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  • As Israel Begins to Pull Troops Out, Lebanon and the U.N. Prepare to Replace Them Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
    The cease-fire in place is considered fragile. Israel killed at least three Hezbollah fighters on Tuesday, and Hezbollah fired some rockets at Israeli positions.

  • Israel begins pullout amid fragile truce Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 1:47 PM
    Israel began slowly pulling out forces from southern Lebanon and made plans to hand over territory Tuesday on the first full day of a tense cease-fire that already has been tested by skirmishes and rocket fire. Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon shot five Hezbollah fighters Tuesday in two separate incidents, but it was not clear if they were wounded or killed, the army said.

  • "Star Wars" agency helps Israel on rocket threat Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 12:12 PM
    The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency has begun working with Israel to help find ways to counter enemy rockets, a much shorter-range threat than the "Star Wars" mission to block ballistic missiles for which is it known, the head of the agency said on Tuesday.

  • Israel, Hezbollah Assess Arsenal, Consider Lessons as War Halts Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 27 minutes ago
    Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Israel and Hezbollah, their war at least temporarily halted by the United Nations-sponsored cease- fire, are each pondering military lessons of the conflict -- and assessing the weapons available should it resume.

  • Israel Reduces Ground Forces in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 15 10:58 AM
    As the truce appeared to be holding on its second day, Lebanese civilians streamed back today to the homes they fled during the war between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Assad defends the resistance to Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 10:36 AM
    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hailed Hezbollah in its fight against Israel, describing resistance against the "enemy" as legitimate even as Israel said it should prepare for talks.

  • Democrats dispute Bush assertion that Israel defeated Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 11:36 AM
    Opposition Democrats rejected as "rose-colored" President George W. Bush's assertion that the month-long hostilities in the Middle East had ended with Hezbollah's defeat by Israel.

  • Israel begins troop pullout from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 6:48 AM
    Israel began slowly pulling out forces from southern Lebanon and made plans to hand over territory Tuesday on the first full day of a tense cease-fire that already has been tested by skirmishes and rocket fire.

  • UN Plans Southern Lebanon Deployment; Israel Begins Withdrawal Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
    Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations plans to deploy a 3,500-member force in southern Lebanon within 15 days as Israel began withdrawing its soldiers after a cease-fire halted more than a month of fighting with the Hezbollah group.

  • Israel starts pullback Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 6:13 AM
    Thousands of refugees headed home to south Lebanon on Tuesday as a U.N. truce between Israel and Hizbollah held for a second day and Israeli forces began pulling back from some positions they had occupied.

  • Iranian warns Israel to fear missiles Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 4:41 AM
    An Iranian hard-line cleric warned Israel on Tuesday that Iran's long-range missiles will land in Tel Aviv if the Jewish state attacks Iran, state-run television reported.

  • Assad defends the resistance against Israel Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 5:56 AM
    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said it was an honour for his country to support Hezbollah in its fight against Israel, describing resistance against the Jewish state as legitimate.

  • Israelis Criticize Army, Govt by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Jerusalem (UPI) Aug 14, 2006 Open this result in new window
    Space War - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
    As a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect Monday morning -- and seemed to hold -- Israelis are turning to a critical examination of their government's decisions and the army's performance.

  • Israel thinning out forces in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 3:33 AM
    Israel has begun thinning out its troops in southern Lebanon and plans hand over the first of its captured positions to the Lebanese army on Wednesday, the army said.

  • Iranian cleric warns Israel to 'fear' long-range missiles Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 15 2:51 AM
    An Iranian hard-line cleric warned Israel on Tuesday that Iran's long-range missiles will land in Tel Aviv if the Jewish state attacks Iran, state-run television reported. Boasting that Hezbollah's 40-mile range missiles "turned Israel into a country of ghosts," the mid-ranking cleric declared that Israel would face dire consequences if it "makes an iota of aggression against Iran."

  • Israel can swap prisoners for soldiers Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 2:41 AM
    Israel has 13 Hezbollah prisoners and the bodies of dozens of guerrillas that it could offer in exchange for two captive soldiers, military officials said Tuesday.

  • Israel says it killed senior Hezbollah leader; U.N. peacekeepers assemble Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 15 1:16 AM
    The international community scrambled Tuesday to put together a fortified U.N. peacekeeping force as Israel began slowly pulling out forces from southern Lebanon and made plans to hand over territory on the first full day of a tense cease-fire that already has been tested by skirmishes and rocket fire.

  • Israel Begins Pullout Amid Fragile Truce Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 15 12:48 PM
    Israel Begins Pulling Troops From Lebanon Amid a Fragile Truce; 5 Hezbollah Guerrillas Shot

  • Israel starts withdrawal as cease-fire seems to solidify Open this result in new window
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 36 minutes ago
    ON THE ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER -- Hundreds of Israeli soldiers walked out of Lebanon yesterday -- some smiling broadly and pumping their fists, others weeping or carrying wounded comrades -- as a cease-fire with Hezbollah solidified after a shaky start.

  • Iran will fire ballistic missiles on Israel if attacked: cleric Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 1:48 AM
    One of Iran's top hardline clerics warned that if Iran is attacked by the United States and Israel, it will retaliate with ballistic missile strikes against Tel Aviv.

  • Bush says Israel defeated Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 11:36 PM
    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.

  • Normalcy Slowly Returns to Israel Border Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 15 10:34 AM
    Israel Begins Thinning Out Forces in Southern Lebanon, Plans Hand Over of Captured Positions

  • Army: Israel to begin handover in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 14 11:54 PM
    Israel plans to begin relinquishing captured positions and handing them over to the Lebanese army on Wednesday, army officials said.

  • Syrian Leader Hails Hezbollah 'Victory' over Israel Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 15 10:07 AM
    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hails Hezbollah's "victory" over Israel in a speech, the leader's first public comments about the situation since fighting between Hezbollah militants and Israel began. Host Alex Chadwick discusses Syria's response to the dispute -- and the cease-fire -- with the BBC's John Leyne.

  • Israel starts withdrawal as cease-fire solidifies Open this result in new window
    Knoxville News Sentinal - 8 minutes ago
    ON THE ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER - Hundreds of Israeli soldiers walked out of Lebanon on Tuesday - some smiling broadly and pumping their fists, others weeping or carrying wounded comrades - as a cease-fire with Hezbollah solidified after a shaky start.

  • Syria, Iran gloat; Israel soul-searches Open this result in new window
    Knoxville News Sentinal - 7 minutes ago
    TEHRAN, Iran - The leaders of Iran and Syria crowed Tuesday that Hezbollah defeated Israel, with the Iranian president telling a cheering crowd that "God's promises have come true" and the Syrian chief saying U.S. plans for reshaping the Middle East have been ruined.

  • Israel begins troop pullout from Lebanon as tense truce withstands early tests Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Aug 15 11:14 AM
    Israel began slowly pulling out forces from southern Lebanon and made plans to hand over territory today on the first full day of a tense cease-fire that already has been tested by skirmishes and rocket fire.

  • Israel Begins Pullout Amid Fragile Truce Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 15 11:02 AM
    Israel began slowly pulling out forces from southern Lebanon and made plans to hand over territory Tuesday on the first full day of a tense cease-fire that already has been tested by skirmishes and rocket fire. Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon shot five...

  • Israel Begins Troop Pullout From Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 15 7:03 AM
    Israel Begins Slowly Withdrawing Troops From Lebanon As Cease-Fire Withstands Early Tests

  • Iran hits at arch-foe Israel with Holocaust cartoon contest Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 27 minutes ago
    TEHERAN - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has already stirred international anger by dismissing the Holocaust as a myth, and now Iran is drumming up further anti-Israel rhetoric by staging an International Holocaust Cartoons Contest.

  • As in past crises, U.S. Jews open their wallets when Israels in trouble Open this result in new window
    JTA - Aug 15 4:26 PM
    ATLANTA, Aug. 15 (JTA) Hezbollah rockets may have stopped for now but the American Jewish response to the crisis has not. When American Jews think about Israels war with Hezbollah, they recall numbers 1948, 1967, 1973 that mark previous wars of survival for the Jewish state.

  • Israel begins troop pullout Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Aug 15 6:09 AM
    Israel began slowly withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon on Tuesday and made plans to hand over its captured territory as hopes were raised that a U.N.-imposed cease-fire would stick, despite early tests on its first day.

  • Israel: Senior Hezbollah leader just before cease-fire began Open this result in new window
    WHO-TV Des Moines - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM Israel's military says its forces killed a senior Hezbollah leader just before the U-N cease-fire took effect.

  • UNICEF says aftermath of war poses dangers for children in Lebanon, Israel, Gaza Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 26 minutes ago
    GENEVA - Children are particularly at risk from the aftermath of war in Lebanon, Israel and Gaza, the UN Childrens Fund said.

  • Peres: Israel dealt "a real blow" to Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    WTVM 9 - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
    ATLANTA Israel's deputy prime minister, Shimon Peres, said today in Atlanta that his country's armed forces inflicted major damage to the Hezbollah militia during the fighting in Lebanon.

  • Politicking over Israel: Jewish state becomes fodder in congressional war Open this result in new window
    JTA - Aug 15 2:56 PM
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (JTA) When is asking is it good for Israel not so good for Israel?

  • Iranian Warns Israel to Fear Missiles Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 15 5:03 AM
    Iranian Hard-Line Cleric Warns Israel to 'Fear' Long-Range Missiles if Country Is Attacked

  • Lebanese president condemns Israel's continued air, sea blockade Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
    Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Tuesday condemned Israel for its continued sea and air blockage on Lebanon after the UN resolution for truce took effect.

  • Jesse Jackson tries to arrange exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    WRIC 8 - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON The Reverend Jesse Jackson hopes to win the release of prisoners held by Hezbollah and Israel.

  • Israel Begins Troop Pullout From Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 15 4:18 AM
    Israel Begins Troop Pullout From Lebanon As Truce Withstands Tests

  • Jesse Jackson tries to arrange exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON The Reverend Jesse Jackson hopes to win the release of prisoners held by Hezbollah and Israel. Jackson says the cease-fire in Lebanon "is a step in the right...

  • Mexico appeals for implementation of UN resolution on Israel-Lebanon conflict Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
    Mexico called on Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah to implement the UN Security Council resolution 1701, presidential spokesman Ruben Aguilar told a press conference on Tuesday.

  • No knockout blow for Israel, but it still was a victory on points Open this result in new window
    JTA - Aug 15 1:41 PM
    JERUSALEM, Aug. 15 (JTA) After a month of fighting, a cease-fire under the auspices of the United Nations has left all of us wondering: Is Israel better off than before the war with Hezbollah began?

  • Iran Cleric Warns Israel to Fear Missiles Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 15 3:03 AM
    Iranian Hard-Line Cleric Warns Israel to 'Fear' Long-Range Missiless

  • U.S.-born spokeswoman for Israel was a strategic asset in the conflict Open this result in new window
    JTA - Aug 15 1:41 PM
    TEL AVIV, Aug. 15 (JTA) Miri Eisen fixes an eye to the camera and speaks clearly and deliberately and, most importantly for Israel, convincingly to the world media.

  • Israel: Senior Hezbollah leader killed just before cease-fire began Open this result in new window
    WIS-TV Columbia - Aug 15 5:37 PM
    Israel's military says its forces killed a senior Hezbollah leader just before the UN cease-fire took effect. The leader is said to have been the head of Hezbollah's special forces.

  • Turkish FM to visit Israel, Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 15 5:56 PM
    Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul will pay a one-day visit to Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday after the two sides have agreed to a UN- brokered ceasefire, the semi-official Anotolia news agency reported on Tuesday.

  • Israel's Sharon develops pneumonia: medical sources Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 15 5:55 PM
    Israel's former prime minister Ariel Sharon's pneumonia has developed, medical sources said on Tuesday.

  • Bush Says Hezbollah Has Been Defeated by Israel Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Peres: Israel dealt "a real blow" to Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    WIS-TV Columbia - Aug 15 4:53 PM
    Israel's deputy prime minister, Shimon Peres, said Tuesday in Atlanta that his country's armed forces inflicted major damage to the Hezbollah militia during the fighting in Lebanon.

  • How key leaders saw the outcome of the Israel-Hezbollah war Open this result in new window
    WPMI 15 - Aug 15 4:15 PM
    Here is what key leaders said about who won the 34-day conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Israel begins troop pullout from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Aug 15 10:38 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel began slowly pulling out forces from southern Lebanon and made plans to hand over territory Tuesday on the first full day of a tense cease-fire that already has been tested by...

  • Israel: Senior Hezbollah leader just before cease-fire began Open this result in new window
    Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Aug 15 4:04 PM
    JERUSALEM Israel's military says its forces killed a senior Hezbollah leader just before the U-N cease-fire took effect. The leader is said to have been the head of...

  • Israel failure in Lebanon offers Iran opportunity Open this result in new window
    IranMania.com - Aug 15 5:00 PM
    LONDON, August 16 (IranMania) - According to an AFP report, Israel's inability to crush the Shiite militant group Hezbollah despite a fierce month-long offensive offers Iran a window of opportunity in its standoff with the United States over its nuclear program, analysts say.

  • Papers ponder Israel's 'failure' Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 14 10:56 PM
    The apparent failure of Israel's military machine to crush Hezbollah in Lebanon leads several of Tuesday's papers.

  • Israel starts withdrawal as cease-fire seems to solidify Open this result in new window
    IndeOnline.com - Aug 15 6:16 PM
    ON THE ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER (AP) Some smiled broadly and pumped their fists. Others wept and carried wounded comrades. Members of one unit carried a billowing Israeli flag. The troops sang a traditional Hebrew song with the lyrics: We brought peace to you.

  • Israel Begins Troop Pullout From Lebanon Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 15 5:01 AM
    Israel began slowly withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon on Tuesday and made plans to hand over its captured territory as hopes were raised that a U.N.-imposed cease-fire would stick, despite early tests on its first day. Hezbollah guerrillas...

  • Israel Begins Pullout Amid Fragile Truce Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Aug 15 8:19 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel began slowly pulling out forces from southern Lebanon and made plans to hand over territory Tuesday on the first full day of a tense cease-fire that already has been tested by skirmishes and rocket fire. Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon shot five Hezbollah fighters in two separate incidents on Tuesday, the army said.

  • Young: Hezbollahs Rivals Not Happy With Its Attack on Israel Open this result in new window
    Foreign Relations - Aug 15 2:16 PM
    Michael Young, a veteran political observer in Lebanon, says polls showing wide support for Hezbollah in the month-long conflict with Israel are not accurate.

  • Israel Begins Pullout Amid Fragile Truce Open this result in new window
    WISH-TV Indianapolis - Aug 15 12:41 PM
    Israel began slowly pulling out forces from southern Lebanon and made plans to hand over territory Tuesday on the first full day of a tense cease-fire.

  • Hezbollah claims victory against Israel Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Ramzy Baroud: Logic Of Israel's War On Civilians Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Aug 15 1:34 PM
    A Sky News newscaster, interviewing British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett on Sunday, July 30 demanded an answer to this paraphrased question: if indeed Israel had precise intelligence that a Hezbollah operative was present in the village of Qana, in South Lebanon, how could it possibly fail to realize that the area was also crowded with civilians?

  • Bush says Israel defeated Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Aug 15 8:41 AM
    WASHINGTON -- 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...

  • Cleric warns Israel to fear missiles Open this result in new window
    The Jamaica Observer - Aug 15 5:24 PM
    TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) - Iran's president said yesterday that his nation refused to be cowed by the "language of force" in its nuclear standoff, while a top cleric warned of retaliatory strikes on Israel in the event of an attack.

  • Cenk Uygur: Why Israel and Hezbollah Both Won the War Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Aug 15 12:32 AM
    The reason Israel and Hezbollah can both proclaim victory is because they were fighting two different wars. Watch this clip for the explanation: My guess is that the war Hezbollah won will have more profound implications than the one Israel did. Was an 18 mile buffer zone worth giving Hezbollah added prestige, local support in Lebanon and hero status throughout the Arab world? It's hard

  • Israel begins troop pullout Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Aug 15 8:05 AM
    Lebanon prepares to take over southern territory as truce withstands tests Israel began slowly pulling out forces from southern Lebanon and made plans to hand over territory today on the first full day of a tense cease-fire that already has been tested by skirmishes and rocket fire.

  • Jesse Jackson tries to arrange exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hez... Open this result in new window
    KXMA-TV Dickinson - Aug 15 6:40 PM
    WASHINGTON (AP) The Reverend Jesse Jackson hopes to win the release of prisoners held by Hezbollah and Israel. Jackson says the cease-fire in Lebanon "is a step in the right direction."

  • Normalcy Slowly Returns to Israel Border Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Aug 15 8:34 AM
    KIRYAT SHEMONA, Israel - Life slowly returned to the battered Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona on Tuesday, as residents emerged from grimy bomb shelters and began cleaning up the wreckage caused by more than a month of Hezbollah rocket attacks.

  • Syrian President Defends Fighting Against Israel Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 15 8:20 AM
    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says resistance to Israel is legitimate and that peace in the Middle East will remain elusive for some time. Mr. Assad says Israel had long been planning the fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • Iran, Syria applaud...Israel: Hezbollah leader killed...Bush on terror Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - Aug 15 5:05 PM
    TEHRAN, Iran Iran is hailing the end to the latest conflict in Lebanon as a Hezbollah victory over Israel and the West. The Iranian leader called it a conflict between the "corrupt powers" of the West and a "group of pious youth."

  • Hizbollah declares "strategic" victory over Israel Open this result in new window
    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: Hezbollah leader killed, but militants claim they never heard of him Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - Aug 15 5:19 PM
    JERUSALEM Israel says it killed a top Hezbollah leader -- but the militant group claims it never heard of the guy. According to the Israeli army, the head of Hezbollah's special forces died in attacks that continued until the cease-fire took effect yesterday.

  • After a month-long fierce resistance from the Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, Israel started Tuesday withdrawing from  Open this result in new window
    Al Jazeera - Aug 15 12:35 PM
    Army officials said they expect the evacuation of the remaining Israeli occupying forces from Lebanon by next week, ending the unjustified operation that began on July 12 following a successful Hezbollah operation in which two Israel soldiers were captured by the Lebanese resistance movement.

  • Israel: Hezbollah leader killed, but militants claim they never heard of hi... Open this result in new window
    KXMA-TV Dickinson - Aug 15 4:40 PM
    JERUSALEM (AP) Israel says it killed a top Hezbollah leader but the militant group claims it never heard of the guy. According to the Israeli army, the head of Hezbollah's special forces died in attacks that continued until the cease-fire took effect yesterday.

  • Israel: Senior Hezbollah leader just before cease-fire began Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - Aug 15 5:05 PM
    JERUSALEM Israel's military says its forces killed a senior Hezbollah leader just before the U-N cease-fire took effect. The leader is said to have been the head of Hezbollah's special forces. He was identified as Sajed Dawayer.

  • Israel to cede positions Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 3:08 PM
    Israeli forces in southern Lebanon were preparing to hand over some of their positions to U.N. peacekeepers and withdraw more troops on Wednesday as a truce with Hizbollah entered its third day.

  • A year later, Gazans say Israel's pullout was a mirage Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 15 12:01 PM
    Gaza marked the first anniversary of the start of Israel's pullout from the coastal strip Tuesday amid bitterness that the end of the Jewish settlements did not bring an end to occupation and bloodshed. At midnight on August 15, 2005, Israel began withdrawing 8,000 Jewish settlers and thousands of troops from Gaza.

  • Israel, Hezbollah work to swap prisoners Open this result in new window
    Albuquerque Tribune - Aug 15 11:09 AM
    JERUSALEM - Israel has 13 Hezbollah prisoners and the bodies of dozens of guerrillas that it could offer in exchange for two captive soldiers, military officials said today.

  • From 'fat little kid' to Israel's worst nightmare Open this result in new window
    Albuquerque Tribune - Aug 15 11:12 AM
    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.

  • Israel pulling out of Lebanon; Jerusalem sees total withdrawal within the week Open this result in new window
    Albuquerque Tribune - Aug 15 11:09 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel began slowly withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon today and made plans to hand over its captured territory as hopes were raised that a U.N.-imposed cease-fire would stick.

  • Israel Misses Ariel Sharon Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Israel-Palestine conflict is cause of Lebanon chaos say church leaders Open this result in new window
    Ekklesia - Aug 15 4:01 PM
    The root cause of the Israeli-Lebanese conflict is the failure to resolve the Israel-Palestine issue, a high level international church delegation visiting Jerusalem has said.

  • Israel begins pullout of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Deccan Herald - Aug 15 1:53 PM
    Thousands of refugees headed home to south Lebanon on Tuesday as a UN truce between Israel and Hezbollah held for a second day and Israeli forces began pulling back from some positions they had occupied.

  • Israel begins pullout Open this result in new window
    Ashland Daily Tidings - Aug 15 1:37 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon Israel began slowly pulling out forces from southern Lebanon and made plans to hand over territory today on the first full day of a tense cease-fire that already has been tested by skirmishes and rocket fire.

  • Israel should take 'moral high ground' Open this result in new window
    ePolitix via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 15 5:58 AM
    David Cameron has said Israel should "occupy the moral high ground" and avoid "disproportionate" responses to Hizbollah attacks.

  • In Israel, refugees hesitate to rush home Open this result in new window
    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 Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Truce between Israel, Hezbollah falls short of Bushs expectations Open this result in new window
    Kansas City Star - Aug 15 5:49 AM
    For weeks, the Bush administration resisted international pressure for a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • In battered northern Israel towns, residents warily greet the silence Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 15 1:27 AM
    KIRYAT SHEMONA, Israel -- Some residents emerged warily from their bunkers in this border town yesterday as a cease-fire with Hezbollah brought an eerie silence to the surrounding hills. A few cars returned to the roads and traffic lights began working again, but life was far from normal.

  • Israel starts pullback as truce holds Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Aug 15 10:12 AM
    BEIRUT: Thousands of refugees have headed home to south Lebanon as a UN truce between Israel and Hizbollah held for a second day and Israeli forces began pulling back from some positions they had occupied.

  • Israel to military leaders: Keep dissent quiet Open this result in new window
    WorldNet Daily - Aug 15 8:13 AM
    TEL AVIV Military intelligence officers here have been asked not to talk to the media without prior authorization from their superiors while some are being petitioned to highlight Israel's gains in Lebanon, sources in the Israeli Defense Forces intelligence unit told WorldNetDaily.

  • Officials say Israel could swap captured Hezbollah prisoners for two captive soldiers Open this result in new window
    KVOA Tucson - Aug 15 9:24 AM
    JERUSALEM Israel could offer a prisoner swap as it tries to gain freedom for two captive soldiers.

  • US 'knew of Israel bombing plan' Open this result in new window
    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.

  • Truce holds as Israel withdraws Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Aug 15 5:06 AM
    Israel pulls back from parts of south Lebanon and prepares to hand captured positions over to UN peacekeepers.

  • Bush says Israel defeated Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    NorthJersey.com - Aug 15 5:14 AM
    WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Monday that Israel defeated Hezbollah's guerrillas in the monthlong Middle East war and that the Islamic militants were to blame for the deaths of hundreds of Lebanese civilians.

  • Israel-Syria talks mooted Open this result in new window
    The Age - Aug 15 7:25 AM
    ISRAEL is ready to try everything to make peace with Palestinians, an Israeli minister has said in Melbourne. Rabbi Michael Melchior also suggested that Israel might deal directly with Syria, now an international pariah, in order to isolate Iran.

  • Israel begins withdrawal, Lebanese troops prepare Open this result in new window
    SABC News - Aug 15 9:11 AM
    Israeli forces began leaving parts of south Lebanon on Tuesday as a UN truce largely held for a second day and the Lebanese army prepared to move south. Thousands of refugees who had fled the month-long war between Israel and Hizbollah headed home to battered villages in the south.

  • Normalcy slowly returns to Israel border Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Aug 15 8:30 AM
    KIRYAT SHEMONA, Israel (AP) Life slowly returned to the battered Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona on Tuesday, as residents emerged from grimy bomb shelters and began cleaning up the wreckage caused by more than a month of Hezbollah rocket attacks.

  • Israel begins withdrawing troops from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CBC - Aug 15 3:20 AM
    Some Israeli troops began pulling out of southern Lebanon Tuesday, as the fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah entered its second day.

  • Online petition to try Israel for war crimes urged Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Aug 15 2:53 PM
    A BAHRAIN human rights group is urging the public to sign an online petition that calls for Israel to be brought before the International Criminal Court (ICC) to be charged with committing war crimes against the Lebanese people.

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