing The New York Sun - 30 minutes ago
TEL AVIV, Israel With Israel agreeing to suspend its bombing of Lebanon for 48 hours, signs are emerging that Prime Minister Olmert's war Cabinet is divided on what it would seek before it agrees to a final cease-fire and how to further prosecute the war on Hezbollah. Israeli officials say the assessments of the damage to Hezbollah by the military's intelligence analysts and the Jewish state's Israel Airstrike Kills at Least 50 in Lebanon Town NPR - Jul 30 9:48 AM
An Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanon town of Qana killed at least 50 people, according to the Lebanese government, including many children. The strike has the potential of changing the playing field, as condemnations from around the world are directed at Israel.Rice pressing for Israel-Lebanon deal to end war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 8:37 PM
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.Air strikes by Israel stopped for 48 hours Knoxville News Sentinal - 25 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - Israel agreed Sunday to halt air attacks on south Lebanon for 48 hours in the face of widespread outrage over an air strike that killed at least 56 Lebanese, mostly women and children, when it leveled a building where they had taken shelter.Petition Deriding Israel's Aggression' Is Being Circulated by NYU Activists The New York Sun - 18 minutes ago
New York University activists who led a failed campaign to push the institution to divest its investments in Israeli companies are circulating a new Internet petition denouncing "Israel's aggression," "atrocities," and "state terrorism" in Lebanon and Gaza. At least 85 NYU students and faculty, in addition to some two dozen at Columbia and 19 at CUNY schools, have joined more than a thousand Annie Karni: Army Fatigues, Tefillin, and other Incongruities in Israel HuffingtonPost - Jul 30 9:13 AM
Three soldiers with Uzi submachine guns slung casually over their shoulders step from the sidewalk to the street as a group of Orthodox Jewish siblings pass, the oldest carrying the youngest on her back. This is Israel-- a religious dream, a Jewish homeland, whose existence depends on constant military supervision. The army fatigues and tefillin, uniforms of the military and the religious, have Israel says assault will go on Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
Israel yesterday dismissed the international outcry at a bombing raid that killed up to 56 Lebanese civilians - two thirds of them children - by making clear its determination to continue the military offensive against Hizbollah for at least another 10 days.U.S. State Department: Israel Has Right to Defend Itself Fox News - Jul 30 8:08 AM
Bush administration expresses regret over civilian casualties in Lebanon but reiterated that Israel has the right to defend itself.Israel suspends air strikes after deadly Lebanon raid ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Jul 30 6:41 PM
BEIRUT - Israel agreed on Monday to suspend its aerial activities in south Lebanon for 48 hours, a day after a raid killed at least 54 civilians and prompted worldwide calls for a cease-fire in its war with Hizbollah.Israel suspends air strikes after deadly Lebanon raid Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 30 3:47 PM
Israel agreed on Monday to suspend its aerial activities in south Lebanon for 48 hours, a day after a raid killed at least 54 civilians and prompted worldwide calls for a cease-fire in its with Hizbollah.Israel suspends air strikes after deadly Lebanon raid Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 30 3:46 PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel agreed on Monday to suspend its aerial activities in south Lebanon for 48 hours, a day after a raid killed at least 54 civilians and prompted worldwide calls for a ceasefire in its with Hizbollah.Students in Israel on study mission The Daily Reflector - 25 minutes ago
As bloodshed between Israel and Lebanon entered its 18th day Saturday, two East Carolina University students got on jets bound for the region.Israel suspends air strikes after 52 killed in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 30 3:15 PM
Israel agreed to temporarily halt air strikes a day after 52 people were killed, many of them sleeping children, when Israeli warplanes bombarded the Lebanese village of Qana, triggering global outrage and warnings of retribution for alleged "war crimes".Cabinet in open revolt over Blair's Israel policy Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 40 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.State Dept.: Israel Has Right to Defend ABC News - Jul 30 7:24 AM
State Department Official Says Israel Has Right to Defend Itself, Says Agreement to End Fighting NearPM Harper's pro-israel stance risks winning quebec Hill Times - 33 minutes ago
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is risking his chances of winning Quebec by taking a pro-Israel position on the Middle East crisis and allying himself closely with the foreign policy of U.S. President George W. Bush, say critics.Israel suspends strikes The Age - Jul 30 4:08 PM
Israel has suspended air strikes in southern Lebanon for 48 hours while it investigates the Qana bombings, an aide to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said.Israel agrees on aerial activity ban: US official SABC News - 48 minutes ago
Israel has agreed to suspend its aerial bombardment of southern Lebanon for 48 hours, starting immediately, to allow for an investigation into yesterday's bombing that killed 54 civilians, a US state department official said today.UN 'deplores' Israel raid deaths The Australian - Jul 30 6:14 PM
THE UN Security Council says it "strongly deplores" the 50-plus deaths from Israel's attack on the Lebanese village of Qana and called for an end to the violence.Israel suspends air strikes after 37 children die The Scotsman - Jul 30 5:13 PM
ISRAEL bowed to international pressure last night and agreed to suspend its aerial bombardment of southern Lebanon for 48 hours, after an air strike killed at least 60 civilians - more than half of them children.Indonesia strongly condemns Israel's Qana attack TODAYonline - 27 minutes ago
Lebanese protesters shout slogans in front of the damaged United Nations headquarters during a demonstration against Israel's attack on the Lebanese village of Qana. Indonesia has strongly condemned Israel's deadly attack on Qana, branding it a criminal act that violated international and humanitarian laws.Seattle gunman angry over Iraq, Israel policy AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 8:18 PM
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.Israel to suspend aerial attacks: US Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 30 3:25 PM
Israel has agreed to suspend its aerial bombardment of southern Lebanon for 48 hours, starting immediately, to allow for an investigation of Sunday's bombing of Qana, the US State Department says.Palestinian groups vow deadly revenge on Israel Khaleej Times - 33 minutes ago
GAZA CITY - Palestinian militant groups in Gaza, where Israel has waged an offensive for more than a month, warned Sunday that all options are open against the Jewish state following its deadly raid on the Lebanese village of Qana.Israel agrees 48-hour bomb halt News Interactive - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
ISRAEL today agreed to temporarily halt air strikes in Lebanon as the UN condemned an attack that killed 52 civilians.Israel suspends air strikes for 48 hours rediff.com - 50 minutes ago
Israel, however, has the right to 'take action against targets preparing attacks against it'Israel agrees 48-hr aerial activity ban Stuff - Jul 30 3:16 PM
JERUSALEM: Israel has agreed to suspend its aerial bombardment of southern Lebanon for 48 hours, starting immediately, to allow for an investigation into Sunday's bombing that killed 54 civilians, a US State Department official said today.Israel vows to continue attacks for 'another 10 to 14 days' Times Online - Jul 30 3:08 PM
A DEFIANT Israel insisted last night that it would continue its military campaign in Lebanon, blaming Hezbollah for the Qana tragedy.Israel frees Ohio professor it detained Syracuse.com - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
WADSWORTH, Ohio (AP) Israel has released an Ohio college professor it had accused of spying, his wife said Sunday.Israel stops bombing after bloodbath IBN live - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Israel suspended its aerial bombardment for 48 hours for an investigation into the attack.516 reported killed in Lebanon, Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 7:55 PM
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 suspends air strikes after 52 killed in Lebanon INQ7.net - Jul 30 4:13 PM
JERUSALEM -- Israel on Monday agreed to temporarily halt air strikes a day after 52 people were killed, many of them sleeping children, when Israeli warplanes bombarded the Lebanese village of Qana, triggering global outrage and warnings of retribution for alleged "war crimes".U.S.: Israel OKs 48-Hour Air Activity Halt RedNova - Jul 30 6:18 PM
By KATHERINE SHRADER and KATHY GANNON JERUSALEM - Israel agreed Sunday to halt air attacks on south Lebanon for 48 hours in the face of widespread outrage over an airstrike that killed at least 56 Lebanese, mostly women and children, when it leveled a building where they had taken shelter.Israel ceases air strikes 7News via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 30 3:05 PM
Israel has agreed to suspend its air strikes on southern Lebanon while it investigates the civilian deaths from a bombing in Qana.Israel air strikes kills more than 60 Stuff - Jul 30 1:46 PM
QANA: An Israeli air strike killed more than 60 Lebanese civilians, including at least 37 children, on Sunday, fuelling world pressure for an cease-fire in Israel's war in Lebanon against Hizbollah guerrillas.Funeral in Israel Sun-Sentinel - Jul 30 3:53 PM
The sister, no name available, of Israeli soldier Asaf Namer reacts during his funeral at the cemetery of the northern Israel city of Haifa. Namer, who held dual Australian and Israeli nationalities, was killed last week during fighting with Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon.Israel agrees to 48-hour suspension of air strikes CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 30 2:51 PM
Israel has agreed to a 48-hour cessation of bombing activity over southern Lebanon while it investigates an attack on a Lebanese village that killed a number of children, U.S. officials confirmed Sunday.Israel halts bombing for 48 hours Aljazeera - Jul 30 4:12 PM
Israel has suspended its air attacks on southern Lebanon for 48 hours following meetings between Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, and Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister.Israel to suspend aerial bombing: US Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 30 2:40 PM
Israel has agreed to suspend its aerial bombardment of southern Lebanon for 48 hours, starting immediately, to allow for an investigation of the Qana bombing, a US State Department official says.Israel-bound US arms flights set to land in Britain 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.Israel agrees to temporary suspend aerial activities over south Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 30 2:29 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel agreed to a 48-hour suspension of aerial activity over southern Lebanon after its heart-wrenching bombing of a Lebanese village on Sunday that killed a number of children.UA professor in Israel released Akron Beacon Journal - Jul 30 2:54 PM
A University of Akron geography professor detained in Israel was released this morning. Ghazi Falah, 53, of Wadsworth, had been held for 24 days on allegations of espionage.Israel suspends air strikes after slaughter in Lebanon Middle East Times - Jul 30 3:25 PM
JERUSALEM -- Israel agreed Monday to temporarily halt air strikes a day after 52 people were killed, many of them sleeping children, when Israeli warplanes bombarded the Lebanese village of Qana, triggering global outrage and warnings of retribution for alleged "war crimes."Israel strike kills at least 54, Lebanon shuns Rice The Star Online - Jul 30 3:22 PM
QANA, Lebanon (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed at least 54 Lebanese civilians, including 37 children, on Sunday, fuelling world pressure for a ceasefire in Israel's war in Lebanon against Hizbollah guerrillas.Israel Agrees To Suspend Air Strikes Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 30 2:19 PM
Israel has reportedly agreed to suspend its aerial bombardment of southern Lebanon for 48 hours following an air strike which killed more than 50 civilians.Israel agrees to 48-hour air activity halt Sify News - 37 minutes ago
Israel suspended air attacks on south Lebanon for 48 hours in the face of widespread outrage over an airstrike on Sunday that killed at least 56 Lebanese, almost all of them women and children, when it levelled a building where they had taken shelter.U.S. and Israel Shelved Laser as a Defense 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.ISRAEL BOMB JETS MOVED AWAY FROM PRESTWICK Daily Record - 4 minutes ago
CAMPAIGNERS celebrated yesterday after two flights thought to be carrying weapons from the US to Israel were diverted from Prestwick airport. About 150 people gathered to protest the airport's use as a refuelling stop for planes delivering bunker-busting bombs.Israel suspends strikes ABC Asia Pacific - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
The Qana strike was the single most deadly attack on Lebanon since Israel launched its offensive 19 days ago. The UN statement was agreed to after the United States announced that Israel has agreed to suspend air attacks for 48 hours pending an investigation into the bombing.Burns stands up for Israel's right to defend itself KVOA Tucson - Jul 30 6:41 PM
WASHINGTON A top State Department official is again insisting that Israel has the right to defend itself.US 'bombs' flights, headed for Israel, avoid Scotland Middle East Times - Jul 30 4:38 PM
LONDON -- Two US cargo planes believed to be carrying bombs bound for Israel failed to land Sunday for refueling at a Scottish airport, where a protest was staged at the expected stopover.Chavez likens Israel actions to holocaust The Peninsula - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
DOHA Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez compared Israel's attacks on Lebanon to the holocaust, in an interview with the Arabic satellite channel, Al Jazeera, on Saturday.Israel holds fire after 37 children die in attack The Herald - Jul 30 5:48 PM
Israel last night suspended its aerial bombardment of southern Lebanon for 48 hours to allow for an investigation into bombing in Qana which killed at least 60 people including 37 children.Chavez accuses Israel of 'terrorism', 'fascism' IranMania.com - 59 minutes ago
LONDON, July 31 (IranMania) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused Israel of "terrorism and pure fascism", while also blaming the United States of endangering humanity, AFP reported.White House calls on Israel to avoid civilian casualties KVOA Tucson - Jul 30 6:41 PM
WHITE HOUSE There's another appeal today from the White House for Israel to be careful not to target civilians in southern Lebanon.Israel agrees on 48-hour suspension of air strikes in S. Lebanon People's Daily - Jul 30 6:21 PM
Israel on Monday agreed on an 48- hour suspension, effective immediately, of its air strikes in southern Lebanon, said a U.S. official.Israel suspends air strikes for 48 hours New Kerala - 45 minutes ago
Harinder Mishra, Jerusalem: Amid mounting international pressure, Israel today agreed to halt its deadly aerial operations in southern Lebanon for 48 hours to investigate the bombing in Lebanese village of Qana that left 54 people, most of them children and women, dead.UN Security Council shocked over Israel's bombing of civilians in Lebanon People's Daily - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
The U.N. Security Council in a presidential statement expressed "extreme shock and distress" over Israel's bombing of civilians in Lebanon.Israel agrees to temporary suspension of aerial bombings The Chippewa Herald - 1 minute ago
JERUSALEM - Israel agreed to a 48-hour suspension of aerial activity over southern Lebanon after its bombing of a Lebanese village today killed a number of children, the U.S. State Department said.