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  • Israels Wounded Describe Surprisingly Fierce, Well-Organized and Elusive Enemy Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 11 6:16 PM
    Wounded soldiers in northern Israels main hospital all seem to have stories of unexpectedly fierce ground battles with Hezbollah. In Israels 1982 invasion of Lebanon which led to the birth of Hez

  • UN calls on Israel, Hizbollah to stop fighting Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 4:53 PM
    The U.N. Security Council adopted unanimously on Friday a resolution calling for an end to fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah and authorizing up to 15,000 new peacekeepers to enforce it.

  • Rice expects Israel, Lebanon to accept UN deal Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 3:44 PM
    The United States expects the governments of Israel and Lebanon to accept a U.N. resolution aimed at halting the fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told CNN on Friday.

  • Israel prepares for wider ground offensive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 2:09 PM
    Israel prepared to launch a wider ground offensive in south Lebanon, as the United States and France said they hoped for unanimous approval of a UN resolution to end the fighting.

  • Israel readies expanded ground offensive Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 1:03 PM
    Israel ordered an expanded ground offensive in southern Lebanon on Friday as U.N. diplomats worked furiously on a cease-fire deal to end the monthlong conflict with Hezbollah.

  • Israel expands offensive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 12:02 PM
    Israel launched an expanded ground offensive into southern Lebanon on Friday as U.N. diplomats worked furiously on a cease-fire deal to end the monthlong conflict with Hezbollah.

  • Key powers agree deal to end Israel-Hizbollah war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 12:49 PM
    Key U.N. Security Council members have agreed on a resolution to end Israel's month-old war with Hizbollah and a vote was possible later on Friday, British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said.

  • U.N. rights body condemns Israel for war Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 12:34 PM
    The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday condemned Israel for "massive bombardment of Lebanese civilian populations" and other "systematic" human rights violations, and decided to send a commission to investigate.

  • Israel orders wider offensive Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 11:04 AM
    World powers said on Friday a deal on a U.N. resolution to end Israel's war with Hizbollah guerrillas was in sight, but Israel ordered its month-old offensive to be expanded in case diplomacy fails.

  • Israel Expands Ground Offensive Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 11 11:10 AM
    BEIRUT, Aug. 11 -- Israel launched an expanded ground offensive in Lebanon Friday evening, the Associated Press reported, just as diplomats at the U. N. Security Council said they were nearing final agreement on a proposed cease-fire resolution.

  • France, US hope for UN vote, Israel raises late objections Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 12:17 PM
    The United States and France maintained hopes that a UN Security Council resolution to end the war in Lebanon would be voted, but Israel voiced last-minute objections.

  • Israel expands offensive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 10:33 AM
    Israel began an expanded ground offensive Friday in southern Lebanon after expressing dissatisfaction over an emerging cease-fire deal, government officials said.

  • Israel says to call off offensive if goals at UN met Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 10:22 AM
    Israel said on Friday it would call off its expanded ground offensive in Lebanon if a U.N. resolution meets the government's goals.

  • Israel confirms go-ahead for expanded Lebanon offensive Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 9:56 AM
    Israel confirmed on Friday that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had ordered the army to expand its ground offensive against Hizbollah in Lebanon but said the decision "does not exclude a diplomatic solution."

  • Israel wants hastened shipment of US rockets: NYT Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 7:47 AM
    Israel has asked the Bush administration to hasten delivery of short-range anti-personnel rockets armed with cluster munitions, which it could use to strike Hizbollah missile sites in Lebanon, The New York Times reported on Friday.

  • Israel asks U.S. to ship cluster bombs quickly Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 11 9:02 AM
    Israel has asked the Bush administration to speed delivery of short-range antipersonnel rockets armed with cluster munitions, which it could use to strike Hezbollah missile sites in Lebanon, according to two American officials.

  • Judge Rejects Dismissal of Pro-Israel Lobbyists Case Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 11 6:39 AM
    A federal judge yesterday declined to throw out the criminal case against two pro-Israel lobbyists accused of violating the Espionage Act, denying their argument that the novel prosecution infringed on their constitutional right to free speech.

  • Israel delays northern push in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 3:27 AM
    Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a U.N. cease-fire resolution that could soon go to a vote.

  • Israel-Hezbollah Fighting Spreads Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Aug 11 2:51 PM
    From skirmishes in the south to fierce battles in the north, Israel is trying to send a message that no place is safe for Hezbollah guerrillas. But Hezbollah answered with dozens more rockets, while the U.N. worked for a cease-fire.

  • Dissent mounts in Israel over Lebanon war Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 3:04 AM
    Dissent in Israel over the government's handling of war in Lebanon started to mount, as international diplomatic efforts intensified to bring the month-old bloodshed to an end.

  • Israel May Be Ready to Accept Cease-Fire Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 11 2:18 PM
    Israel PM Signals Readiness to Accept U.N.-Brokered Cease-Fire After Approving Wider Offensive

  • Israel Readies Expanded Ground Offensive Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 11 1:33 PM
    Israel Readies Expanded Ground Offensive in Lebanon As U.N. Diplomats Work on Cease-Fire Deal

  • Israel Orders Wider Offensive as UN Measure Drafted (Update8) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 11 1:05 PM
    Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Israel today ordered the military to begin expanding its ground offensive in southern Lebanon as the U.S. and France agreed on a draft United Nations resolution designed to end the conflict.

  • Israel says French-US proposal meets most of its demands Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 2:57 AM
    Israel has said that most of its demands would be satisfied if the resolution drafted by France and the United States was adopted by the UN Security Council.

  • Israel holds off on new push into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 11 1:00 AM
    A month and still fighting, with more than 800 people dead, it comes down to this: The current Israel-Hizbullah conflict will be a long war that could define the region for years to come; or a short one that historians will view as a few violent weeks in the turbulent trajectory of the Middle East.

  • Israel Expands Offensive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 11 12:18 PM
    Israel Expands Ground Offensive in Lebanon U.N. Diplomats Work Furiously on Cease-Fire Deal

  • Israel Orders Military to Expand Lebanon Offensive (Update4) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 11 11:05 AM
    Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Israel today ordered the military to begin expanding its ground offensive in South Lebanon, the Defense Ministry said. Lebanon's government said Israel's intention is to ``destroy'' the country.

  • Israel Expands Offensive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 11 11:03 AM
    Israel Expands Ground Offensive in Lebanon After Expressing Dissatisfaction Over Cease-Fire

  • Resolution adopted to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Deseret Morning News - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
    The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Friday that calls for an end to the war between Israel and Hezbollah, and authorizes 15,000 U.N. peacekeepers to help Lebanese troops take control of south Lebanon as Israel withdraws.

  • Israel Poses Major Threat To Its Neighboring, Says Iranian Envoy Open this result in new window
    Bernama - 31 minutes ago
    JAKARTA, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- Israel posed a major threat to its neighboring countries because of its ambition to expand its territory, Iranian Ambassador to Indonesia Behrooz Kamal Vandi said here on Friday, according to the Antara news agency report.

  • Israel continues Lebanon offensive, despite UN ceasefire resolution Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 11 6:07 PM
    JERUSALEM (AP) - Long columns of Israeli tanks, troops and armoured personnel carriers streamed over the Lebanese border early Saturday as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive, hoping to inflict as much damage as possible on Hezbollah before a proposed ceasefire deal comes into effect.

  • Israel Prepares Wider Ground Offensive Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 11 9:18 AM
    Israel Prepares Wider Ground Offensive; Prime Minister Reportedly Unhappy With Emerging Deal

  • Israel wants hastened shipment of U.S. rockets - NYT Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 11 6:05 PM
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel has asked the Bush administration to speed delivery of short-range anti-personnel rockets armed with cluster munitions, which it could use to strike Hizbollah missile sites in Lebanon, The New York Times reported on Friday.

  • Meridian rabbi: Stand with Israel Open this result in new window
    The Meridian Star - 15 minutes ago
    The spiritual leader of Meridians lone Jewish synagogue has called upon Jews, as well as the local Christian community, to stand with Israel.

  • Israel Pounds Border Crossings to Syria Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 11 8:48 AM
    Israel Pounds Border Crossings to Syria and Kills 14 Across Lebanon As Fighting Intensifies

  • Israel's attack on convoy a 'mistake' Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
    Israel has admitted that it was "mistaken" in attacking a convoy of hundreds of cars carrying people fleeing the fighting in southern Lebanon.

  • Rice: Both Israel and Lebanon will OK plan Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 11 3:02 PM
    Appearing on CNN's The Situation Room to talk about the resolution soon to be voted on at the United Nations that's aimed at bringing about a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah militia based in Lebanon, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza...

  • Israel, Lebanon expected to accept deal Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Aug 11 4:31 PM
    WASHINGTON: The United States expects the governments of Israel and Lebanon to accept a UN resolution aimed at halting the fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told CNN.

  • Russia Backs Off Demand for 72-Hour Israel Hezbollah Cease-Fire Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 11 8:18 AM
    Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The Russian envoy to the United Nations Security Council said he is willing to table his proposal for a 72-hour cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah if a broader U.S.-French proposal goes to a vote.

  • UN Security Council adopts resolution to end war between Israel and Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 11 5:29 PM
    UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Friday that calls for an end to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and authorizes the deployment of 15,000 UN peacekeepers to help Lebanese troops take control of South Lebanon as Israel withdraws.

  • Dozens of Muslims demonstrate against Israel and the U-S government Open this result in new window
    WLBT 3 - 0 minute ago
    SAN FRANCISCO Carrying signs that denounced Israel and the Bush government, about seventy-five Muslims held a demonstration in San Francisco to protest the escalating violence in the Middle East.

  • Israel launches offensive Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Aug 11 6:19 PM
    ISRAEL last night launched a major ground offensive into southern Lebanon just as the top American diplomat at the United Nations said agreement on a ceasefire resolution was "very, very close".

  • Israel Holds Off on Drive to the North as U.N. Seeks a Diplomatic Alternative Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 10 6:48 PM
    Israel warned residents of southern Beirut to evacuate even as it held off expanding its military operation.

  • Israel warns of greater tragedy if Lebanon does not change Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 42 minutes ago
    UNITED NATIONS - Israel warned the world would face an even greater tragedy in the Middle East if the resolution passed by the UN Security Council on Friday did not produce change in Lebanon.

  • Israel Blasts Key Bridge to Syria Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 11 5:48 AM
    12 Die As Israel Blasts Key Bridge to Syria; Israel Battles to Control Strategic High Ground

  • Israel to accept U.N. resolution on Lebanon: report Open this result in new window
    Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 11 3:05 PM
    _ Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert decided Friday to accept a U.N. draft resolution aimed at ending monthlong fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, Israeli radio reported Friday.

  • UN plans for 15,000 peacekeepers as Israel expands ground offensive Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Aug 11 3:08 PM
    THE United Nations was poised last night to declare an end to the month-long war in Lebanon with a move that would require Israel to turn over captured territory to the Lebanese Army and a 15,000-strong UN peacekeeping force.

  • UN calls on Israel, Hizbollah to stop fighting Open this result in new window
    Reuters.co.uk - Aug 11 5:13 PM
    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council adopted unanimously on Friday a resolution calling for an end to fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah and authorising up to 15,000 new peacekeepers to enforce it.

  • Dozens of Muslims demonstrate against Israel and the U-S government Open this result in new window
    KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
    SAN FRANCISCO Carrying signs that denounced Israel and the Bush government, about seventy-five Muslims held a demonstration in San Francisco to protest the escalating violence...

  • Israel presses on with offensive despite deal Open this result in new window
    Independent - Aug 11 5:00 PM
    Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert endorsed last night's ceasefire deal at the United Nations but its military campaign in Lebanon will continue until he has put the terms to a cabinet meeting tomorrow.

  • Israel prepares for wider ground offensive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 11 12:27 PM
    Israel prepared to launch a wider ground offensive in south Lebanon as diplomats at the United Nations agreed on the wording of a resolution to stop the fighting.

  • Israel presses ahead with ground offensive Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
    ELIZABETH JACKSON: Well despite the initial positive response from Israel, the Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has pressed ahead with a ground offensive in southern Lebanon.

  • ISRAEL STEPS UP GROUND ATTACK Open this result in new window
    Daily Record - 7 minutes ago
    ISRAEL yesterday launched an expanded ground attack in southern Lebanon as the UN struggled to put together a peace deal. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an urgent call to Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert to ask him if there is any room left for diplomacy.

  • Israel Warplanes Pound Hezbollah Targets Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 11 4:33 AM
    Israel Battles to Control Strategic Base, Blasts Border Bridge in North

  • Francis: Hezbollah, Israel peace possble Open this result in new window
    Herald Standard - 14 minutes ago
    The national chairman of the American Lebanese Congress believes Israel is making a grave mistake by perpetuating attacks on Hezbollah, adding that if Israel releases its Lebanese prisoners and withdraws from Lebanon, there will be peace in the region.

  • Pro-Israel pressure strong in US Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 11 12:57 AM
    Pressure from both Jews and many Christians influences US policy towards Israel, the BBC's Nick Miles writes.

  • Israel's Lebanon offensive to begin in hours: govt Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 11 1:42 PM
    Israel's expanded offensive in Lebanon will begin within hours, a government spokeswoman said on Friday, even as negotiations continued in the United Nations on a cease-fire resolution.

  • Lebanon/Israel: Human Rights Council members put politics before lives Open this result in new window
    Amnesty International - Aug 11 12:32 PM
    Members of the UN Human Rights Council today failed sadly in their responsibility to address the full range of abuses being committed by both Israel and Hizbullah and put politics before lives, Amnesty International said today, as the Council adopted by vote a resolution on the grave situation of human rights in Lebanon caused by Israeli military operations.

  • Israel asks US for new missiles Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Aug 11 2:57 PM
    Israel has asked the US government to speed delivery of short-range anti-personnel rockets armed with cluster munitions, which it could use to strike Hezbollah missile sites in Lebanon .

  • Israel Delays Northern Push in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 11 3:48 AM
    Israel Grabs Strategic High Ground in South Lebanon but Delays Major Northern Push

  • Israel Asks US to Quickly Send More Cluster Bombs Open this result in new window
    Arab News - Aug 11 4:13 PM
    WASHINGTON, 12 August 2006 Israel has asked the Bush administration to speed up its delivery of short-range anti-personnel rockets armed with cluster munitions, despite reports by the Human Rights Watch that Israel is using cluster bombs in populated areas of Lebanon, which it said may violate the prohibition on indiscriminate attacks contained in international humanitarian law.

  • Israel Renews Attacks On Beirut Suburb Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Aug 11 2:21 AM
    Eight powerful explosions were heard in central Beirut Friday morning. This comes one day after Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon and as the United Nations inched closer toward constructing a cease-fire agreement.

  • Israel PM: Start ground offensive Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 11 10:02 AM
    Which way is the Mideast headed today? While a U.N. resolution deal seemed close earlier today, Israel's prime minister has reportedly just given the go-ahead for a massive ground offensive in Lebanon. The Associated Press reports: Israel delayed a major...

  • Israel Asks U.S. to Ship Rockets With Wide Blast Open this result in new window
    Muslim American Society - Aug 11 6:37 PM
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 Israel has asked the Bush administration to speed delivery of short-range antipersonnel rockets armed with cluster munitions, which it could use to strike Hezbollah missile sites in Lebanon , two American officials said Thursday.

  • Israel may be gearing up for escalation Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 1:38 PM
    Israel took control of the strategic southern hub of Marjayoun on Thursday and warned that its fight against Hezbollah could grow wider and more severe if diplomacy fails.

  • Unanimous cease-fire call...Israel presses ahead...Muslims protest in San Francisco Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
    UNITED NATIONS The U-N Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an end to the war between Israel and Hezbollah. The resolution authorizes 15-thousand U-N peacekeepers to help Lebanese troops take control of south Lebanon as Israel withdraws.

  • Israel pushes ahead with offensive in Lebanon despite U-N resolution Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM Despite a U-N resolution calling for a Mideast cease-fire, Israel is pressing ahead with its military offensive against Hezbollah in south Lebanon.

  • UN rights body condemns Israel over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 11 10:03 AM
    The United Nations new Human Rights Council on Friday voted by a big majority to condemn Israel for its current military assault in Lebanon and for "massive violations of human rights" there.

  • Israel Readies Expanded Ground Offensive Open this result in new window
    WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Aug 11 1:40 PM
    JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel ordered an expanded ground offensive in southern Lebanon on Friday as U.N. diplomats worked furiously on a cease-fire deal to end the monthlong conflict with Hezbollah. Israeli troops and tanks assembled along the Israel-Lebanon border, preparing for a massive incursion.

  • Israel asks US to speed up delivery of arms Open this result in new window
    Dawn - 59 minutes ago
    New York, Aug 11: Israel has asked the Bush administration for speedy delivery of short-range antipersonnel rockets armed with cluster munitions, which it could use to strike Hezbollah missile sites in Lebanon said the New York Times on Friday quoting two senior American officials.

  • Israel Expands Offensive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Aug 11 10:34 AM
    JERUSALEM - Israel began an expanded ground offensive in southern Lebanon on Friday after expressing dissatisfaction over an emerging cease-fire deal in the United Nations, government officials said.

  • France, US hope for UN vote, Israel raises late objections Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Aug 11 1:47 PM
    UNITED NATIONS - The United States and France maintained hopes that a UN Security Council resolution to end the war in Lebanon would be voted Friday, but Israel voiced last-minute objections.

  • Optimistic trip to Israel in May becomes somber reunion in August Open this result in new window
    Birmingham News - Aug 11 2:30 PM
    With Hezbollah firing rockets from Lebanon into Israel, and Israel pounding Hezbollah in an effort to quell their attacks, the Middle East has been chaotic lately.

  • Key powers agree deal to end Israel-Hizbollah war Open this result in new window
    Reuters.co.uk - Aug 11 12:42 PM
    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Key U.N. Security Council members have agreed on a resolution to end Israel's month-old war with Hizbollah and a vote was possible later on Friday, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said.

  • Israel Launches New Ground Offensive Open this result in new window
    WBOC 16 - Aug 11 1:22 PM
    (CBS/AP) - Israel's long-awaited wider ground offensive in Lebanon is under way.

  • Israel bombs power station, cuts eletricity to Tyre Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - Aug 11 3:10 PM
    Israel has completely blacked out the city of Tyre with an aerial bombing campaign taking out two transformers.

  • World powers see Lebanon ceasefire deal, Israel wary Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 11 9:09 AM
    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - World powers said on Friday a deal on a U.N. resolution to end Israel's war with Hizbollah guerrillas was in sight, but a political source said Israel had ordered its month-old offensive to be expanded.

  • Israel Expands Attack As Deal Collapses Open this result in new window
    Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 11 9:58 AM
    Israel has launched a surprise widening of its offensive in Lebanon just hours after a new UN ceasefire deal appeared to have been clinched.

  • Israel asks US for more cluster weapons Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 11 8:28 AM
    ISRAEL has asked the Bush Administration to speed the delivery of short-range anti-personnel rockets armed with cluster munitions, which it could use to strike Hezbollah missile sites in Lebanon. -

  • Israel holds off on escalation while U.N. talks / Thousands of troops poised on border -- southern Beirut residents  Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 11 4:03 AM
    Israel warned residents of southern Beirut Thursday to evacuate their homes, even as Israel held off expanding its military operation while diplomats negotiated over a U.N. resolution to halt the fighting. The Israeli army had thousands of troops...

  • Israel begins new ground offensive Open this result in new window
    Canada.com - Aug 11 1:47 PM
    Israeli tanks roll towards Israel-Lebanon border, August 11, 2006. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered the army today to prepare for launching its expanded ground offensive in Lebanon after diplomatic efforts stumbled, a senior government official said.

  • Israel attacks Hezb positions, Russia proposes truce Open this result in new window
    New Kerala - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
    Beirut/Jerusalem, Aug 11: Israel today used combat jets and artillery to hit Hezbollah positions in Lebanon but held off a major ground offensive, as Russia proposed a three-day truce to overcome differences at the UN over a peace plan backed by France and the US.

  • Israel Fails to Give Last Chance to Diplomacy Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 11 2:11 PM
    Although Israel announced it would temporarily suspend its ground offensive in Lebanon in order to give one last chance to diplomacy, Israeli troops began to advance into South Lebanon.

  • Israel Launches Expanded Ground Offensive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Elite TV - Aug 11 1:36 PM
    Israel began expanded ground operations in Lebanon late Friday, saying it was dissatisfied with efforts at the United Nations to implement a cease-fire. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem bureau.

  • UN Rights Council Orders Probe of Israel's Lebanon Campaign Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 11 9:50 AM
    The United Nations Human Rights Council has ordered a commission of inquiry to investigate alleged abuses by Israel in its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • Israel's demographic nightmare Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Aug 11 3:53 PM
    Israel's Council for Demography, a government- funded enterprise, actively discourages Jews from abortion and intermarriage.

  • Israel seeks cluster bombs from US Open this result in new window
    Business Recorder - Aug 11 5:03 PM
    BEIRUT (August 12 2006): Israel on Friday requested the United States to provide them cluster bombs, Aaj TV special corespondent Fatima Batool reported from Beirut. On the other hand United Nations Security Council also expected to hold voting over the draft resolution on Friday night.

  • Truce deal close as Israel widens offensive Open this result in new window
    The Frontier Post - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM (Agencies): Israel launched an expanded ground offensive into southern Lebanon Friday after expressing dissatisfaction over an emerging cease-fire deal in the United Nations, government officials said.

  • Israel prepared to expand war if proposed peace deal with Hezbollah fails Open this result in new window
    Canada.com - Aug 11 1:48 PM
    BEIRUT - Israel's planned new offensive against Hezbollah was still officially on hold late Thursday pending the outcome of diplomatic talks in New York that may result in a UN Security Council vote today on a cessation of hostilities and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon.

  • Polls Show Sinking Support for Israel's Government Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 11 7:50 AM
    Opinion polls released in Israel Friday show diminished support for how Israel's government is conducting combat operations in Lebanon.

  • Israel recalls services of Christian militia Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Aug 11 3:53 PM
    Tel Aviv: Israel has called on the services of the Christian militia it once sponsored in Lebanon to help its current fight against Hezbollah, the militia's former leader has disclosed.

  • Challenge by accused former pro-Israel lobbyists rejected Open this result in new window
    Navy Times - Aug 11 8:49 AM
    CHANTILLY, Va. A federal judge on Thursday rejected a constitutional challenge filed by two former lobbyists with a pro-Israel group who are charged under a World War I-era espionage law with receiving and disclosing national defense information.

  • Israel could back away from conflict Open this result in new window
    NZCity - Aug 11 1:27 PM
    A United Nations draft resolution could see Israel withdraw from Lebanon within the week. It is understood the deal involves giving more powers to the existing UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.

  • U.N. To Vote Tonight on Resolution; Israel Accepts While Greenlighting Expanded War Effort Open this result in new window
    Blogcritics.org - Aug 11 5:01 PM
    In a cliff-hanger of a political drama that puts the credibility of the Bush White House in the center of the Israeli-Hezbollah war, the American-French resolution to end the war is going to be voted on tonight. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice late this afternoon said that she expects both Israel and Lebanon to accept the resolution. The resolution calls for and cessation of

  • Israel confirms go-ahead for expanded Lebanon offensive Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 11 12:11 PM
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel confirmed on Frid

  • Israel says to call off offensive if goals at UN met Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 11 12:12 PM
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Friday it would call off its expanded ground offensive in Lebanon if a U.N.

  • Israel expands offensive in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    East Valley Tribune - Aug 11 12:35 PM
    JERUSALEM - Israel launched an expanded ground offensive into southern Lebanon on Friday as U.N. diplomats worked furiously on a cease-fire deal to end the monthlong conflict with Hezbollah. U.S., France agree on Mideast resolution Watch video coverage View photo gallery

  • US and Israel push UN in desperate bid for truce Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Aug 11 3:49 PM
    Dubai: Israel and its ally the United States seemed desperate yesterday for a ceasefire in the one-month old war against Lebanon as Israeli forces suffered more losses in fierce battles with Hezbollah.

  • For Some Tourists, War Is No Bar to Visiting Israel Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 10 10:31 AM
    More than four weeks after missiles began falling by the hundreds into northern Israel, travelers continue to visit Israel despite concerns about safety.

  • Israel expands ground campaign in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Fox 6 News San Diego - Aug 11 11:44 AM
    Israel isn't wasting any time. Not long after announcing the prime minister approved an expanded ground war in Lebanon, his spokesman says it's under way.

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