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  • Peres: Israel may leave Lebanon in weeks Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
    Israel will withdraw its forces from Lebanon once the Lebanese army and an international peacekeeping force are deployed in Hezbollah's stronghold near the border with Israel, Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Wednesday.

  • Israel wants U.N. to help monitor border Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 5:51 PM
    Israel wants an expanded U.N. force to help monitor the Lebanese border to prevent Iran and Syria from replenishing Hezbollah's weapons, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Wednesday.

  • Lebanese troops poised to deploy as Israel begins pullback Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 4:11 PM
    Lebanon was poised to start deploying government troops to Hezbollah's longtime bastion in the south after Israel announced its forces had began pulling back following its month-long conflict with the Shiite militant group.

  • Israel wants UN to patrol Syrian border for weapons Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 1:52 PM
    Israel's foreign minister on Wednesday urged U.N. peacekeepers to enforce an arms embargo to prevent Hizbollah guerrillas from getting weapons from their backers in Iran and Syria.

  • Criticism of Lebanon war rises in Israel Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 1:27 PM
    Israel's defense minister appointed a former army chief of staff on Wednesday to investigate the military's handling of the 34-day war in Lebanon as public criticism intensified that the offensive was poorly planned, unsuccessful and not worth its cost in human lives.

  • Peres Says Israel Allowed Arab Flights Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 16 12:40 PM
    WASHINGTON -- Israel's deputy prime minister, Shimon Peres, disclosed Wednesday that planes from Arab countries were permitted to fly over Israel during the war on their way to Lebanon to deliver food and medicine.

  • Peres: Israel allowed Arab overflights Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 12:40 PM
    Israel's deputy prime minister, Shimon Peres, said Wednesday that planes from Arab countries were permitted to fly over Israel during the war on their way to Lebanon to deliver food and medicine.

  • Israel to probe how war was conducted Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 12:14 PM
    Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Wednesday created a committee to investigate Israel's conduct during the 34-day fight against Hezbollah guerrillas, senior defense officials said.

  • International jurists group to probe Israel-Hezbollah conflict Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 11:39 AM
    The International Commission of Jurists said it had set up an inquiry to investigate violations of humanitarian and human rights law during the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Israel Plans to Remain in Lebanon Until Force Arrives Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 16 10:28 AM
    Israel will keep troops in the area until the multinational force arrives, even if that takes months, the Israeli general said.

  • Israel to keep up blockade but permit civilian cargos: Peres Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 9:50 AM
    Israel will maintain its blockade on Lebanon but will allow civilian cargoes to enter while interrupting military shipments, Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres has said.

  • UN Plans Lebanon Force After Israel, Hezbollah Truce (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 39 minutes ago
    Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations is trying to persuade members to join a 15,000-strong peacekeeping force to monitor the cease-fire that halted fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

  • Israel Begins Giving Positions to U.N. Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 41 minutes ago
    Israel Begins Giving Positions to U.N. As Lebanon's Army Moves South

  • Israel troops could stay in Lebanon for months: army chief Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 9:18 AM
    Israel's embattled army chief has said his troops could remain deployed on the Lebanese side of the border for months, fuelling opposition claims the war is being mismanaged.

  • Despite fragile cease-fire, Israel still draws U.S. travelers Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 16 8:22 AM
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Even Hezbollah missiles couldn't keep Hilda Goodman and her husband from canceling a trip to Israel they planned 13 years ago -- when their grandson was born.

  • Israel Begins Giving Positions to U.N. Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
    Israel Begins Giving Positions to U.N. As It Steps Up Withdrawal From Lebanon

  • Israel Wants U.N. to Help Monitor Border Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 16 6:18 PM
    Israel Wants Expanded U.N. Force to Help Monitor Border With Lebanon

  • Israel still drawing U.S. travelers Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 16 5:44 AM
    Since hostilities in Israel and Lebanon started in July, Americans looking at the Middle East as a travel destination have had to answer a pressing question: to go or not to go. While tens of thousands of would-be visitors canceled flights, at least as many others are proceeding with travel to Israel.

  • Israel to halt pullout unless Lebanon army deploys Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 6:02 AM
    Israel said on Wednesday it would stop withdrawing from south Lebanon unless Lebanese troops moved there within days, as diplomats worked on plans for a stronger U.N. force to bolster the truce with Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • Middle East Despots Emboldened by Israel's Failure Open this result in new window
    RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 6:13 AM
    Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, praising Hezbollah's "glorious battle" against Israel is arguing that US plans for the Middle East, i.e. for peace and democracy, have now vanished and that Israel is now known to be vulnerable.

  • Israel pullout to stop if Lebanon army does not deploy Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 5:52 AM
    Israel could withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon within 10 days, but only if the Lebanese army deploys quickly in the area, Israel's army chief of staff, Dan Halutz, said on Wednesday.

  • Syria warns Israel over occupation of Golan Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 4:55 AM
    Syria has warned Israel that the occupation of the Golan Heights "cannot last forever" and said Syrians would emulate Hezbollah to recover their land.

  • Israel: Troops Could Stay For Months Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Aug 16 3:06 PM
    Israel's top general says his troops will remain in Lebanon for months more, until the United Nations can assemble and deploy its peacekeeping force. A day earlier, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz had said Israel would be out of Lebanon in 7 to 10 days.

  • Cease-Fire Terms Irks Israelis by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Kiryat Shmona (UPI) Aug 15, 2006 Open this result in new window
    Space War - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
    Convoys of army trucks carrying explosives and Humvees with mounted machine guns traveled away from Israel's border with Lebanon as a stream of private cars, taxis and vans headed north returning residents who had left their homes during the month long Hezbollah shelling.

  • Israel says Assad has chosen camp of extremism Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 2:39 AM
    Israel has accused Syria of choosing what it called the "camp of extremism" after its president, Bashar al-Assad, hailed the victory of the Hezbollah militia and ruled out peace talks with Israel.

  • Criticism of Lebanon War Rises in Israel Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 16 1:48 PM
    Public Criticism of 34-Day War in Lebanon Intensifies in Israel

  • Israel to Probe How War Was Conducted Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 16 12:48 PM
    Israeli Defense Chief Creates Military Committee to Investigate Israel's Conduct of 34-Day War

  • 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 - Aug 15 10:48 PM
    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.

  • Lebanese troops head south as Israel begins pullback Open this result in new window
    INQ7.net - 26 minutes ago
    BEIRUT -- Lebanese troops moved towards the war-battered south of the country early Thursday as part of a deployment in line with a UN resolution ending the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

  • Israel's Military Beginning Withdrawal from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 16 5:50 PM
    Israel has begun pulling its forces out from southern Lebanon. It also has made plans to hand over territory as the ceasefire with Hezbollah guerrillas is generally holding. Lebanon says its soldiers and international peacekeepers will begin deploying in the southern part of the country within days.

  • Israel defence minister creates committee to study conduct of Lebanon war Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 16 5:30 PM
    JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz created a committee Wednesday to investigate Israel's conduct during the 34-day fight against Hezbollah guerrillas, senior defence officials said.

  • Israel Begins Giving Positions to U.N. Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Aug 16 4:04 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - The Israeli army began handing over positions to the U.N. early Thursday, stepping up its withdrawal from southern Lebanon after the Lebanese government agreed to deploy troops near Israel's border for the first time in nearly 40 years.

  • UN Has Final Say On Selection Of Peacekeepers, Not Israel-Syed Hamid Open this result in new window
    Bernama - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
    BEIRUT, Aug 17 (BERNAMA) -- The United Nations (UN) has the final decision in selecting UN peacekeepers to monitor the cessation of hostility between Israel and Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon, and not the Israelis.

  • UN Plans Lebanon Deployment; Israel Begins Withdrawal (Update6) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 16 7:20 AM
    Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations plans to send 3,500 soldiers to southern Lebanon within 15 days as Israel withdraws its forces after a cease-fire halted more than a month of fighting with Hezbollah.

  • Israel begins handover of southern Lebanon to U.N. forces Open this result in new window
    The Nation - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
    The Israeli army began handing over positions to the U.N. early Thursday, stepping up its withdrawal from southern Lebanon after the Lebanese government agreed to deploy troops near Israel's border for the first time in 40 years, AP news reported.

  • Israel general faces calls to quit after selling stock before war Open this result in new window
    Market Watch - Aug 16 7:05 AM
    TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israel's military chief of staff, Dan Halutz, is facing calls to quit after he admitted selling stock right before the country launched a battle against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

  • Israel Slowly Stands Down with Cease-Fire Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 16 7:07 AM
    With a fragile truce holding in South Lebanon, Israel is preparing to pull out more of its forces out as the Lebanese Army and U.N. troops prepare to move south. But it's still not clear how quickly an expanded U.N. force will be in place. Meanwhile, more residents of northern Israel are returning to their battered homes after fleeing Hezbollah rocket fire more than four weeks ago.

  • Iran Leader Praises Hezbollah Resistance To Israel Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Aug 16 4:02 PM
    Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a message to Hezbollah head Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, described the militant group's clashes with Israel as a "victory" for Islam.

  • HEZBOLLAH USES SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS MADE BY CHINA, RUSSIA: ISRAEL Open this result in new window
    Central News Agency - 8 minutes ago
    Washington, Aug. 16 (CNA) Hezbollah has used sophisticated weapons made by China and Russia during its latest conflict with Israel, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Wednesday.

  • Israel pessimistic about arrival of Lebanese troops Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
    TONY EASTLEY: The delay in getting international forces on the ground is frustrating Israel.

  • Israel Begins Giving Positions to U.N. Open this result in new window
    Times and Democrat - Aug 16 6:12 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - The Israeli army began handing over positions to the U.N. early Thursday, stepping up its withdrawal from southern Lebanon after the Lebanese government agreed to deploy troops near Israel's border for the first time in 40 years.

  • Hizbollah defiance of Israel emboldens U.S. foes Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Aug 16 6:41 PM
    BEIRUT: By surviving a ferocious month-long conflict with Israel, Hizbollah has foiled U.S.-Israeli hopes of destroying the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim group and emboldened its allies in Iran and Syria.

  • Israel begins giving positions to U.N. Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Aug 16 6:10 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) The Israeli army began handing over positions to the U.N. early Thursday, stepping up its withdrawal from southern Lebanon after the Lebanese government agreed to deploy troops near Israel's border for the first time in 40 years.

  • Israel Begins Troop Pullout From Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Newsday - Aug 16 1:18 PM
    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.

  • French FM urges Israel to lift blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
    Visiting French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy on Wednesday urged Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon and said France is ready for an important role in an enlarged UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.

  • UN chief to send high-level mission to Lebanon, Israel Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to dispatch to Lebanon and Israel a high-level mission to secure the full implementation of a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Wednesday.

  • Israel cedes southern Lebanon positions to U-N peacekeepers as Lebanese deploy Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - 11 minutes ago
    BEIRUT, Lebanon Israel has begun handing over control of its positions in southern Lebanon to U-N peacekeepers. Meanwhile, Lebanese troops are moving south across the Litani River.

  • UN Plans Lebanon Deployment; Israel Begins Withdrawal (Update4) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 16 2:49 AM
    Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations plans to send 3,500 soldiers to southern Lebanon within 15 days as Israel withdraws its forces after a cease-fire halted more than a month of fighting with the Hezbollah group.

  • Carmichael:Cheney orchestrated Israels losing war Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - Aug 16 4:34 PM
    Dick Cheney orchestrated Israels losing war against Hizbullah by authorizing George Bush and Condoleezza Rice to encourage Ehud Olmert to launch the war against Lebanon as a prelude to Americas forthcoming war against Iran.

  • New coordination meeting held among Lebanon, Israel and UN forces Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 16 5:25 PM
    Army officers from Lebanon and Israel on Wednesday held a new meeting with the UN forces in southern Lebanon, coordinating withdrawal of the Israeli troops and deployment of the Lebanese army in the region.

  • Haifa boss calls UEFA's Israel ban political Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 16 11:40 AM
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Maccabi Haifa's chairman on Wednesday slammed European soccer's governing body UEFA for refusing to heed an Israeli appeal to return matches to Israel following a ceasefire which ended hostilities with Hizbollah.

  • Hutch returns to profit on better business in India, Israel Open this result in new window
    telecomasia.net - Aug 16 5:31 PM
    (Associated Press via NewsEdge) Hong Kong-based Hutchison Telecommunications returned to profit in the first half of this year, boosted by an improvement in its businesses in India and Israel.

  • Jewish Greeks Advocate For Israel Open this result in new window
    Jewish Week - Aug 16 4:29 PM
    (JTA) Jewish fraternities and sororities are launching an Israel advocacy push on college campuses this fall.

  • 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.

  • Israel begins giving positions to U.N. Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
    The Israeli army began handing over positions to the U.N. early Thursday, stepping up its withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Hours later Lebanon's army moved south and began deploying below the Litani River, a senior military official said.

  • Israel Safer Than USA, Immigrants Say Open this result in new window
    Crosswalk.com - Aug 16 9:33 AM
    Ben Gurion Airport, Israel (CNSNews.com) - When war broke out in northern Israel last month, Marc and Miriam Gottlieb decided it would not deter them from fulfilling their lifelong dream of immigrating to Israel from America.

  • Wales have two sent off as Israel's late penalty snatches win Open this result in new window
    Independent - Aug 16 4:38 PM
    Wales had two players sent off in the closing stages of a turbulent 3-2 defeat to Israel in their European Under-21 Championship qualifying game in the Netherlands yesterday.

  • Israel wants UN to patrol Syrian border for weapons Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Aug 16 3:41 PM
    UNITED NATIONS: Israel's foreign minister has urged UN peacekeepers to enforce an arms embargo to prevent Hizbollah guerrillas from getting weapons from their backers in Iran and Syria.

  • Israel wants UN to patrol Syrian border Open this result in new window
    Independent Online - Aug 16 6:08 PM
    Israel's foreign minister has urged United Nations peacekeepers to enforce an arms embargo to prevent Hezbollah fighters from getting weapons from their supporters in Iran and Syria.

  • Israel, Hezbollah Assess Arsenal, Consider Lessons as War Halts Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 16 12:00 AM
    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.

  • Tenacious Israel earn their spurs Open this result in new window
    UEFA News - Aug 16 10:00 AM
    Israel 3-2 Wales Lior Rafaelov scored a late penalty as Israel edged an absorbing match in the Netherlands which their opponents ended with nine men.

  • Supreme Iranian leader says Hezbollah resistance to Israel a victory for Islam Open this result in new window
    Northwest Herald - Aug 16 3:08 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a message to Hezbollah head Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, described the militant group's clashes with Israel as a "victory" for Islam.

  • Israel achieved none of its goals in war against Lebanon - EP Member Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 16 2:55 PM
    EP Member - Israel - Lebanon Representative of Austria's Social Democratic Party at the European Parliament (EP), Hans Essoboda, said in Strasbourg on Wednesday that Israel achieved none of its objectives in its uneven war in Lebanon.

  • UN Plans Lebanon Deployment; Israel Begins Withdrawal (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 16 12:32 AM
    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.

  • Church body condemns Israel Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Aug 16 11:42 AM
    Israel's assault on Lebanon was planned before Hezbollah attacked and was aimed at driving a wedge between the different faiths in the country, a delegation from the World Council of Churches says.

  • Soccer / Israel confident it will be able to host Andorra at home Open this result in new window
    Haaretz Daily - Aug 16 4:07 PM
    UEFA yesterday turned down the Israel Football Association's request to have international games return to Israel for Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem Champions League and UEFA Cup home ties next week.

  • Ahmadi-Nejad: Leaders of US, Britain, Israel should stand trial Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - Aug 16 2:20 PM
    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad today said that the leaders of US, Britain and Israel should stand trial as war criminals.

  • Israel to halt pullout unless Lebanon deploys army Open this result in new window
    Business Recorder - Aug 16 4:48 PM
    BEIRUT (August 17 2006): Israel said on Wednesday it would stop withdrawing from south Lebanon unless Lebanese troops moved there within days, as diplomats worked on plans for a stronger UN force to bolster the truce with Hizbollah fighters.

  • 'Israel must be Called to Account' Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 16 2:13 PM
    President of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM), Mr. Bulent Arinc evaluated Israels offensive in Lebanon as the greatest tragedy of the 21st century and urged that it be called to account for its actions in Lebanon.

  • Russian Jews do battle with Israel foes at Boston rallies Open this result in new window
    The Jewish Advocate - Aug 16 12:19 PM
    When it came to speaking up for the Jewish state at several rallies protesting Israels offensive in Lebanon this summer, one group was especially well represented at the barricades: members of Bostons Russian Jewish community.

  • "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.

  • U.N. Sending Two Enjoys To Israel Open this result in new window
    Israel National News - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
    (IsraelNN.com) United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is sending two envoys to Israel Thursday to talk with officials, including Hizbullah terrorist leaders, concerning implementation of the U.N. Security Council cease fire resolution.

  • Israel Begins Withdrawal From Southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 16 4:10 PM
    Lebanese government agrees to deploy 15,000 troops to border for first time in nearly 40 years, but fails to reach accord on disarming Hezbollah.

  • 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.

  • President:Israel and its supporters must compensate for Lebanon's damage Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Aug 16 1:25 PM
    Iran - President - Lebanon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Israel and its supporters must compensate for all the damage they have inflicted on the people of Lebanon.

  • Israel sends mixed signals on pullout Open this result in new window
    Reuters.co.uk - Aug 16 9:37 AM
    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it would stop withdrawing from south Lebanon unless Lebanese troops move there within days, as diplomats worked on plans for a stronger U.N. force to bolster the truce with Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • 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.

  • As in past crises, U.S. Jews open their wallets when Israels in trouble Open this result in new window
    JTA - Aug 16 8:11 AM
    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: Handing over positions to U-N Force Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - Aug 16 4:34 PM
    JERUSALEM Israeli defense officials say their forces have started to withdraw from southern Lebanon. Some positions now held by Israel's army are reportedly being handed over to a U-N force. A statement from the army says "The process of transferring authority has begun."

  • French foreign minister calls for Israel to end blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    WLUC TV 6 - Aug 16 5:02 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon France's top diplomat has called for Israel to lift its air, naval and land blockade of Lebanon.

  • French foreign minister calls for Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Coos Bay World Link - Aug 16 3:15 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The French foreign minister today called for Israel to lift its air, naval and land blockade of Lebanon, saying it was unnecessary with the U.N.-imposed cease-fire holding.

  • Israel: Troops Could Stay For Months Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Aug 16 5:47 AM
    Israel's military chief said Wednesday that Israeli soldiers would remain in southern Lebanon for months, if necessary, until replaced by a combined force of U.N. and Lebanese army soldiers, Israel Radio reported.

  • Not all nations welcome, says Israel Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Aug 16 2:50 PM
    Occupied Jerusalem: Israel has told the United Nations that it will oppose the inclusion of troops from countries such as Malaysia in a planned UN force for southern Lebanon, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday.

  • 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: Senior Hezbollah leader just before cease-fire began Open this result in new window
    KTRE-TV East Texas - Aug 16 12:03 PM
    JERUSALEM Israel's military says its forces killed a senior Hezbollah leader just before the U-N cease-fire took effect.

  • Israel still draws U.S. travelers Open this result in new window
    Coos Bay World Link - Aug 16 3:15 PM
    NEW YORK (AP) - Even Hezbollah missiles couldn't keep Hilda Goodman and her husband from canceling a trip to Israel they planned 13 years ago - when their grandson was born. For his bar mitzvah in October, the couple plan to be in Jerusalem.

  • War not over yet, says Israel Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Aug 16 2:49 PM
    Dubai: Israel's war on Lebanon is not over until the UN resolution to end the conflict is fully implemented, a top Israeli official declared on Wednesday, putting more pressure on the fragile truce which took effect on Monday.

  • Calls to Suspend Arms Deliveries to Israel, by Israel Rafalovich Open this result in new window
    UN Observer - Aug 16 2:07 PM
    2006-08-16 | Brussels - In a letter to President Bushs National Security Advisor Mr. Stephen Hadley, Human Rights Watch has asked the rejection of any request by Israel to transfer cluster munitions for use against targets in Lebanon.

  • Israel to probe how war was conducted Open this result in new window
    Canada.com - Aug 16 10:48 AM
    The mother of Israeli soldier David Amar reacts during his funeral in the northern Israel town of Kiryat Shmona Wednesday Aug. 16, 2006.

  • Iranian president decries Israel as a 'fake regime' Open this result in new window
    Fox21 - Aug 16 10:12 AM
    TEHRAN, Iran Iran's president is again urging Israel's demise, this time calling it a "fake regime."

  • Rejecting criticism, Israel vows to press forward with Gaza offensive Open this result in new window
    Fox21 - Aug 16 10:07 AM
    JERUSALEM Israel says it won't let up on attacks in the Gaza Strip until Palestinian militants release a captured Israeli soldier and stop their rocket attacks.

  • Sizing up the damage in Lebanon, Israel VIDEO  Open this result in new window
    Kansas City Star - Aug 16 5:04 AM
    Residents along both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border returned to their homes on Tuesday to survey the destruction and begin rebuilding their lives.

  • Iran, Syria say Israel, U.S. dealt a big blow Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Aug 16 12:28 AM
    Buoyed by Hezbollah's ability to stand up to Israel's punishing assaults for 34 days, the group's chief sponsors, Iran and Syria, both struck...

  • 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.

  • Israel to halt pullout unless Lebanon army deploys Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 16 8:08 AM
    By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it would stop withdrawing from south Lebanon unless Lebanese troops moved there within days, as diplomats worked on plans for a stronger U.N.

  • Lebanon says if Israel couldn't disarm Hezbollah, it sure can't Open this result in new window
    The Columbus Dispatch - Aug 16 4:08 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon Hezbollahs huge cache of shortand long-range weapons loomed large yesterday over the tenuous truce between the militant Islamic group and Israel as Lebanese officials grappled with what to do with the militias arsenal.

  • Watch Tower: Can Israel, world learn from war? Open this result in new window
    Central Chronicle - Aug 16 11:11 AM
    Israel and Hizbollah are tired, and their wounds are bleeding, and so the UN's call came at a good time. However, it will not last long- Pyotr Romanov

  • Iran hits at Israel with Holocaust cartoon contest Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Aug 16 6:55 AM
    TEHRAN -- 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."

  • Israel pullout to stop if Lebanon army does not deploy Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 16 8:08 AM
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel could withdraw it

  • French foreign minister calls for Israel to lift blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC Action News - Aug 16 7:25 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - The French foreign minister on Wednesday called for Israel to lift its air, naval and land blockade of Lebanon, saying it was unnecessary with the U.N.-imposed cease-fire holding.

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