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Israel suffers highest 1-day toll of war 
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More Israeli troops surged into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River and engaging in some of the heaviest combat of the monthlong war just hours after the U.N. Security Council adopted a cease-fire plan. Israel lost 19 soldiers its highest one-day toll.Analysis: For Israel, an imperfect deal AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 4:18 PM
For Israel, the U.N. cease-fire deal is far from perfect. A U.N. force deploying in south Lebanon as part of the truce will have trouble keeping Hezbollah at bay for long or prevent the Iranian-supplied guerrillas from rearming, critics said, pointing to past failures of international peacekeepers.Israel to halt war in Lebanon on Monday AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 1:26 PM
Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said Saturday. Lebanon's Cabinet accepted the U.N. cease-fire plan to halt fighting between Israel and Hezbollah fighters, moving the deal a step closer to implementation, the prime minister said.Israel troops advance ahead of key vote on UN resolution AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 1:12 PM
Israel sought to control a large swath of southern Lebanon ahead of a key cabinet meeting expected to endorse a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to the month-old war.Israel looking for coup de grace before ceasefire AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 12:34 PM
Israel wants to strike the final blow against Hezbollah to break the back of the Lebanese militia before a ceasefire approved by the UN Security Council is enforced, commentators said.Rice hopes Israel assault will end in a 'a day or so' AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 12:48 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Israeli television she hoped Israel would halt its expanded ground assault deep inside south Lebanon in "a day or so."Israel Suffers Highest 1-Day Toll of War ABC News - 11 minutes ago
Israeli Army Says 19 Soldiers Killed in Lebanon, Israel's Highest 1-Day Toll in the WarRice tells Israel TV she expects cease-fire in 'a day or so' USA Today - Aug 12 11:41 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday that she hoped the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas would end in "a day or so."Israel, Lebanon Cease-Fire Starts Tomorrow, United Nations Says Bloomberg.com - 54 minutes ago
Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Israel and Lebanon agreed to a cease-fire which will take effect tomorrow morning, potentially bringing a halt to a month of fighting that has killed about 1,000 people, most civilians.Tripling Forces, Israel Expands Push in Lebanon New York Times - Aug 12 10:33 AM
As Israel poured troops and tanks into southern Lebanon, the country s cabinet prepared to consider a U.N. resolution calling for a cease-fire.Hezbollah 'will respect ceasefire' as Israel triples Lebanon troops AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 9:23 AM
Hezbollah has said it would respect a ceasefire as Israel poured thousands more troops into an open-ended offensive on Lebanon, despite a unanimous UN Security Council call for an end to the month-old war.Israel to halt attacks on Monday morning AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 10:47 AM
A senior Israeli government official said Saturday that Israel would all hostilities in Lebanon at 7 a.m. local time on Monday, which is midnight EDT Sunday night.Israel nearly triples troops in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 7:06 AM
Israel staged wide-ranging airstrikes and sent commandos into the Hezbollah heartland Saturday as the United Nations raced to begin enforcing its new cease-fire blueprint and stop the heavy fighting still raging in southern Lebanon.Israel pursues Lebanon assault Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 6:52 AM
Israel's army thrust deeper into Lebanon on Saturday and its commander said he would keep fighting Hizbollah guerrillas, despite a U.N. Security Council demand for a "full cessation of hostilities" in the month-old war.Israel triples ground troops in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 5:05 AM
Israel staged wide-ranging airstrikes and sent commandos into the Hezbollah heartland Saturday while the U.N. raced to begin enforcing its new cease-fire blueprint and stop combat. Airstrikes killed at least 19 people, including 15 in one Lebanese village.Analysis: for Israel, an Imperfect Deal ABC News - Aug 12 4:33 PM
Analysis: for Israel, Cease-Fire Deal Is Far From Perfect; May Make Another War InevitableSAN FRANCISCO / Rallies over Israel - pro and con San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
Thousands of largely calm but noisy demonstrators rallied Saturday in San Francisco to protest Israel's military actions against Lebanon and Palestinian territories, while a smaller group staged a counter-protest. Police arrested a demonstrator in a... Israel Widens Lebanon Assault as UN Cease-Fire Nears (Update6) Bloomberg.com - Aug 12 2:05 PM
Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) --Israel pushed deeper into southern Lebanon today as hundreds more troops were airlifted by helicopters into the country as it rushed to take positions before a United Nations cease-fire goes into effect.Analysis: for Israel, an Imperfect Deal Los Angeles Times - Aug 12 2:34 PM
JERUSALEM -- For Israel, the U.N. cease-fire deal is far from perfect.Israel triples troop levels in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 3:38 AM
Israel has nearly tripled the number of forces in Lebanon as part of its expanded ground war in Lebanon and expects to fight for another week despite a U.N. cease-fire deal, the Israeli army chief said Saturday.Israel to Halt War in Lebanon on Monday ABC News - Aug 12 1:48 PM
Israel to End Hostilities Monday Morning; Lebanese Cabinet Accepts Cease-Fire PlanCease-fire between Israel, Hezbollah begins Monday St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Aug 12 5:48 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced that a cease-fire in the Hezbollah-Israel fighting will take effect at 8 a.m. Lebanese time (1 a.m. EDT) Monday.Israel to Halt War in Lebanon on Monday ABC News - Aug 12 1:18 PM
Israel Says It Will Cease Hostilities in Lebanon at Midnight EDT Sunday NightIsrael says new Lebanon offensive could last weeks AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 1:39 AM
Israel has warned its new offensive in Lebanon could last weeks despite a UN resolution for a ceasefire, as the military continued to face tough resistance from the Hezbollah guerrillas it has vowed to destroy.Israel Widens Offensive After UN Backs Ceasefire Plan (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Aug 12 11:20 AM
Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) --Israel expanded its operations in southern Lebanon today, pushing deeper as hundreds more troops were airlifted by helicopters into the country, hours after the United Nations approved a cease-fire plan.Peres says U.N. resolution "vindicates" Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 12:52 AM
Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres on Saturday welcomed a U.N. resolution calling for an end to hostilities between Israel and Hizbollah and said the deal vindicated Israel's month-long military campaign.Israel Widens Offensive After UN Backs Ceasefire Plan (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Aug 12 9:20 AM
Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Israel expanded its operations in southern Lebanon today, pushing deeper into the country and carrying out fresh air strikes, hours after the United Nations approved a cease-fire plan.Israel being asked to cut losses, quit Lebanon Yahoo! India News - 50 minutes ago
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) In a development that was once unthinkable, Western commentators are advising Israel to pull out of Lebanon after failing to subdue the Hezbollah militia Tel Aviv thought was an easy adversary.Toronto police maintain order at Israel, Lebanon rallies CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
City police patrolled a downtown Toronto street on Saturday to keep the peace between pro-Israel and pro-Lebanon rallies.Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire on Monday Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed to a ceasefire at 0500 GMT on Monday to end a month-long war between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas.Israel to Halt War in Lebanon on Monday San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 12 12:31 PM
Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said Saturday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the sensitive... Israel defies UN in massive assault Guardian Unlimited - Aug 12 5:12 PM
Israel defies unanimous UN Security Council ceasefire resolution to escalate ground war in southern Lebanon.Israel Widens Offensive After UN Backs Ceasefire Plan (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 12 7:36 AM
Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Israel expanded its operations in southern Lebanon today, pushing further into the country and carrying out fresh air strikes, hours after the United Nations approved a cease-fire plan.Israel, Lebanon Weary of War, But Fighting Persists NPR - Aug 12 9:07 AM
Fighting continues in Lebanon even as the U.N. Security Council moves forward with a plan to end the conflict. Israel has nearly tripled its ground forces in Lebanon. Civilians on both sides of the border are simply tired of war.Israel Nearly Triples Troops in Lebanon ABC News - Aug 12 7:33 AM
Israel Nearly Triples Number of Ground Forces in Lebanon; U.N. Races to Enforce Cease-FireAnti-War Protesters Blame Israel WCAX 3 - 21 minutes ago
A cease fire is supposed to take hold in Lebanon early next week. In Vermont's largest city, protesters put the onus for the fighting on Israel. About two dozen protestors marched from City Hall in Burlington around several streets.Rice tells Israel TV she expects cease-fire in 'a day or so' WHO-TV Des Moines - 42 minutes ago
JERUSALEM Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she hopes the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas will end in "a day or so."Lebanon, Israel to stop fighting: Annan Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 12 4:55 PM
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has announced that the prime ministers of Lebanon and Israel had agreed to stop fighting at 0500 GMT (1500 AEST) on Monday. -Annan says Lebanon, Israel to stop fighting Monday Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 12 5:05 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Saturday the prime ministers of Lebanon and Israel had agreed to stop fighting at 0500 GMT on Monday, Aug. 14.Key points of the U.N. resolution to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah Knoxville News Sentinal - 22 minutes ago
The resolution calls for the "full cessation" of fighting, under which Hezbollah would stop all attacks and Israel would end offensive military operations.Israel launched 190 air raids, 3,500 artillery shells on Gaza in 44 days: report People's Daily - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
Israel had carried out 190 airstrikes and fired 3,500 artillery shells on the Gaza Strip within the last 44 days, according to a Palestinian official report published on Saturday.Israel unleashes blitz to beat deadline for a UN ceasefire Times Online - Aug 12 3:57 PM
ISRAEL intensified its military attacks on Lebanon yesterday in the hope of inflicting a final round of punishment on Hezbollah fighters ahead of a United Nations-agreed ceasefire that is expected to be approved by the Israeli cabinet today.Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire on Monday IBN live - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
Beirut : UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Israeli and Lebanese leaders have agreed to a ceasefire at 0500 GMT on Monday to end a month-long war between Israel and Hezbollah.Israel launches assault to encircle Hezbollah Times Online - Aug 12 3:57 PM
ISRAEL set up a killing box for Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon last night, seeking to trap the Iranian-backed guerrillas and kill as many as possible before a United Nations ceasefire is expected to come into effect tomorrow.Israel s Wounded Describe Surprisingly Fierce, Well-Organized and Elusive Enemy New York Times - Aug 11 6:16 PM
Wounded soldiers in northern Israel s main hospital all seem to have stories of unexpectedly fierce ground battles with Hezbollah. In Israel s 1982 invasion of Lebanon which led to the birth of HezReport: Israel's war in Lebanon has cost the country more than $5.1 billion US CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 12 2:50 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's monthlong offensive against Hezbollah will cost the country more than $ 5.1 billion US, media reports said Saturday.Hours after UN ceasefire, rockets rain down and Israel carries on offensive Scotland on Sunday - Aug 12 5:01 PM
AIRSTRIKES and artillery attacks brought further bloodshed and destruction to Lebanon yesterday as Israel defied a UN resolution for a ceasefire by tripling the number of its troops in the country.Israel To Halt War In Lebanon On Monday CBS 2 New York - Aug 12 12:47 PM
Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said Saturday.Lebanon, Israel agree cease-fire date, Annan says Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 12 5:21 PM
United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan says the prime ministers of Lebanon and Israel had agreed to stop fighting on Monday.Israel, Lebanon agree on ceasefire deadline The Australian - Aug 12 4:59 PM
ISRAEL and Lebanon have agreed on an end to hostilities as of August 14 at 0500 GMT (1500 AEST), UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a statement overnight.Israel to fight for another week: IDF chief of staff People's Daily - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops would fight for another week, despite a UN ceasefire resolution, IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz said on Saturday.Israel widens strikes; cease-fire plan moves in Houston Chronicle - Aug 12 7:54 AM
Israel staged wide-ranging airstrikes and sent commandos into the Hezbollah heartland today as the United Nations raced to begin enforcing its new cease-fire blueprint. Israel Widens Airstrikes Into Lebanon ABC News - Aug 12 4:33 AM
Israel Widens Airstrikes Into Lebanon as Officials Race to Put Cease-Fire Into ActionIsrael, Lebanon to end hostilities on August 14 at 0500GMT: Annan Channel NewsAsia - Aug 12 4:47 PM
UNITED NATIONS - Israel and Lebanon have agreed on an end to hostilities as of August 14 at 0500 GMT, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a statement Saturday.Israel to halt war in Lebanon on Monday Sun-Sentinel - Aug 12 11:08 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the sensitive matter with reporters.Israel Triples Troop Levels in Lebanon Los Angeles Times - Aug 12 3:34 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel's army chief said Saturday that Israel has tripled the number of forces in Lebanon as part of its expanded ground offensive and will keep fighting until a cease-fire is implemented.Israel defends timing of ground attack UPI - Aug 12 5:08 PM
JERUSALEM, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Israel's northern commander says the country's ground forces have been prepared for two weeks for the latest big push into Lebanon.UN calls on Israel, Hizbollah to stop fighting 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.Israel to Halt War in Lebanon on Monday RedNova - Aug 12 3:08 PM
By ZEINA KARAM BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said Saturday. Lebanon's Cabinet accepted the U.N.Betis kid Israel reflects on Chelsea trials Tribalfootball.com - Aug 12 5:56 PM
Real Betis winger Israel Bascon has had trials with Chelsea in the last week. The 19-year-old, who featured several times for Betis' first team last season, has been told by coach Javier Irureta that he is not part of his plans.Israel widens airstrikes into Lebanon as cease-fire plan approved ABC 13 Texas - Aug 12 3:27 PM
Israel launched wide-ranging air strikes as the United Nations raced to begin enforcing its new cease-fire plan to stop the fighting.Rice expects Israel, Lebanon to accept UN deal 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 Triples Ground Troops in Lebanon San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 12 6:02 AM
Israel staged wide-ranging airstrikes and sent commandos into the Hezbollah heartland Saturday while the U.N. raced to begin enforcing its new cease-fire blueprint and stop combat. Airstrikes killed at least 19 people, including 15 in one Lebanese... Israel prepares for wider ground offensive in Lebanon 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.Hezbollah 'will respect ceasefire' as Israel triples Lebanon troops Channel NewsAsia - Aug 12 12:47 PM
TYRE, Lebanon : Hezbollah has said it would respect a ceasefire as Israel poured thousands more troops into an open-ended offensive on Lebanon, despite a unanimous UN Security Council call for an end to the month-old war.Hezbollah, Israel issue caveats on deal The Frontier Post - 20 minutes ago
BEIRUT (Agencies): Hezbollah says it will abide by a UN-backed ceasefire and Israel says it plans to halt offensive operations on Monday, but both sides issued caveats to their acceptance of a UN resolution to end the fighting.Israel readies expanded ground offensive 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.Protester leaves anti-Israel rally Canberra Times - Aug 12 5:51 PM
A DISMAYED protester walked away from an anti-Israel rally yesterday in Canberra when supporters applauded the death of an Australian who was killed fighting for Israel a fortnight ago.Fresh Israel raids after UN vote BBC News - Aug 11 10:41 PM
Israel begins "broadening" its military offensive in Lebanon, hours after the UN Security Council backs a ceasefire.Israel attacked convoy after approving it, UN says Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 12 3:54 PM
United Nations peacekeepers on Saturday denied Israel's assertion that an evacuation convoy it attacked in southern Lebanon had set off without permission, saying the UN had sought and been granted safe passage on a named route.Israel surges into Lebanon, despite vote AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 5:29 PM
More Israeli tanks and soldiers surged into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River and engaging in some of the heaviest ground combat of the monthlong war just hours after the U.N. Security Council adopted a cease-fire plan.Israel Widens Strikes As Cease-Fire Expected KGO-TV Bay Area - Aug 12 12:59 PM
Israel flew hundreds of commandos into southern Lebanon on Saturday, tripling its troop strength to 30,000 and sending some army units as far as the Litani River even as both sides indicated they would accept a U.N. cease-fire plan to stop the heavy fighting.Israel To Halt War In Lebanon On Monday KUTV2 Salt Lake City - Aug 12 12:48 PM
(AP) BEIRUT, Lebanon Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said Saturday.Rice tells Israel TV she expects cease-fire in 'a day or so' Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Aug 12 2:19 PM
JERUSALEM Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she hopes the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas will end in "a day or so." Rice spoke to Israel Television.Israel widens attack Guardian Unlimited - Aug 12 9:10 AM
Israel continued its military offensive in Lebanon today, killing at least 19 people, despite a United Nations resolution for a ceasefire.Israel expands offensive in Lebanon 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.Israel says offensive could last weeks despite truce Middle East Times - Aug 12 11:11 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel warned Saturday that its widened offensive in Lebanon could last weeks despite a UN ceasefire resolution, as its military continued to face tough resistance from the Hezbollah guerrillas it has vowed to destroy.Israeli army chief says Israel has tripled number of troops in Lebanon KTRE-TV East Texas - Aug 12 1:53 PM
JERUSALEM Israel's army chief says Israel has tripled the number of forces being sent into Lebanon in a stepped-up ground offensive.Key powers agree deal to end Israel-Hizbollah war 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.Soccer / Israel readies for friendly under tight security Haaretz Daily - Aug 12 5:07 PM
LUBLIANA - Slovenia doesn't seem very interested in the friendly international it will be playing against Israel on Tuesday, and most local residents may not even know that the game is going ahead.Israel to Halt War in Lebanon on Monday Terre Haute Tribune-Star - Aug 12 12:04 PM
Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said Saturday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the sensitive matter.U.N. rights body condemns Israel for war 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 to halt offensive Monday morning - official Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 12 9:06 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel plans to halt offensive operations in Lebanon at 7 a.m. on Monday (0400 GMT), but will continue to engage Hizbollah in areas where the army is operating, a senior Israeli official said on Saturday.Anan: Israel and Lebanon Approve Ceasefire Israel National News - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Anan announced that both Israel and Lebanon have officially approved a ceasefire agreement. The ceasefire goes into effect on Monday at 07:00, Israel time.UN Agrees on Cease-fire, but Israel Expands Offensive Zaman Online - Aug 12 2:11 PM
Members of the United Nations Security Council have finally agreed to adopt a resolution calling on Israel to end its 32-day offensive in Lebanon that has killed over 1,000 civilians.Israel orders wider offensive 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 Asks U.S. for M-26 Rocket Zaman Online - Aug 12 2:12 PM
Reportedly, Israel asked the U.S. to supply short range rockets with pellet bombs. to use against Hezbollah rocket launchers.Israel expects to wind down offensive on Monday Outlook India - Aug 12 1:30 PM
Israel today said it expected to wind up its ground assault against Hezbollah on Monday, even as the leader of the shiite militia as also Lebanon approved a UN Security Council resolution calling for immediate cessation of hostilities that erupted a month ago.Israel pullout seen within 2 weeks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 5:30 PM
The Israeli army will begin pulling out of southern Lebanon, where they have been fighting Hizbollah guerrillas in a major offensive, within a week or two, the Israeli Web site YNET News reported on Sunday.Israel offensive to end tomorrow The Australian - Aug 12 11:14 AM
ISRAEL'S offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in south Lebanon is expected to end on Monday, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has announced.Israel Nearly Triples Troops in Lebanon phillyburbs.com - Aug 12 6:34 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel staged wide-ranging airstrikes and sent commandos into the Hezbollah heartland Saturday as the U.N. raced to begin enforcing its new cease-fire blueprint and stop combat. Airstrikes killed at least 19 people in Lebanon, including 15 in one village, while Hezbollah rockets wounded at least five people in Israel.ISRAEL BEARS 'HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY' AFTER UN RESOLUTION: FRENCH FM The Tocqueville Connection - Aug 12 12:20 PM
PARIS, Aug 12, 2006 (AFP) - Israel will bear a "heavy responsibility" if it fails to approve a United Nations resolution designed to end the violence in Lebanon, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said Saturday.Israel Expands Ground Offensive 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 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 downs Iran UAV over coast near Lebanon border World Tribune - Aug 12 7:44 AM
TEL AVIV Israel has destroyed a Hizbullah unmanned aerial vehicle that entered the nation's air space.Israel to evacuate 25,000 residents near border World Tribune - Aug 12 7:45 AM
TEL AVIV Israel's military plans to evacuate tens of thousands of residents from the north. Officials said the military's Home Front Command would evacuate at least 25,000 residents from communities near the Lebanese border beginning on Aug. 9.Two OFWs in Israel escape attacks ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 12 11:15 AM
Two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in northern Israel survived separate rocket attacks by Hezbollah guerillas in Haifa as violence continued to escalate between Israeli forces and the Lebanese rebels, TV Patrol reported Saturday.Israel expands offensive in Lebanon 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.Ceasefire likely as Israel fights on The Australian - Aug 12 9:15 AM
HEZBOLLAH said today it would respect a ceasefire as Israel poured thousands more troops into an open-ended offensive on Lebanon, despite a unanimous UN Security Council call for an end to the month-old war.Israel and Hizbollah fight on Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 3:45 PM
Israeli forces battled Hizbollah guerrillas in a push deeper into Lebanon on Saturday and up to 17 Israeli soldiers were reported killed, as both sides said they would obey a U.N. resolution on a truce -- but not yet.