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President Bush said Monday that Israel defeated Hezbollah's guerrillas in the monthlong Mideast war and that the Islamic militants were to blame for the deaths of hundreds of Lebanese civilians.Bush Says Hezbollah Has Been Defeated by Israel Washington Post - Aug 14 4:00 PM
President Bush today said Hezbollah had been defeated by Israel despite the group's claims of victory and blamed Hezbollah, emboldened by its "state sponsors" Iran and Syria, for the current conflict in Lebanon.Hezbollah claims victory against Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 12:26 PM
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Monday that his guerrillas achieved a "strategic, historic victory" against Israel a declaration that prompted celebratory gunfire across the Lebanese capital.Hizbollah declares "strategic" victory over Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 12:37 PM
Hizbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Monday his guerrillas had achieved a strategic victory over Israel and that it was the wrong time to talk about disarming the group.Israel Misses Ariel Sharon RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 9:14 AM
On Saturday I quickly commented after reading Ralph Peters' observation that the Israeli government had made a complete mess of its prosecution of the war that this would not have happened had Ariel Sharon still been Israel's Prime Minister.In Israel, refugees hesitate to rush home International Herald Tribune - Aug 14 2:27 PM
Unlike Lebanon, where large numbers headed back to their homes in the south, the displaced residents of northern Israel appeared more circumspect about the sturdiness of the truce.American Jews collect funds to help rebuild war-damaged Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 9:41 AM
Faced with another Middle East crisis, American Jews have rallied to collect donations for Israel, although some in the community argue that funds should also be sent to war-ravaged Lebanon for aid its reconstruction.US 'knew of Israel bombing plan' BBC News - Aug 14 4:49 PM
The US knew of Israel's plans to attack Hezbollah well before the bombing campaign began, a US journalist claims.Lebanese pessimistic on peace with Israel Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 7:11 AM
A U.N.-brokered truce has succeeded in silencing the guns between Israel and Hizbollah, but peace along the Lebanese-Israeli border is unlikely to endure, many Lebanese say.Hezbollah, Israel Claim Victory as Cease-Fire Holds (Update4) Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 3:50 PM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- A cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon appeared to be holding today as both sides claimed victory.Israel to keep pursuing Hizbollah leaders: Olmert Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 6:45 AM
Israel will keep pursuing Hizbollah leaders "everywhere and anytime" and will reserve the right to respond to any truce violations, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday.Israel-Lebanon cease-fire goes into effect AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 2:57 AM
Israel halted its offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas as a U.N.-imposed cease-fire went into effect Monday after a month of warfare that killed more than 900 people, devastated much of south Lebanon and forced hundreds of thousands of Israelis into bomb shelters.Israel Accepts U.N. Deal Washington Post - Aug 14 2:55 AM
JERUSALEM, Aug. 14 -- The Israeli military halted its combat operations against Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah rockets stopped raining on Israel early Monday morning as a tenuous U.N.-imposed cease-fire took effect after more than a month of fighting that devastated parts of...Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire holds, Lebanese return to smoldering towns Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 33 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Tens of thousands of Lebanese jammed bomb-cratered roads yesterday as they returned to still-smoldering scenes of destruction after a tenuous cease-fire ended 34 days of vicious combat between Israel and Hezbollah.Hezbollah fires rockets into south Lebanon, Israel says Houston Chronicle - Aug 14 4:54 PM
Tens of thousands of Lebanese jammed bomb-damaged roads today to return to homes where they found still-smoldering scenes of destruction after 34 days of vicious combat with Israel ended with a tenuous cease-fire. Why Bush embraces Israel's hard line The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 1:00 AM
In the long history of US-Israel relations, President Bush may rank as one of the staunchest friends in the White House that the tiny Jewish state has ever had.Annan warns Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory San Diego Union-Tribune - 3 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, 7:22 p.m. Aug. 14 (AP): Secretary-General Kofi Annan has warned Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory and told them to refrain from responding to any attacks except where clearly required in immediate self-defense. Israel fights under Iraq shadow BBC News - Aug 14 8:11 AM
Israel's struggle with Hezbollah, evokes parallels with the conflict in Iraq.Annan warns Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory CP via Yahoo! Canada News - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary General Kofi Annan has warned Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory and told them to refrain from responding to any attacks "except where clearly required in immediate self-defence."Israel doesn't respond to Hezbollah rockets as refugees return during cease-fire USA Today - Aug 13 10:26 PM
Thousands of Lebanese jammed roads Monday as they returned to scenes of destruction after a tenuous cease-fire ended 34 days of combat between Israel and Hezbollah. Highlighting the fragility of the peace, Hezbollah guerrillas fired at least 10 rockets early Tuesday. Israel said that none of the rockets had crossed the border and so it had not responded.Cease-fire Holds Between Israel, Hezbollah The Online NewsHour - Aug 14 5:18 PM
After Lebanon and Israel agreed to a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared Hezbollah crippled and vowed to still pursue its leaders, while Hezbollah head Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah claimed victory. Middle East experts discuss the cease-fire and its implications.Israel pounds Lebanon just before truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 9:53 PM
Israel launched new air strikes on Lebanon on Monday less than 45 minutes before a U.N.-brokered truce was due to go into effect at 0500 GMT to end a month-long war against Hizbollah guerrillas, security sources said.Bush Says Israel Defeated Hezbollah Guerillas CBS 2 New York - Aug 14 5:02 PM
President Bush said Monday that Hezbollah guerillas suffered a defeat at the hands of Israel in their month-long Mideast war. He also said the war was part of a broader struggle between freedom and terror and "we can only imagine how much more dangerous this conflict would be if Iran had the nuclear weapon it seeks." Israel pounds Beirut ahead of cease-fire AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 8:54 PM
Israel's Cabinet became the final party to sign on to the U.N. cease-fire deal Sunday, while Israeli planes blasted Beirut and ground troops battled Hezbollah in south Lebanon seeking to batter the militant Islamic group in the hours before fighting stopped.Israel-Lebanon cease-fire goes into effe AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 10:20 PM
A U.N.-imposed cease-fire went into effect Monday designed to end a month of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas that killed more than 900 people, devastated much of southern Lebanon and forced hundreds of thousands of Israelis into bomb shelters.Israel Withdraws Some Troops as Cease-Fire Begins (Update4) Bloomberg.com - Aug 14 7:35 AM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Israel said it was calling back some troops from southern Lebanon after its military and Hezbollah stopped fighting in compliance with a United Nations-brokered cease-fire that began at 8 a.m. local time.Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire holds, Lebanese return south to still-smoldering towns San Diego Union-Tribune - Aug 14 4:12 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, 3:14 p.m. Aug. 14 (AP) : Tens of thousands of Lebanese jammed bomb-cratered roads Monday as they returned to still-smoldering scenes of destruction after a tenuous cease-fire ended 34 days of vicious combat between Israel and Hezbollah.Israel Will Try To Negotiate Prisoner Swap The New York Sun - 55 minutes ago
TEL AVIV, Israel After numerous failed rescue attempts and a cease-fire agreement, Israel will try to negotiate a prisoner swap to secure the release of the two soldiers whose kidnapping by Hezbollah last month set off the war. Yesterday, Prime Minister Olmert appointed a former top security official, Ofer Dekel, to work out how the two captured soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, can be Annan warns Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory WAVY 10 - 0 minute ago
UNITED NATIONS U-N chief Kofi Annan (KOH'-fee AN'-nan) has warned Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory.Bush Says Israel Defeated Hezbollah Terre Haute Tribune-Star - 46 minutes ago
President Bush, just hours after a cease-fire took hold Monday, said Hezbollah guerillas had suffered a sound defeat at the hands of Israel in their monthlong Mideast war.Annan warns Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory ABC 7 El Paso - 9 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS U-N chief Kofi Annan (KOH'-fee AN'-nan) has warned Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory. Annan's letter to both sides also says that...Israel reported to have ordered earlier truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 8:14 PM
Israel was reported to have ordered its army on Monday to begin observing a U.N.-brokered ceasefire hours before it was due to take effect at 0500 GMT to end a month-long war against Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas.Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire holds; Lebanese return to still-smoldering towns CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 14 3:07 PM
BEIRUT (AP) - Tens of thousands of Lebanese jammed bomb-damaged roads Monday to return to homes where they found still-smoldering scenes of destruction after 34 days of vicious combat with Israel ended with a tenuous ceasefire.Israel's war cry: Let's just marry IBN live - 28 minutes ago
More than 50 couples from Israel tied the knot in Tel Aviv, despite a month-long raging war.Israel, Hezbollah maintain cease-fire Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Almost a day after a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, the deal is largely holding. Violations have been reported, but they are regarded as minor.Israel: truce generally holding KTRE-TV East Texas - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
JERUSALEM Israel's defense minister says the U-N-imposed cease-fire with Hezbollah is generally holding.US involved in planning Israel's operations in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 6:57 PM
The US government was closely involved in planning Israel's military operations against Lebanon's Hezbollah militia even before the July 12 kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers, a US magazine reported.Hizbollah declares "strategic" victory over Israel Boston Globe - Aug 14 11:24 AM
Hizbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Monday his guerrillas had achieved a "strategic and historic victory" over Israel and that it was the "wrong time" to publicly discuss disarming the group.Fragile Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Holds as Refugees Return Home Fox 6 News San Diego - Aug 14 6:16 PM
President Bush said Israel's military campaign had defeated Hezbollah, which the Bush administration considers a terrorist group, and struck a blow against its sponsors, Iran and Syria.Israel vows to pursue Hezbollah leaders despite ceasefire Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
TONY EASTLEY: The ceasefire in the Middle East appears to be holding, despite isolated clashes that have left at least six Hezbollah fighters dead. Israel says its soldiers were acting in self-defence.News Analysis: In late drive, Israel seeks outcome that looks like victory International Herald Tribune - Aug 13 10:42 PM
Israel's move to triple its ground forces in Lebanon just before a cease-fire has two goals: to cause damage to Hezbollah and to conclude the conflict with something that could be viewed as a victory.Fragile Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Holds as Refugees Return Home WPMI 15 - Aug 14 6:15 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Tens of thousands of displaced Lebanese ventured back to their war-battered homes Monday as Israel and Hezbollah observed the first day of a nervous truce. Plans for a multinational peacekeeping force slowly moved forward.Israel's Olmert and Hezbollah's Nasrallah both declare victory in Lebanon war CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 14 2:19 PM
BEIRUT (AP) - The leaders of Israel and Hezbollah each declared his side the winner Monday in their month-long war. But Israel's Ehud Olmert now faces challenges from rivals at home, while Hezbollah's Sheik Hassan Nasrallah may have gained ground in Lebanon.Hezbollah chief claims 'victory' over Israel KVOA Tucson - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon The leader of Hezbollah is claiming what he calls a "strategic, historic victory" against Israel, calling it "a great day."Ceasefire Brings Quiet Along Lebanon-Israel Border NPR - Aug 14 6:23 AM
Thousands of Lebanese are heading home, and Israelis are emerging from bomb shelters, with the beginning of ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas. The ceasefire put an end to fighting that began five weeks ago when Hezbollah abducted two Israeli soldiers.Truce will be Israel's last, Lebanon envoy declares AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 5:54 PM
Lebanon's UN ambassador bitterly slammed Israel's month-long bombardment of his country ahead of a hard-won truce, and vowed that the treaty would be Israel's last with any Middle East country.Bush Says Israel Defeated Hezbollah Guerillas KUTV2 Salt Lake City - Aug 14 5:04 PM
(CBS News) President Bush said Monday that Hezbollah guerillas suffered a defeat at the hands of Israel in their month-long Mideast war. "There's going to be a new power in the south of Lebanon," Mr. Bush said.Iran leader says US and Europe face backlash from supporting Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 6:11 PM
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the United States of "blindly supporting" Israel against Hezbollah and President George W. Bush of seeking to "solve everything with bombs", in a television interview.Israel Must Pay the Price Arab News - Aug 14 4:13 PM
My 87-year-old mother-in-law used to sit up in bed armed with a red plastic fly swat. The problem was the flies almost always got away while friends and family bore the brunt of her flaying around. Her accuracy was hampered by dimming sight but what excuse does Israel have?Annan warns Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory KBCI Boise - 11 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS U-N chief Kofi Annan (KOH'-fee AN'-nan) has warned Israel and Lebanon against occupying additional territory. Annan's letter to both sides also says that they should refrain from responding to any attacks "except where clearly required in immediate self-defense."Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire Goes Into Effect ABC News - Aug 14 3:33 AM
U.N.-Imposed Cease-Fire Goes Into Effect Designed to End Fighting Between Israel and HezbollahIsrael hit south Beirut with 20 missiles prior to ceasefire ArabicNews.com - Aug 14 5:10 PM
Even after the passage of a UN resolution to cease fire, Israel did not miss the opportunity to stop its attacks on Lebanon with the Israeli jets firing at least 20 missiles on south Beirut, capital of Lebanon on Sunday destroying a complex of eight residential buildings and at least six families were thought to have been in them at the time of the attack.Israel begins its search for a scapegoat Times Online - Aug 14 3:28 PM
ISRAEL S embattled Prime Minister came out fighting yesterday hours after the start of the ceasefire, proclaiming that he took sole responsibility for the action against Hezbollah.Israel and Hezbollah both say they're winners in 34-day war KBCI Boise - 41 minutes ago
JERUSALEM Israel says it came out ahead in the war with Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon, but the militants have their own take. In the Israeli government's first reaction since the cease-fire, a spokesman says that strategically and diplomatically, it's advantage Israel.UN to investigate Israel's crimes in Lebanon ArabicNews.com - Aug 14 5:10 PM
Russian foreign ministry declared the UN Human Rights Council intends to dispatch a special commission to Lebanon to investigate Israel's war crimes against civilian people there.Israel Novelist Grossman's Son Is Killed ABC News - Aug 14 2:43 AM
Son of Novelist David Grossman Dies in Fighting Days After Writer Urged Israel to End WarIsrael wants new force to back Lebanese Tiscali - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday called Beirut s decision to send 15,000 troops to south Lebanon an interesting step, raising diplomatic hopes even as Israel considered expanding its offensive.Kin of OFW killed in Israel appeal for justice INQ7.net - Aug 14 1:55 PM
LAOAG CITY The family of an overseas Filipino worker, who was stabbed dead in Israel on Aug. 4, has asked the government to press charges against the suspect in the killing, her employer s son.Challenges facing Bush spread beyond Israel and Hezbollah Boston Herald - Aug 14 11:30 AM
WASHINGTON - The White House on Monday urged Hezbollah and Israel to respect the newly imposed cease-fire in their month-long war as President Bush conferred with senior advisers about national security problems around the world.Hezbollah leader declares victory in war against Israel on day of ceasefire CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 14 11:35 AM
BEIRUT (AP) - Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Monday his guerrillas had achieved a "strategic, historic victory" against Israel.Bush Says Israel Defeated Hezbollah RedNova - Aug 14 3:11 PM
By NEDRA PICKLER WASHINGTON - President Bush said Monday that Hezbollah guerillas suffered a defeat at the hands of Israel in their monthlong Mideast war. "There's going to be a new power in the south of Lebanon," Bush said.Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire holds, Lebanese return south to still-smoldering towns IndeOnline.com - Aug 14 6:01 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Tens of thousands of Lebanese jammed bomb-cratered roads Monday as they returned to still-smoldering scenes of destruction after a tenuous cease-fire ended 34 days of vicious combat between Israel and Hezbollah.Hizbullah inspires Hamas with war-fighting tactics vs Israel World Tribune - Aug 14 10:13 AM
TEL AVIV Hamas intends to adopt the Hizbullah model in the Palestinian war against Israel. Officials said the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority would facilitate intensified missile attacks as well as infiltration of Israel. They said Hamas has been impressed by the Hizbullah war in Lebanon.Israel Undertakes Last Minute Attacks: 11 Dead Zaman Online - Aug 14 2:12 PM
Although Israel approved the U.N. resolution calling for an immediate end to the fighting, it continued its bloody attacks on Lebanon carrying out last minute strikes.US Jews collect funds for Israel The Australian - Aug 14 12:00 PM
FACED with another Middle East crisis, American Jews have rallied to collect donations for Israel, although some in the community argue that funds should also be sent to war-ravaged Lebanon to aid its reconstruction.Local Jewish Leaders Urge Commuity To Stand With Israel NBC 13 Birmingham - Aug 14 3:09 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Local Jewish leaders are urging people to stand with Israel. They held a press conference on Monday and will hold a rally Monday at 7 p.m.Israel vows to pursue Hezbollah despite truce Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 14 1:39 PM
Israel's Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, says his country will keep pursuing the leaders of Hezbollah everywhere and anytime.Commentary: Israel-firsters vs democracy builders Middle East Times - Aug 14 10:25 AM
-- With a ceasefire in Lebanon currently being debated at the UN Security Council, the time finally comes for the "Israel-firsters" within America's neoconservative movement to part ways with its so-called "Middle East democracy project."UN resolution last chance for Lebanon, says Israel Calcutta News - Aug 14 2:10 PM
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Dan Gillerman, says UN resolution 1701 is Lebanon's last chance.FIRST DAY OF ISRAEL-LEBANON CEASE FIRE KPVI-TV - Aug 14 6:42 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israeli military says Hezbollah guerrillas have fired at least ten Katyusha rockets in southern Lebanon. None of the rockets is said to have made it into Israel and there are no reports of injuries.Desperate Lebanese do not Believe Israel will Stop the War Zaman Online - Aug 14 2:11 PM
[NEWS IMPRESSION] -- The Lebanese citizens struggling to survive in desperate conditions despite the continuous Israeli bombardments do not believe Israel will end its offensive in Lebanon.Venezuela won't push for Israel boycott AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 1:21 PM
Venezuela said Sunday that it does not back an OPEC oil boycott to protest Israel's military offensive in Lebanon but warned the conflict would continue "pressuring" world oil prices.Hezbollah fires 250 rockets into Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 12:22 PM
Hezbollah fired more than 250 rockets into Israel on Sunday, the fiercest attack against northern Israel since the fighting began more than a month ago, the Israeli army reported. One Israeli man was killed.From 'fat little kid' to Israel's worst nightmare Knoxville News Sentinal - Aug 14 12:48 PM
To Israel and many in the West, he's public enemy No. 1, head of an organization that President Bush says is on "the A-team of terrorists," the man running what Israelis call a "state within a state" in Lebanon, and posing a constant threat to Israel.Hersh: U.S. and Israel Preplanned Lebanese Attacks Zaman Online - Aug 14 2:13 PM
Prominent investigative journalist Seymour M. Hersh reported that Israel had previously planned to attack Lebanon prior to the Hezbollah s kidnappings on 12 July, which is regarded as the official reason for the Lebanese war, and added that the Bush administration was closely interested in the war planning.Israel says it can target Hizbollah arms despite truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 11:40 AM
Israel believes it will be entitled to use force to prevent Hizbollah from rearming and to clear guerrilla positions out of southern Lebanon after a U.N. truce takes effect, Israeli officials said on Sunday.Hezbollah Claims Victory Against Israel KUTV2 Salt Lake City - Aug 14 11:49 AM
(AP) BEIRUT, Lebanon Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Monday that his guerrillas achieved a "strategic, historic victory" against Israel a declaration that prompted celebratory gunfire across the Lebanese capital.Soccer / Israel vs. Slovenia - Kashtan era begins with a bit more 'peace of mind' Haaretz Daily - Aug 14 4:22 PM
LJUBLJANA - National soccer coach Dror Kashtan is very happy about the cease-fire in Israel; he is sure that it has come just at the right time for his charges, who take on Slovenia this evening (21:00, live on Channel 10) in an international friendly.A wider view of Hezbollah and Israel - The concept of proportionality, and not security, dominated some discussions. Angus Reid - Aug 14 5:50 PM
Wilson Lam - In the barrage of rockets and missiles that Hezbollah and Israel let fly against each other, amidst the fighting that showed no signs of ending, it is almost easy to forget how the situation began.Israel Begins Pulling Some Troops Out of Lebanon as Cease-Fire Begins Great News Network - Aug 14 5:13 PM
Jerusalem - Israel has begun withdrawing some troops from Lebanon, shortly after a U.N.-mediated cease-fire - to end more than a month of fighting - went into effect Monday at 0500 UTC.Tactics: Israel forced into ground fight The Philadelphia Inquirer - Aug 14 2:03 AM
One key to Israel's lightning-quick victory in the 1967 Six Day War was its air superiority. Flying below Egyptian radar in a daring blitz at the start of that conflict, Israeli pilots knocked out the Egyptian air force before it left the ground.Uganda: Sebaggala to Visit Israel AllAfrica.com - Aug 14 1:37 PM
KAMPALA Mayor Nasser Ntege Sebaggala has been invited to Israel for a study on urban farming and landscaping.Israel targets militants' homes in Gaza air strikes Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 4:17 PM
Israeli aircraft carried out two air strikes in Gaza on Monday, hitting houses where members of militant group were living, witnesses and the Israeli army said.Hezbollah chief claims 'victory' over Israel Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Aug 14 12:19 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon The leader of Hezbollah is claiming what he calls a "strategic, historic victory" against Israel, calling it "a great day." Sheik Hassan Nasrallah (HAS'-ahn...Israel approves cease-fire resolution Boston Globe - Aug 14 1:13 AM
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Cabinet approved the United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Israel's fighting with Hezbollah yesterday. But both sides ramped up their attacks to improve their positions ahead of the truce, which went into effect this morning.Israel: truce generally holding WISH-TV Indianapolis - Aug 14 11:37 AM
JERUSALEM Israel's defense minister says the U-N-imposed cease-fire with Hezbollah is generally holding. Amir Peretz said in a televised statement that except for a couple...Israel match switched to Waalwijk UEFA News - Aug 14 6:30 AM
Israel's final FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier against Wales will be played in the Dutch city of Waalwijk due to the ongoing troubles in and around Israel.Asians working in northern Israel face war dangers along with locals Channel NewsAsia - Aug 14 9:02 AM
SINGAPORE : Battle-scarred residents in northern Israel greeted with caution a ceasefire that went into effect on Monday. The streets remained largely deserted as many continued to take precautions, with some heading to bomb shelters.Hezbollah chief claims 'victory' over Israel WSYR 9 Syracuse - Aug 14 11:31 AM
The leader of Hezbollah is claiming what he calls a "strategic, historic victory" against Israel, calling it "a great day."Israel loses Lebanon War WorldNetDaily - Aug 14 9:28 AM
JERUSALEM In the coming days, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his government ministers will attempt to persuade Israeli voters and the international community that Israel achieved its political and military objectives during its campaign in Lebanon.Bush: Israel Defeated Hezbollah Washington Post - Aug 14 2:56 PM
The president says the war was part of a broader struggle between freedom and terror.World challenges facing Bush spread far beyond Israel and Hezbollah WTVM 9 - Aug 14 11:52 AM
WASHINGTON President Bush plans to huddle with top diplomats and military advisers on the inaugural day of a Mideast truce, with a list of challenges spreading far beyond the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.Israel using U.S.-built weapons Frost Illustrated - Aug 14 1:38 PM
UNITED NATIONS (NNPA)- Experts say Israel is violating U.S. arms-control laws for deploying U.S.-made fighter planes, combat helicopters and missiles to kill civilians and destroy Lebanon's infrastructure in the ongoing devastation of that militarily weak country.Bush says Israel defeated Hezbollah Sify News - Aug 14 2:27 PM
President Bush, just hours after a ceasefire took hold Monday, said Hezbollah guerrillas had suffered a sound defeat at the hands of Israel in their monthlong war.Hizbollah declares 'strategic' victory over Israel SABC News - Aug 14 11:56 AM
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Hizbollah chief, said his guerrillas had achieved a strategic and historic victory over Israel and that it was the wrong time to publicly discuss disarming the group.Israel approves truce, continues barrage AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 9:07 AM
After a stormy debate Sunday, Israel's Cabinet approved a Mideast cease-fire, agreeing to silence the army's guns in less than 24 hours. The Israeli military embarked on a last-minute push to devastate Hezbollah guerrillas, rocketing south Beirut with at least 20 missiles.Israel Begins Pulling Some Troops Out of Lebanon as Cease-Fire Begins Elite TV - Aug 14 10:22 AM
Israel has begun withdrawing some troops from Lebanon, shortly after a U.N.-mediated cease-fire - to end more than a month of fighting - went into effect Monday at 0500 UTC. Israeli officials say they will maintain their air and sea blockade of Lebanon until a way is found to stop the threat of weapons smuggling to Hezbollah.Israel vows Hezbollah pursuit Aljazeera - Aug 14 8:42 AM
Israel has said it will continue to attack Hezbollah leaders and reserves the right to respond to any truce violations.Israel to cease Lebanon offensive Denver Post - Aug 14 12:15 AM
Hours before a cease-fire was to start, both sides in the conflict in Lebanon carried out fierce attacks, with Israel bombing Beirut suburbs and racing to consolidate its positions in southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah firing more than 220 rockets into northern Israel.Cease-fire takes effect in Israel, Lebanon The Buffalo News - Aug 14 6:01 AM
JERUSALEM - A U.N.-imposed cease-fire went into effect today designed to end a month of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas that killed more than 900 people, devastated much of southern Lebanon and forced hundreds of thousands of Israelis into bomb shelters.