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Israel Ends Its Blockade of Lebanon?s Coastline 
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Israel turned over patrols of the coast to Italian warships, which would help enforce an arms embargo against Hezbollah.Israel lifts sea blockade of Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 3:31 PM
Israel lifted its sea blockade of Lebanon on Friday, ending the country's two months of isolation as the task of preventing the entry of Hezbollah weapons falls to international warships patrolling offshore.Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 11:37 AM
Israel lifted its nearly two-month naval blockade of Lebanon on Friday after European warships began patrolling to keep out weapons shipments for Hezbollah guerrillas, the head of the U.N. peacekeeping force said.Israel lifts Lebanon sea blockade AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 11:31 AM
Israel lifted its crippling eight-week blockade of Lebanon as a United Nations-backed flotilla of warships patrolled the coast in line with a truce that halted Israel's war on Hezbollah.Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon USA Today - Sep 08 11:03 AM
Israel lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon on Friday after European warships began patrolling to keep out weapons shipments for Hezbollah guerrillas, the head of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon said.Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 10:58 AM
Israel lifted its eight-week sea blockade of Lebanon on Friday, handing control of the Lebanese coastline to an international naval task force.Israel lifts Lebanon blockade amid flurry of diplomacy AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 10:17 AM
Israel has lifted its crippling eight-week embargo on Lebanon after foreign envoys stepped up efforts to shore up a UN-brokered ceasefire and revive stalled Middle East peace talks.Israel ends its sea blockade of southern Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Sep 08 1:19 PM
Israel lifted its sea blockade of Lebanon on Friday. Hoping to salvage what is left of the season, fishermen chugged out to sea while jet-skiers and wind-surfers skimmed the waters.Israel minister says time for Palestinian talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 6:12 AM
Israel's foreign minister said on Friday it was time the Jewish state talked to the Palestinians, adding no conditions should be put on meeting President Mahmoud Abbas.Israel lifting Lebanon sea blockade AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 5:40 AM
A UN-backed flotilla of ships has begun patrolling the Lebanese coast in line with a truce that ended Israel's war on Hezbollah, paving the way for a full end to a punishing eight-week blockade.Russian FM slams Israel arrest of Palestinian ministers, MPs AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 7:24 AM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has slammed Israel's arrest of Palestinian ministers and MPs from the governing Hamas, after talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.Israel to End Naval Blockade of Lebanon Washington Post - Sep 08 5:38 AM
JERUSALEM, Sept. 8 -- Israel lifted its eight-week-long air blockade of Lebanon on Thursday but maintained its sea cordon after determining that not enough international forces had taken up positions along the coast to enforce an arms embargo against the Shiite Muslim militia Hezbollah.Israel Lifts Sea Blockade of Lebanon ABC News - Sep 08 4:04 PM
Israel Lifts Sea Blockade of Lebanon, Plans to Have All Its Troops Out Within 2 WeeksIsrael ending sea blockade of Lebanon CNN.com - Sep 08 4:39 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel will end its naval blockade of Lebanon within hours, government spokeswoman Miri Eisin said Friday.Israel ready to lift Lebanon sea blockade in 48 hours AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 4:10 AM
Israel has said it was ready to end its sea blockade on Lebanon in 48 hours, on the heels of the lifting of an air embargo imposed at the start of its devastating war with Hezbollah guerrillas.Israel prepares to lift naval blockade Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 4:42 AM
Israel prepared to lift its sea blockade of Lebanon on Friday after an Italian admiral assumed control of an interim maritime task force to deploy off the Lebanese coast.Israel to End Naval Blockade of Lebanon Washington Post - Sep 08 5:19 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel will end its naval blockade of Lebanon within hours, government spokeswoman Miri Eisin said Friday. The U.N. informed the Lebanese government that a joint French, Italian and Greek naval force has begun patrolling the Lebanese coastline, a Lebanese government official said.Israel Ends Naval Blockade of Lebanon NPR - Sep 08 3:34 PM
Israel lifts its nearly two-month naval blockade of Lebanon. European warships are now patrolling the waters to keep weapons shipments out of the hands of Hezbollah guerrillas. Israel also says it will withdraw the last of its troops from Lebanon in two weeks.Israel to end Lebanon blockade in 2 days AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 2:46 AM
Israel will end its naval blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours, a government spokesman said Friday, and hopes to withdraw its last soldiers there within two weeks.Israel should hold immediate meeting with Abbas: FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 3:24 AM
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has said that she believed Israel should hold an immediate meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas without setting conditions.Israel Pulling Its Ships From Lebanon CBS News - Sep 08 1:03 PM
Israel's naval blockade of Lebanon will end within hours, replaced by French, Italian, and Greek warships. Israel also hopes to have all its troops home by Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, in two weeks.Israel to lift naval blockade of Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 1:16 AM
Israel will lift its naval blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours, having received assurances international forces will have arrived by then to monitor the seas, government spokesman Asaf Shariv said Friday.Israel Lifts Naval Blockade of Lebanon ABC News - Sep 08 11:49 AM
Israel Lifts Lebanon Naval Blockade and Says It Will Withdraw Last Troops Within Two WeeksIsrael will discuss disputed border area if Hezbollah disarms AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 1:08 AM
Israel said it is prepared to discuss the status of the disputed Shebaa Farms area if Beirut disarms Shiite militia Hezbollah and if the United Nations rules the territory is Lebanese.Israel could discuss Shebaa Farms Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 1:08 AM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel would be willing to discuss the status of the disputed Shebaa Farms if Lebanon disarms the Hizbollah guerrilla group, Israeli media reported on Friday.As UN force grows, Israel lifts air and sea blockade The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Sep 08 1:00 AM
Israel prepared to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon yesterday in a step toward fulfilling the UN resolution that brought a tenuous cease-fire to a month of war.Israel lifts Lebanon blockade MSNBC - Sep 08 8:58 AM
Israel lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon on Friday after European warships began patrolling to keep out weapons shipments for Hezbollah. Middle East peace efforts shift to Israel, Palestinian territories AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 10:55 PM
The focus on Middle East peace moves to Israel and the Palestinian territories with high-level foreign visits on the agenda after Israel partially lifted its sea and air embargo of Lebanon.Israel: Woman to Lead Supreme Court New York Times - Sep 07 11:28 PM
An Israeli judicial panel selected Dorit Beinish as the first woman to be president of Israel?s Supreme Court, replacing Aharon Barak, who is retiring after nearly 30 years on the country?s highest court. Ms. Beinish, 64, is a longtime civil servant who has held a range of government legal posts and was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1995. Mr. Barak, 70, had been president since 1995.Israel may cede disputed land to Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 10:18 PM
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has signaled that Israel might cede the disputed Chebaa Farms area to Lebanon if the Lebanese carry out all provisions of their cease-fire with Israel, including the disarming of Hezbollah guerrillas, Israeli media reported on Friday.Israel Lifts Naval Blockade of Lebanon ABC News - Sep 08 8:19 AM
Israel Lifts Lebanon Naval Blockade As European Warships Try to Keep Weapons From HezbollahIsrael Lifts Naval Blockade of Lebanon ABC News - Sep 08 8:05 AM
Israel Lifts Lebanon Naval Blockade As European Warships Patrol to Keep Weapons From HezbollahIsrael eases its blockade of Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 7:52 PM
With a low-flying passenger jet circling the capital, Lebanon put on a boisterous show Thursday to celebrate the end of Israel's air blockade. But Israel said its closure of Lebanon's ports will remain in force until international forces arrive to watch the seas.Israel Lifts Blockade of Lebanon WPVI-TV Philadelphia - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
Israel said it lifted its nearly two-month-long air blockade of Lebanon on Thursday but kept its naval blockade in place until international forces can take over.Israel lifts sea blockade of Lebanon Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
BEIRUT -- Israel lifted its sea blockade of Lebanon, ending the country s two months of isolation as the task of preventing the entry of Hezbollah weapons falls to international warships patrolling offshore.Israel denies naval blockade of Lebanon lifted People's Daily - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Israel has not lifted the blockade of the Lebanese coast, but is still coordinating the handover of control to UN forces, a spokeswoman for Israeli Prime Minister said Friday.Israel Lifts Naval Blockade of Lebanon KABC-TV Los Angeles - Sep 08 5:14 PM
Israel lifted its nearly two-month naval blockade of Lebanon on Friday after European warships began patrolling to keep out weapons shipments for Hezbollah guerrillas.Israel Lifts Naval Blockade of Lebanon ABC News - Sep 08 5:34 AM
Israel Lifts Naval Blockade of Lebanon As International Force Begins Patrolling CoastlineIsrael to End Lebanon Sea Blockade Today ABC News - Sep 08 4:34 AM
Israel to End Naval Blockade of Lebanon Within Hours As Foreign Troops Begin Patrolling CoastIsrael to End Lebanon Blockade in 2 Days ABC News - Sep 08 3:04 AM
Israel to End Naval Blockade of Lebanon in 48 Hours, Remove Troops Within Next 3 WeeksIsrael lifts sea blockade KTRE-TV East Texas - Sep 08 5:04 PM
BEIRUT Israel has lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon, which should dramatically speed up rebuilding.Israel: It s time for talks with Palestinians The Peninsula - Sep 08 5:32 PM
Tel aviv Israel s foreign minister said yesterday it was time the Jewish state talked to the Palestinians, adding no conditions should be put on meeting President Mahmoud Abbas.Israel Lifts Air Blockade of Lebanon Washington Post - Sep 07 3:00 PM
JERUSALEM, Sept. 7 -- Israel lifted its air blockade of Lebanon Thursday after eight weeks, but maintained its sea cordon after determining that not enough international forces had taken up position along the coast to enforce an arms embargo against the Shiite militia Hezbollah.Israel starts lifting Lebanon blockade AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 2:37 PM
A Lebanese airliner touched down in Beirut to mark the lifting of Israel's punishing eight-week air blockade amid intense international efforts to underpin a UN-brokered ceasefire.Israel lifting Lebanon sea blockade as UN patrols start Khaleej Times - Sep 08 4:05 PM
BEIRUT - A UN-backed flotilla of ships began patrolling the Lebanese coast on Friday in line with a truce that ended Israel s war on Hezbollah, paving the way for a full end to a punishing eight-week blockade.Israel ends Lebanon air embargo Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 2:02 PM
Israel on Thursday lifted an air blockade of Lebanon imposed when it went to war with Hizbollah guerrillas eight weeks ago and a Lebanese airliner landed at Beirut's patched-up airport to mark the moment.Israel says naval blockade of Lebanon continuing Washington Post - Sep 07 3:00 PM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel lifted its blockade of Lebanon's international airport on Thursday but said it was keeping a naval blockade in place until an international force deployed off the coast.Olmert signals Israel could cede disputed territory to Lebanon Khaleej Times - Sep 08 4:05 PM
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has signaled that Israel might cede disputed territory to Lebanon if the Lebanese carry out all provisions of their recent cease-fire with Israel, including the disarming of Hezbollah guerrillas, media reported on Friday.Israel UEFA to rule on lifting of Israel match ban FIFA - Sep 08 10:55 AM
European football governing body UEFA will meet on Thursday next week to decide if the suspension on international matches being played in Israel should be lifted.Israel intends to leave Lebanon within two weeks Khaleej Times - Sep 08 4:05 PM
TEL AVIV - Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz told German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Friday that Israel intended to complete its army pullout from Lebanon within two weeks, Peretz s office said.Israel to Lift Naval Blockade of Lebanon ABC News - Sep 08 1:34 AM
Israel Plans to Lift Naval Blockade of Lebanon Once International Forces ArriveLavrov Slams Israel for Arrest of Ministers, MPs Arab News - Sep 08 4:13 PM
RAMALLAH/GAZA CITY, 9 September 2006 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday slammed Israel s arrest of Palestinian ministers and MPs from the governing Hamas, after talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.Israel will discuss disputed border area if Hezbollah disarms Khaleej Times - Sep 08 4:05 PM
JERUSALEM - Israel said on Friday it is prepared to discuss the status of the disputed Shebaa Farms area if Beirut disarms Shia militia Hezbollah and if the United Nations rules the territory is Lebanese.Israel confirms naval blockade on Lebanon lifted Khaleej Times - Sep 08 4:04 PM
JERUSALEM - Israel confirmed on Friday that it had lifted its crippling eight-week naval blockade on Lebanon, a spokeswoman said. The naval blockade has lifted, said Miri Eisen, from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert s office.Israel to Lift Naval Blockade of Lebanon Los Angeles Times - Sep 08 1:19 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel will lift its naval blockade of Lebanon within 48 hours once international forces arrive to monitor the seas, government spokesman Asaf Shariv said Friday.Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon Hindustan Times - Sep 08 3:31 PM
Israel lifted its sea blockade of Lebanon on Friday, ending the country's 2-month-long isolation as the task of preventing the entry of Hezbollah weapons falls to international naval ships patrolling off-shore.Cyprus Airways returns to Beirut after Israel lifts air blockade Khaleej Times - Sep 08 4:00 PM
NICOSIA - Cyprus Airways resumed its daily flights to Beirut on Friday, less than 24 hours after Israel lifted its eight-week air blockade on Lebanon.Israel lifts Lebanon sea blockade New Straits Times - Sep 08 10:24 AM
Israel was ending its crippling eight-week blockade of Lebanon as a UN-backed flotilla of warships began patrolling the coast in line with a truce that ended Israel's war on Hezbollah.Intel likely to spare Israel job cuts, say observers EETimes - Sep 08 9:23 AM
The planned job cuts looming over Intel have also cast a shadow over the Israeli market, but there are, as yet, no signs of depression. Most observers here believe Intel will spare its Israel operations from the worst of the cuts.Israel Lifts Lebanon Blockade Zaman Online - Sep 08 2:14 PM
Israel began lifting the air and sea blockades implemented against Lebanon on Thursday, handing over the responsibility of monitoring aircraft and shipping to international forces.Lebanon's skies open as Israel ends air blockade / Hope in Beirut for lifting of sea control as early as today San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 08 3:52 AM
A passenger plane swept over downtown Beirut and sliced along the Mediterranean coast Thursday afternoon, a flourish marking the end of an Israeli-imposed air blockade that has isolated Lebanon for weeks. But a sea blockade remained in force. Israel... The reasons for Israel's Lebanese misadventure Gulf News - Sep 08 3:08 PM
Starting from July 12, when Hezbollah abducted two Israeli soldiers and killed eight others, violence in the region raged to a boil. In what seemed to be an uncalculated risk, Israel unleashed its superior fire power against Hezbollah and Lebanon's newly-built infrastructure.Israel to lift blockade of Lebanon despite objections Fox21 - Sep 08 12:37 PM
JERUSALEM A crucial step for rebuilding Lebanon comes today with the lifting of Israel's air-and-sea blockade.Israel lifts Lebanon naval blockade CBC - Sep 08 7:01 AM
Israel lifted its eight-week-old naval blockade of Lebanon Friday after European warships started patrolling the coastline to prevent arms shipments to Hezbollah.Israel lifts Lebanon sea blockade TODAYonline - Sep 08 11:47 AM
Lebanese men wait to collect their belongings as a bulldozer cleans the ruins of their destroyed houses in the southern Lebanese city of Qana. Israel lifted its crippling eight-week blockade of Lebanon as a United Nations-backed flotilla of warships patrolled the coast in line with a truce that halted Israel's war on Hezbollah.Russia insists on probe into Israel's reported use of cluster bombs -Lavrov (Part 2) Interfax - Sep 08 11:19 AM
MOSCOW. Sept 8 (Interfax) - Russia calls for investigating the reported use of cluster bombs by Israel in Lebanon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the press on Friday.Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon SABC News - Sep 08 12:26 PM
Israel lifted its eight-week sea blockade of Lebanon today, handing control of the Lebanese coastline to an international naval task force.Israel is lifting blockade Fox21 - Sep 08 12:36 PM
JERUSALEM Israel has started lifting its blockade of Lebanon.Israel says it will discuss disputed land - with conditions Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 08 7:45 AM
JERUSALEM: The Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, said Israel would be willing to discuss the status of the disputed Shebaa Farms if Lebanon disarms the Hezbollah guerilla group, Israeli media has reported. -Israel confirms Lebanon sea blockade lifted Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 08 8:16 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel confirmed it had lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon on Friday, ending an eight-week-old embargo imposed after Hizbollah seized two soldiers in a cross-border raid.Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 08 7:13 AM
Israel lifted its eight-week sea blockade of Lebanon after an interim maritime task force led by an Italian admiral deployed off the Lebanese coast.LEAD: Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 08 7:29 AM
_ (EDS: UPDATING WITH ISRAEL'S CONFIRMATION IN 2ND GRAF)Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 08 7:13 AM
_ Israel on Friday lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon, a spokesman for the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon said.Woman Named to Head Israel's Supreme Court Crosswalk.com - Sep 08 6:48 AM
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - In 1969, Israel became one of the first countries in the world with a female governmental leader when Golda Meir was sworn in as prime minister. Israel is now set to become one of the first nations with a female Supreme Court chief justice.Israel begins to lift blockade of Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Sep 07 9:42 AM
Israel began to lift its eight-week-old blockade of Lebanon today, as workers there scrambled to ready ports and the Beirut airport for a renewed flow of passengers and cargo.Israel to leave Lebanon in two weeks UPI - Sep 08 11:38 AM
JERUSALEM, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Israel said Friday it hopes to withdraw all remaining troops from southern Lebanon in two weeks under coordination with U.N. forces.Israel lifts Lebanon blockade amid flurry of diplomacy TODAYonline - Sep 08 10:47 AM
Italian sailors board a UN helicopter in Beirut. Israel has lifted its crippling eight-week embargo on Lebanon after foreign envoys stepped up efforts to shore up a UN-brokered ceasefire and revive stalled Middle East peace talks.Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 08 6:12 AM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel lifted its eight-week sea blockade of Lebanon on Friday after an interim maritime task force led by an Italian admiral deployed off the Lebanese coast, the commander of U.N. peacekeepers said.Israel lifts Lebanon sea blockade Middle East Times - Sep 08 7:56 AM
BEIRUT -- Israel was ending its crippling eight-week blockade of Lebanon Friday as a UN-backed flotilla of warships began patrolling the coast in line with a truce that ended Israel's war on Hezbollah.Naval blockade ending shortly: Israel CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 08 5:50 AM
Israel will end its naval blockade of Lebanon within hours, Israeli officials said Friday, although reports from Lebanon suggest the eight-week blockade may have ended already.Israel Lifts Naval Blockade of Lebanon RedNova - Sep 08 9:16 AM
By HUSSEIN DAKROUB BEIRUT - Israel lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon on Friday after European warships began patrolling to keep out weapons shipments for Hezbollah guerrillas, the head of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon said. Maj. Gen.Israel abducts six Lebanese as German FM says too early to speak on prisoners deal Al Bawaba - Sep 08 2:16 PM
Israeli troops abducted six people, including a policeman, in two Lebanese villages on the border with Israel, residents and Lebanese security officials said.Lebanon's air blockade lifted, but Israel keeps sea closed Boston Globe - Sep 08 1:43 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel lifted its air blockade of Lebanon yesterday after eight weeks, but maintained its sea cordon after determining that not enough international forces had taken up position along the coast to enforce an arms embargo against the Shi'ite militia Hezbollah.Israel dismay at end of Lebanon blockade without soldier news AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 9:35 AM
Israel's decision to start lifting its Lebanon blockade before securing the release of two soldiers captured by Hezbollah -- a key aim of its month-long war on the Shiite militia -- was greeted with dismay in the Jewish state.Israel ends Lebanon blockade EuroNews - Sep 08 11:17 AM
Israel's sea and air blockade of Lebanon has ended. Foreign cargo ships have started arriving in Beirut's harbour, signalling the end of the embargo.Israel ends naval blockade of Lebanon CTV.ca - Sep 08 7:50 AM
Israel ended a two-month naval blockade of Lebanon Friday after international warships began patrolling the coast to prevent weapons from reaching Hezbollah guerrillas.Israel Ends Naval Blockade Of Lebanon Free Internet Press - Sep 08 2:13 PM
Israel lifted its eight-week-old maritime blockade against Lebanon Friday, the United Nations announced, and within hours a gleaming white ship pulled into Beirut harbor carrying a load of appliances. The reopening of sea lanes to Lebanon, which the United Nations said took place in the early afternoon, came one day after Israel's blockade against air traffic was lifted, completing the end to Israel Ends Lebanese Blockades Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 08 5:34 AM
Israel has lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon imposed when it went to war with Hizbollah guerrillas eight weeks ago. European warships began patrolling off the coast to prevent militants rearming, the UN peacekeeping force said.Israel begins lifting blockade of Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 8:39 AM
Israel began on Thursday to lift a blockade of Lebanon imposed when it went to war with Hizbollah guerrillas eight weeks ago and a Lebanese airliner landed at Beirut's patched-up airport to mark the moment.Israel Eases Its Blockade of Lebanon ABC News - Sep 07 8:19 PM
Israel Ends Lebanon Air Blockade but Keeps Seaports Sealed Until International Forces ArriveIsrael lifts sea blockade of Lebanon Al Jazeera - Sep 08 10:05 AM
Israel lifted its sea blockade of Lebanon on Friday after a UN naval force led by Italy took control over the Lebanese coast, UN and Israeli officials said, according to Reuters news agency.Israel lifts Lebanon blockade amid flurry of diplomacy Outlook India - Sep 08 10:00 AM
JERUSALEM, Sept 8, Israel today lifted its crippling eight-week embargo on Lebanon after foreign envoys stepped up efforts to shore up a UN-brokered ceasefire and revive stalled Middle East peace talks.Israel Lifts Naval Blockade of Lebanon phillyburbs.com - Sep 08 5:34 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel lifted its sea blockade of Lebanon on Friday, the day after the air blockade was lifted, the commander of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon said.Israel to end naval blockade of Lebanon within hours, government says Boston Herald - Sep 08 5:19 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel will end its naval blockade of Lebanon within hours, government spokeswoman Miri Eisin said Friday. The U.N. informed the Lebanese government that a joint French, Italian and Greek...Lebanon's only airport ready for flights as Israel begins to lift blockade USA Today - Sep 07 7:37 AM
Workers at Lebanon's only airport prepared Thursday to receive a full flow of commercial flights as Israel pledged to lift an air and sea blockade imposed nearly two months ago when the war with Hezbollah guerrillas erupted.Israel's Peretz demands swift talks with Palestinians AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 8:22 AM
Israel's embattled Defence Minister Amir Peretz has called for the swift renewal of stalled peace talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.Israel set to lift Lebanon blockade Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 8:14 AM
Israel will begin lifting an air and sea blockade of Lebanon from 1500 GMT on Thursday, handing over responsibility for monitoring aircraft and shipping to international forces, an Israeli official said.Italian FM urges Israel to end blockade of Gaza AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 07 8:29 AM
Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema has urged Israel to follow up on its decision to lift a punishing air and sea blockade of Lebanon by easing its embargo of the Gaza Strip.Israel lifts naval blockade of Lebanon Syracuse.com - Sep 08 8:14 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Israel lifted its nearly two-month naval blockade of Lebanon on Friday after European warships began patrolling to keep out weapons shipments for Hezbollah guerrillas, the head of the U.N. peacekeeping force said.U.N. force says Israel ends sea blockade Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Sep 08 5:08 AM
The U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Israel ended its naval blockade on Lebanon on Friday after an international naval force became operational off the Lebanese coast.