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  • Intensifying Israeli attacks on Lebanon raise world concern Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 50 minutes ago
    Israeli forces have intensified their attacks on Lebanon in pre-dawn raids, striking at the heart of Hezbollah's command headquarters in Beirut's suburbs, amid world concern that the escalation could spark a regional war.

  • Israel intensifies attacks against Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
    Israel unleashed a furious military campaign on Lebanon's main airport, highways, military bases and other targets Thursday, retaliating for scores of Hezbollah guerrilla rockets that rained down on Israel and reached as far as Haifa, its third-largest city, for the first time.

  • Bush defends Israeli attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
    President Bush strongly defended Israel's attacks in Lebanon on Thursday but worried they could weaken or topple the fragile government in Beirut. The Mideast violence exposed divisions between the United States and allies and raised fears of a widening war.

  • US allows some embassy staffers to leave Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
    The State Department on Thursday authorized families of its embassy staff in Lebanon to leave and urged Americans to avoid travel into the country because of escalating violence between Israel and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbollah.

  • Dozens killed as Israel bombs Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
    At least 46 civilians were killed as Israeli jets pounded Lebanon in retaliation for the capture and killing of soldiers by Hezbollah, amid warnings the escalation could spark a regional war.

  • Lebanon asks Security Council to impose ceasefire Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 4:49 PM
    Lebanon urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli attacks on its territory, rejecting Israel's insistence it was acting in self defense.

  • Israel blockades Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 2:23 PM
    Israel struck Beirut airport and military airbases and blockaded Lebanese ports on Thursday, intensifying reprisals that have killed 55 civilians in Lebanon since Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers a day earlier.

  • Israel Steps Up Attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Jul 13 2:06 PM
    BEIRUT, July 13 -- Israel stepped up its campaign to force the release of two abducted soldiers Thursday, bombarding Beirut's airport, two Lebanese military air bases, a Hezbollah television station and other targets while imposing a blockade on Lebanon's ports and airspace. Hezbollah, the Lebanese...

  • Israel Steps Up Attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Jul 13 1:32 PM
    BEIRUT, July 13 -- Israel stepped up its campaign to force the release of two abducted soldiers Thursday, bombarding Beirut's airport, two Lebanese military air bases, a Hezbollah television station and other targets while imposing a blockade on Lebanon's ports and airspace. Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group that captured the soldiers Wednesday in a cross-border raid, rained more than 80

  • Israel blasts Lebanon airport, air bases Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 11:55 AM
    Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, imposing a naval blockade, twice hitting Beirut's airport and blasting two Lebanese army air bases near Syria. Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into Israel, which said one also struck the port city of Haifa.

  • Lebanon attacks bring life to standstill Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:16 PM
    American tourist Michael Frantel had decided it was time to leave less than 24 hours after starting his vacation in Lebanon. But as he stood at the check-in desk at Beirut's airport, Israeli airstrikes smashed the runways outside.

  • Bush: Impact of Lebanon attacks a concern Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jul 13 12:09 PM
    Addressing the escalation of hostilities in the Mideast, President Bush on Thursday warned that Israel should take care not to "weaken" Lebanon's government and also stressed that Syria "needs to be held to account."

  • Israel blockades Lebanon, kills 53 civilians Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 10:38 AM
    Israel blockaded Lebanese ports and struck Beirut airport and two military airbases on Thursday, expanding reprisals that have killed 53 civilians in Lebanon since Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers a day earlier.

  • US unwavering in support of Israel, concerned for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:15 PM
    Israel's Lebanon offensive drew staunch US backing and a presidential rebuke for Syria, but also prompted concern here that deepending conflict could consume Beirut's fragile democracy.

  • Syria holding Lebanon hostage: minister Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 10:37 AM
    Syria is holding Lebanon hostage by giving orders to the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah which has captured two Israeli soldiers, a leading Lebanese minister said.

  • Crude prices hit records above 76 dollars as Israel bombs Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:01 PM
    World oil prices hit records above 76 dollars as Israel continued an offensive in Lebanon, while key producer Iran was defiant in the face of Western calls to rein in its nuclear ambitions.

  • UN Security Council sets urgent meeting on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 11:35 AM
    The U.N. Security Council set an urgent meeting for Friday after Israel, responding to the capture of two of its soldiers by Hizbollah guerrillas, launched a wave of military strikes on Lebanon.

  • Lebanon's U.S.-Backed Democracy Threatened by Mideast Fighting Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
    July 14 (Bloomberg) -- The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is imperiling the new government in Lebanon, touted by President George W. Bush as a model for the spread of democracy in the Middle East.

  • Tourists flee Lebanon en masse after Israeli raids Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 10:44 AM
    Thousands of tourists, mostly Gulf Arab nationals, fled Lebanon to Syria after Israeli air attacks shut down Beirut airport and dealt a heavy blow to the country's resurgent tourist industry.

  • Israel Extends Air Raids in Lebanon After Hezbollah Attacks Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
    July 14 (Bloomberg) -- Israel extended air raids in Lebanon after Hezbollah fired rockets into the port city of Haifa, as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United Nations should take the lead in preventing the conflict from escalating.

  • Israel claims hundreds of hits in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 8:40 AM
    Israel has hit hundreds of targets in Lebanon as part of its effort to force the release of two soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas, a top Israeli general said Thursday.

  • Developments in Israel-Lebanon crisis Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 10:01 AM
    Developments in the Israel-Lebanon crisis stemming from the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah.

  • Israel Intensifies Attacks Against Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
    Israel Intensifies Attacks Against Lebanon With Strikes on Beirut Airport, Other Targets

  • Bush Defends Israeli Attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
    Bush Defends Israeli Attacks in Lebanon but Worries They Could Topple Beirut Government

  • EU accuses Israel of 'disproportionate use of force' in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Jul 13 8:19 AM
    The European Union on Thursday criticized Israel for using "disproportionate" force in its attacks on Lebanon following the cross-border raid by Hezbollah guerillas who captured two Israeli soldiers

  • Two Kuwaitis killed in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 8:05 AM
    Two Kuwaiti citizens and their Asian domestic helper have been killed in Israel's air bombardments on southern Lebanon, the Kuwaiti foreign ministry said.

  • Lebanon Says It Doesn't Control Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Jul 13 3:19 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Israel has held Lebanese leaders responsible for Hezbollah's capture of two soldiers, but the government here says it has no real control over the guerrillas -- and taking action to rein them in could tear the country apart.

  • Bush defends Israel's attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Jul 13 4:00 AM
    President Bush strongly defended Israel's attacks in Lebanon on Thursday but worried they could weaken or topple the fragile government in Beirut. The Mideast violence exposed divisions between the U.S. and its allies.

  • Israel: No targets in Lebanon are immune Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 3:45 AM
    Israel's air force is prepared to strike anywhere in Lebanon, including the capital of Beirut, if the Lebanese government fails to rein in Hezbollah guerrillas, the Israeli army chief said Thursday.

  • 28 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon in soldier crisis Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 2:56 AM
    Israeli fighter jets have bombed Lebanon's only international airport and killed 28 civilians in a wave of retaliatory strikes over the killing and capture of soldiers by Hezbollah guerrillas in the worst cross-border violence in 10 years.

  • Israel Intensifies Attacks Against Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 13 2:46 PM
    Israel Intensifies Attacks Against Lebanon With Strikes on Army Bases, Beirut Airport

  • World oil prices hit new records as Israel bombs Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 3:41 AM
    World crude prices have struck historic records approaching 76 dollars per barrel after Israel bombarded Lebanon in a new twist to the Middle East conflict.

  • Israel Blocks Lebanon's Air and Sea Ports Open this result in new window
    NPR - Jul 13 2:50 PM
    Israeli forces have blocked Lebanon's ports and put its international airport out of commission, while continuing its search for two captured soldiers near the border. At least one rocket landed in the Israeli costal city of Haifa, the farthest south a rocket has landed.

  • Bush Defends Israel's Attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 13 2:10 PM
    President Bush Defends Israel Attacks in Lebanon, Parting Ways With Key Allies

  • Israel attacks Lebanon after troops seized Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:53 AM
    Israel widened its offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas on Thursday, targeting Beirut's international airport and blasting southern Lebanon for a second day, police and airport officials said. At least 22 civilians were reported killed in the south, local media said.

  • Israel tightens Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Stuff - 28 minutes ago
    BEIRUT: Israel bombed a main highway in Lebanon today as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered more intense strikes in retaliation against Hizbollah guerrillas following the capture of two Israeli soldiers.

  • Israeli assault on Lebanon and Gaza continues Open this result in new window
    CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - 55 minutes ago
    Israeli attacks on targets in Lebanon continued for a second day on Friday with more air strikes around Beirut's international airport and on Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon.

  • Israel widens Lebanon reprisals, 36 civilians die Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:58 AM
    Israel struck Beirut airport and Hizbollah television and began enforcing a naval blockade of Lebanon on Thursday, intensifying reprisals after Hizbollah seized two Israeli soldiers and killed eight a day earlier.

  • Bush, Other Leaders Express Concern Over Lebanon and Israel Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Jul 13 11:52 AM
    July 13 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said today he was worried the escalation of violence involving Israel and Lebanon could bring down the Lebanese government, threatening prospects for long-term peace in the region.

  • NBC: Destination Lebanon Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Jul 13 11:01 AM
    NBCs Richard Engel is driving across Jordan and Syria on Thursday, en route to Beirut, Lebanon to report on the Israeli offensive there. He filed this report from the road.

  • Lebanon seeks Israeli ceasefire Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 13 8:44 AM
    Lebanon calls for a ceasefire, as Israel imposes an air and sea blockade after two of its soldiers were seized.

  • Israel imposes blockade on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:49 AM
    Israel on Thursday imposed a sea and air blockade on Lebanon to cut off supply routes to Lebanese militants, the Israeli military said.

  • Intensifying Israeli attacks on Lebanon raise world concern Open this result in new window
    The Nation - 42 minutes ago
    Beirut - Israeli forces intensified attacks on Lebanon in pre-dawn raids Friday, striking at the heart of Hezbollah's command headquarters in Beirut's suburbs, amid world concern that the escalation could spark a regional war.

  • Israel imposing blockade on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 12:26 AM
    Israel is imposing a sea and air blockade on Lebanon, a senior Israeli military official said Thursday.

  • Israel widens Lebanon reprisals, 22 civilians die Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 12 10:57 PM
    Israel struck Beirut airport and Hizbollah's television station on Thursday and killed 22 civilians in raids on south Lebanon, intensifying its reprisals after Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers and killed eight.

  • Israel attacks Lebanon after GIs snatched Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 12 9:29 PM
    Israel bombed and shelled southern Lebanon and sent ground troops over the border for the first time in six years Wednesday after Hezbollah guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers. Israeli planes attacked the runways of Beirut International Airport early Thursday, Israeli Army Radio reported, starting off a second day of attacks.

  • Israel-Lebanon Fighting Broadens Middle East Conflict Open this result in new window
    The Online NewsHour - Jul 13 5:09 PM
    Israeli troops continued a second day of attacks on Lebanon, targeting the Beirut airport and a Hezbollah television station. Hezbollah, in turn, fired over 120 rockets into northern Israel, hitting several towns. Two former State Department officials discuss prospects the violence can be tamped down.

  • Bush defends Israel's attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Houston Chronicle - Jul 13 2:30 PM
    President Bush strongly defended Israel's attacks in Lebanon today but worried they could weaken or topple the fragile government in Beirut.

  • Lebanon asks UN to impose cease-fire Open this result in new window
    The Age - Jul 13 5:23 PM
    Lebanon has urged the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli attacks on its territory, rejecting Israel's insistence it is acting in self-defence.

  • Israel tightens Lebanon blockade Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 13 5:02 PM
    Israel bombed a main highway in Lebanon on Friday as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered more intense strikes in retaliation against Hizbollah guerrillas following the capture of two Israeli soldiers.

  • DFAT issues Lebanon travel warning Open this result in new window
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 13 6:36 PM
    Australians are being advised not to travel to Lebanon as violence in the area continues.

  • Israel Claims Hundreds of Hits in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 13 9:01 AM
    Israel Sasys It Has Hit Hundreds of Targets in Lebanon As Part of Its Effort to Get 2 Soldiers Released

  • Lebanon asks Security Council to impose cease-fire Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Jul 13 4:49 PM
    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Lebanon urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to adopt a resolution calling for a cease-fire and an end to Israeli attacks on its territory, rejecting Israel's insistence it was acting in self-defence.

  • Israel Blasts Lebanon Airport, Air Bases Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 13 11:44 AM
    Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, imposing a naval blockade and blasting Beirut's airport and two Lebanese army air bases near Syria. Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into Israel, which said that one also struck the port city of...

  • Israel hits Lebanon after troops snatched Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 12 8:04 PM
    Israel bombed and shelled southern Lebanon and sent ground troops over the border for the first time in six years Wednesday after Hezbollah guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers. The fighting killed eight Israeli soldiers and three Lebanese.

  • US warns against travel to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON - The US State Department warned Americans from traveling to Lebanon and authorized embassy personnel in the country and their families to evacuate in the wake of ongoing Israeli attacks.

  • Japan concerned at Israel, Lebanon tensions, calls for restraint Open this result in new window
    Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 13 6:11 PM
    _ The Japanese Foreign Ministry has expressed strong concern over escalating tensions in the Israel-Lebanon border region and called on all concerned parties to "exercise utmost restraint."

  • Israel Steps Up Attacks In Lebanon Open this result in new window
    KOMO - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
    Israel unleashed a furious military campaign on Lebanon Thursday, retaliating for Hezbollah guerrilla rockets that rained down on Israel.

  • Israel intensifies attacks against Lebanon Open this result in new window
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Jul 13 11:36 AM
    Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, blasting Beirut's airport and two Lebanese army air bases near the Syrian border.

  • Israel steps up attacks on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Market Watch - Jul 13 7:32 AM
    WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Israel imposed an air and sea blockade on Lebanon Thursday after its forces bombed the airport in Beirut and dozens of other targets throughout the country.

  • Israel widens Lebanon reprisals Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Jul 13 3:45 PM
    BEIRUT: Israel struck Beirut airport and military airbases and blockaded Lebanese ports, intensifying reprisals that have killed 55 civilians in Lebanon since Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers a day earlier.

  • Northern Israeli city hit by rockets from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 12 9:35 PM
    At least two Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon slammed into the northern Israeli city of Nahariya on Thursday, wounding three civilians, the Israeli army said.

  • Sydney dancers stranded in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 13 5:06 PM
    A Sydney-based dance troupe is stranded in Lebanon, after Israeli jets struck the country's international airport and forced its closure.

  • Israel blasts Lebanon airport, air bases Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Jul 13 10:34 AM
    Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, blasting Beirut's airport and two Lebanese army air bases near the Syrian border, and imposing a naval blockade. More than 50 people have died in violence following the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah militants.

  • Israel orders more strikes on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 13 3:55 PM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ordered more intense strikes on Lebanon, ratcheting up retaliation against Hizbollah guerrillas following the capture of two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid.

  • Lebanon denies control over Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
    TONY EASTLEY: Lebanon's Government denies Israel's claims that it has control over Hezbollah or its actions.

  • Markets shaken as Israel steps up Lebanon attacks Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
    Israel stepped up its offensive in Lebanon yesterday, killing at least 52 civilians and bombing Beirut's main airport, in an escalation that sent oil prices to a fresh high and helped trigger falls on global equity markets.

  • Middle East Crisis Grows As Israel, Lebanon Exchange Rocket Fire Open this result in new window
    MTV Music Television - Jul 13 3:05 PM
    Israel and Lebanon moved closer to all-out war on Thursday as missiles rained down on both sides of the countries' shared border and the United Nations scrambled to stem to the escalating chaos in the region.

  • Oil surges after Israel escalates Lebanon attack Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
    Israel ratcheted up its offensive in Lebanon yesterday, killing at least 52 civilians and bombing Beirut's main airport, in an escalation that sent oil prices to a fresh high and helped trigger falls on global equity markets.

  • Roundup: Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon, world calls for restraint Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
    Israeli forces intensified reprisal attacks on Lebanon on Thursday killing more than 50 civilians, as the international community pleaded for restraint from all parties in the crisis.

  • Philippines issues Lebanon travel ban, weighs evacuation of nationals Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
    MANILA - The Philippines has imposed a ban on travel to Lebanon and is monitoring the escalation of the Israeli offensive amid fears for the safety of tens of thousands of Filipino workers there, the foreign department said Friday.

  • RP bans travel to Lebanon, weighs evacuation of nationals Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
    The Philippines has imposed a ban on travel to Lebanon and is monitoring the escalation of the Israeli offensive amid fears for the safety of tens of thousands of Filipino workers there, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday.

  • In quotes: Lebanon reaction Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Jul 13 4:29 AM
    International reaction to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, where Israel has launched military strikes on Lebanon.

  • Israel orders more strikes on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 13 3:20 PM
    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered more intense strikes on Lebanon on Friday, ratcheting up retaliation against Hizbollah guerrillas following the capture of two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid.

  • Bush Defends Israeli Attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The San Francisco Examiner - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
    STRALSUND, Germany - President Bush strongly defended Israel's attacks in Lebanon on Thursday but worried they could weaken or topple the fragile government in Beirut.

  • Impose ceasefire, Lebanon urges UN Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Jul 13 5:44 PM
    LEBANON has urged the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli attacks on its territory, rejecting Israel's insistence it was acting in self-defence.

  • Israel strikes in Lebanon after attack by Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    Chicago Tribune - Jul 13 5:16 AM
    Guerrillas from the Lebanese group Hezbollah abducted two Israeli soldiers and killed three others in a raid across the border Wednesday, and Israel hit back with strikes from land, sea and air after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the attack an "act of war" by Lebanon.

  • Airstrikes on Lebanon kill 50 Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Jul 13 4:41 PM
    ISRAEL'S heaviest aerial bombardment of Lebanon in a decade killed at least 50 people yesterday.

  • Hills echo with sounds of war as raids split Lebanon in two Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Jul 13 3:22 PM
    A DISTANT, muffled thump echoes in the hills and valleys of south Lebanon as yet another bridge is struck by Israeli aircraft and sent into the shallow waters of the Litani river.

  • Lebanon Travel Advice Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
    There is extreme risk to your safety due to the escalating tension between Lebanon and Israel and we advise against all travel to Lebanon.

  • Emirati families evacuated from Lebanon as Israel bombs Beirut Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 34 minutes ago
    BEIRUT Families from the UAE have started to leave Lebanon via Damascus airport, following the heavy shelling that was continuing there for the past 24 hours.

  • Brazil confirms four citizens killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
    The Brazilian Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed the deaths of four Brazilian citizens in an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon.

  • Border Fighting Spurs Israel Blockade of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    NPR - Jul 13 6:49 AM
    Israel widened its attacks on Lebanon with an air and sea blockade of its neighbor. Israel says the move is in response to Hezbollah attacks on Israel from southern Lebanon. Hezbollah is holding two Israeli soldiers hostage.

  • Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Canada.com - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
    Israeli solders write messages on a shell in their position on the frontier in Zaura, northern Israel, on the border with Lebanon, Thursday. (AP/Oded Balilty)

  • Israel blockades Lebanon, kills 53 Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 13 1:41 PM
    Israel blockaded Lebanese ports and struck Beirut airport and two military airbases, expanding reprisals that have killed 53 civilians in Lebanon since Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers a day earlier.

  • Saudi Arabia blames Hizbollah in Lebanon crisis Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 13 3:16 PM
    Saudi Arabia on Thursday blamed "elements" inside Lebanon for the violence with Israel, in unusually frank language directed at guerrilla group Hizbollah and its Iranian backers.

  • Israel Claims Hundreds of Hits in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 13 9:14 AM
    Israel has hit hundreds of targets in Lebanon as part of its effort to force the release of two soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas, a top Israeli general said Thursday. Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, blasting Beirut'...

  • Spain urges Israel, Lebanon to calm border conflict Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
    The Spanish government on Thursday called on Lebanon's militia group Hezbollah to release two Israeli soldiers it had captured a day before and urged Israel to act with moderation.

  • Israel intensifies attacks against Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Nation - Jul 13 5:31 PM
    Israel waged furious military attacks on Lebanon's main airport, highways, military bases and other targets Thursday, retaliating for scores of Hezbollah guerrilla rockets that rained down on Israel and reached as far as Haifa, its third-largest city, for the first time, AP reported.

  • Lebanon under siege Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 13 12:25 PM
    Flashpoint an Israeli artillery unit fires across the border into southern Lebanon after Hezbollah fighters launched a raid into Israel and captured two soldiers.

  • Israel Intensifies Attacks Against Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Times and Democrat - Jul 13 5:07 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel blasted Beirut's airport and other Lebanese targets Thursday, bringing its air and naval campaign to the doorsteps of the capital and threatening massive retaliation after guerrilla rockets for the first time reached Israel's third-largest city, Haifa.

  • Malaysia condemns Israeli airstrikes on airport in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
    The Malaysian Foreign Ministry Thursday issued a statement, condemning Israel's airstrikes on Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon.

  • Israel escalates attacks on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
    TONY EASTLEY: Safd is just one of many towns and cities in Israel and in Lebanon that have been caught up in the fighting.

  • Attacks isolate Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Age - Jul 13 12:24 PM
    A Lebanese soldier (above) stands on a bridge in southern Lebanon after it was bombed by Israeli aircraft. Photo: Reuters LEBANON is almost entirely cut off from the outside world, with Israeli aircraft and warships attacking runways, bridges, and roads and blockading ports in retaliation for Wednesday's Hezbollah attack in which eight Israeli soldiers died and two more were captured.

  • Local leaders react to bloodshed in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    WHOI - Jul 13 5:35 PM
    PEORIA -- There was increased bloodshed in Lebanon on Thursday with attacks on the international airport. It follows Wednesday's kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers.

  • Israel intensifies attacks against Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Jul 13 5:30 PM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Israel unleashed a furious military campaign on Lebanon's main airport, highways, military bases and other targets Thursday, retaliating for scores of Hezbollah guerrilla rockets that rained down on Israel and reached as far as Haifa, its third-largest city, for the first time.

  • Roundup: Israel intensifies attacks in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
    Israeli forces intensified their retaliative attacks in Lebanon Thursday and brought the death toll to 55 civilians.

  • Israel hammers Lebanon over kidnappings Open this result in new window
    The Herald - Jul 13 6:04 PM
    Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon last night, blasting Beirut's airport and army bases in its heaviest air campaign against its neighbour in 24 years.

  • Israel strikes Lebanon after soldiers snatched Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 12 4:09 PM
    Israel bombarded Lebanon after two soldiers were snatched by Hezbollah guerrillas in bloody day of cross-border violence that left 11 people dead, opening up a dangerous new front in the Middle East conflict.

  • Israel strikes missile arsenals, Hizbullah sites in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    World Tribune - Jul 13 12:59 PM
    TEL AVIV Israel has launched its first major offensive in Lebanon since 2000. Israel Air Force F-15 and F-16 fighter-jets struck suspected Hizbullah strongholds in such cities as Beirut and Tyre as well as missile arsenals throughout southern Lebanon.

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