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Israel plans more Lebanon incursions, not invasion 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 47 minutes ago
The Israeli army plans to step up incursions into southern Lebanon but not launch a mass invasion in its war against Hizbollah, an Israeli military source said on Saturday.Proposed Force in Lebanon Not to Include U.S. Troops Washington Post - 27 minutes ago
In a departure from past peacekeeping missions to Lebanon, the force currently being discussed would not include U.S. troops, U.S. officials said yesterday.Israel massing military on Lebanon border AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
Israel massed tanks and troops on the border, called up reserves and warned civilians to flee Hezbollah-controlled southern Lebanon as it prepared Friday for a likely ground invasion.Latest Lebanon-Israel developments AP via Yahoo! News - 58 minutes ago
Developments Friday in Israel's offensives against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Palestinian militants in Gaza:Mass evacuation from bombed Lebanon gains momentum Reuters via Yahoo! News - 55 minutes ago
Ships and aircrafts worked through the night into Saturday scooping more tired and scared people from war-battered Lebanon and bringing them to safety in Cyprus and Turkey.UN members press for Lebanon truce and humanitarian access AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Speakers at a UN Security Council debate on Friday demanded a quick end to the bloodshed in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip as UN relief coordinator Jan Egeland announced a trip to the region to assess a worsening humanitarian crisis.Lebanon president: We will fight invaders CNN.com - Jul 21 5:55 PM
President Emile Lahoud has urged the Lebanese to remain united in the face of an Israeli offensive against Hezbollah and logistical targets in Lebanon that was in its tenth day Saturday.Mass evacuation from battered Lebanon gathers pace Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 5:32 PM
Ships and aircrafts worked through the night into Saturday scooping more tired and scared people from war-ravaged Lebanon and bringing them to safety in Cyprus and Turkey.Israel Massing Military on Lebanon Border Washington Post - Jul 21 6:20 PM
BEIRUT, July 21 -- The Israeli military called up reserve troops Friday and broadcast urgent radio warnings for civilians of battered southern Lebanon to leave "immediately" for relative safety north of the Litani River, adding to the growing indications that Israel is planning a large-scale ground...UN members press for Lebanon truce and humanitarian access to civilians AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 4:14 PM
Speakers at a UN Security Council debate demanded a quick end to the bloodshed in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip as UN relief coordinator Jan Egeland announced a trip to the region to assess a worsening humanitarian crisis.Weary foreigners ramp up mass exodus from Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 3:19 PM
Thousands of foreigners huddled in makeshift transit centres, weary but relieved, as governments around the world ramped up a mass evacuation from the raging conflict in Lebanon.Humanitarian aid begins arriving in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 3:40 PM
France mobilized Friday to send urgent aid to Lebanon, the Red Cross managed to get relief supplies to the south and Israel agreed to allow a safe corridor crucial to ensuring that food and medicine reaches those in need.At Miss Universe contest, Miss Lebanon, Miss Israel are 'best of friends' AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 2:55 PM
Peace reigns at least at the Miss Universe 2006 contest, where beauties Miss Lebanon and Miss Israel are the "best of friends" despite the bloody fighting between the two countries back home, their companions said.UN urges Lebanon truce and humanitarian access to civilians AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 1:15 PM
UN mediator Vijay Nambiar said there were "serious obstacles" to halting the fighting in Lebanon as UN relief coordinator Jan Egeland announced a trip to the Middle East to assess the worsening humanitarian crisis.First Canadian evacuees from Lebanon arrive home AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 1:50 PM
The first 88 Canadian evacuees from Lebanon arrived home in Ottawa aboard the prime minister's jet early, greeted by family and friends after a hard journey over land, sea and air.Air power shortcomings shadow Israel's next steps in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 12:54 PM
Israeli air power alone is capable of damaging Hezbollah but not defeating the Shiite militia, confronting Israel with a choice of a ground offensive in southern Lebanon or a diplomatic settlement, US military analysts said.UN urges Lebanon truce, pleads for humanitarian access to trapped civilians AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 11:20 AM
UN mediator Vijay Nambiar stressed the urgent need for "a cessation of hostilities" in Lebanon despite "serious obstacles" and appealed to Israel to allow humanitarian access to beleaguered civilians.Israel to let food, medicine into Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 11:50 AM
Aid supplies will be allowed into Lebanon amid the fighting, an Israeli envoy said Friday, a day after the United Nations warned of a growing humanitarian crisis in the war-ravaged country.Violence Impacts Lebanon, Israel Washington Post - Jul 21 10:32 AM
Nick Pelham , senior analyst for the International Crisis Group who is currently in Jerusalem, will be online Friday, July 21, at noon ET to discuss the latest developments as fighting continues in Israel and Lebanon.Lebanon Evacuations Reach Fevered Pace CBS News - 5 minutes ago
Foreign nationals desperate to flee Lebanon lined up near Beirut's port as a massive evacuation operation picked up speed. Meanwhile the U.S. government is setting up centers in U.S. airports to help thousands of evacuees as they arrive home.Homes plan for Lebanon evacuees BBC News - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Councils near airports in England prepare to find homes for Britons fleeing the violence in Lebanon.Israel calls up troops after Lebanon invasion warning AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 10:07 AM
Israel mobilised thousands more troops after warning it could launch a ground invasion of Lebanon to defeat Hezbollah, despite calls for a ceasefire and predictions of humanitarian catastrophe.Mass grave in Tyre for growing number of Lebanon dead AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 11:41 AM
Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Amal Bzeih recited verses from the Koran in front of two refrigerated trucks holding the bodies of 22 relatives and 83 other civilians killed in Israeli bombing raids on southern Lebanon.Rice to visit Israel, W.Bank over Lebanon: official Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 11:05 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will include Israel and the West Bank in a visit to the Middle East next week and attend an international conference on Lebanon hosted by Italy, a U.S. official said on Friday.US, Canada use Turkish port for Lebanon evacuees Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 10:47 AM
American evacuees fleeing the violence in Lebanon will go home via Turkey in the coming days, the U.S. embassy said, while a fresh ferry carrying Canadians arrived in this Turkish port on Friday.Meeting to focus on Israel-Lebanon truce MSNBC - 43 minutes ago
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's call for a high-level conference will focus on reaching agreement on the political underpinnings of a cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militia, the top U.N. envoy on Lebanon and Syria said Friday.Israel pounds Lebanon amid invasion warnings AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 9:09 AM
Israel has waged deadly strikes against Lebanon for the 10th day and mobilised more troops after warning it could launch a full-scale ground invasion -- despite mounting international calls for a ceasefire.Americans Fleeing Lebanon Express Regret ABC News - 58 minutes ago
Anxious Americans Express Regret Even as They Join Thousands Streaming Out of LebanonMore US warships off Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 10:27 AM
More US amphibious assault warships arrived in the Mediterranean, boosting US capacity to bring its citizens out of Lebanon to more than 4,000 a day, a Pentagon spokesman said.Rice to visit Israel, W.Bank over Lebanon: official Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 10:26 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's planned Middle East trip next week will include visits to Israel and the West Bank and she will also attend an international conference on Lebanon hosted by Italy, a U.S. official said on Friday.US to back expanded Lebanon border security force Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 10:03 AM
The United States supports an expanded international security force on Israel's border with Lebanon but details are not fixed, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on Friday.Americans fleeing Lebanon feel like 'refugees' in Cyprus AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 8:44 AM
Army blankets, a sea of orange camp beds and plain-clothed US marines patrolling the area. This is not a detention facility but a transit camp set up in the heart of Nicosia to process thousands of Americans fleeing Lebanon.Thousands more flee Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 9:12 AM
U.S. helicopters plucked Americans from Beirut on Friday and hundreds of Canadians arrived on the shores of Turkey in a huge evacuation of foreign nationals fleeing Israeli bombing in Lebanon.Americans Express Regret Fleeing Lebanon ABC News - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Americans Express Regret As They Join Tens of Thousands Streaming Out of LebanonIsrael warns of ground offensive in Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Jul 21 7:15 AM
Israel continued its pounding of Lebanon on Friday, warning residents to evacuate the border zone as it prepared for a ground offensive. "It's possible that in the coming days our ground operations will increase," Brigadier General Alon Friedman said.Barred Islamist preacher refused evacuation from Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 8:00 AM
An Islamist preacher barred from Britain for his radical views has said that he had tried to join the British evacuation from Lebanon but had been turned away.Lebanon needs more than a cease-fire International Herald Tribune - Jul 21 7:00 AM
Lebanon needs more than U.S. marines to evacuate Americans. It needs the fighting to stop and the international community to step in and guarantee the security of Israel and Lebanon.Israeli troops massing along Lebanon border Chicago Tribune - Jul 21 6:26 PM
Israel's military leaders Friday readied its army and people for intense ground battles in southern Lebanon by massing troops at the border, calling up thousands of reservists and characterizing the fight to wrench Hezbollah from its border as a "supreme mission." Barred Islamist preacher refused evacuation from Lebanon USA Today - Jul 21 6:55 AM
An Islamist preacher who was thrown out of Britain because of his radical views said Friday that officials turned him away when he tried to join the British evacuation from Lebanon.First Canadian evacuees from Lebanon arrive home AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 7:00 AM
The first 100 Canadian evacuees from Lebanon arrived home in Ottawa aboard the prime minister's jet, greeted by family and friends after a hard journey over land, sea and air.White House defends US response to Lebanon crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 7:30 AM
The White House stood by its response to the latest Middle East crisis, which has seen around 340 people in Lebanon and 33 Israelis killed since the start of an offensive launched by Israel after two of its soldiers were kidnapped.Miles Mogulescu: Bombing of Lebanon Discredits Bush's Last Justification for Iraq War HuffingtonPost - Jul 21 4:17 PM
Whether one supports or opposes Israel's massive bombing campaign in Lebanon, one thing is clear--It has discredited George's last justification for America's war in Iraq. The justifications that initially sold the war to Congress and the American people were almost immediately discredited--Sadaam Hussein didn't have weapons of mass destruction, nor did he have operational links to Al Qaeda. French FM warns of 'catastrophe' in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 4:52 AM
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy has warned that the escalating conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah could lead to a catastrophe and called for immediate ceasefire.Israel, Hezbollah Intensify Ground Conflict in Lebanon Washington Post - Jul 21 4:47 AM
JERUSALEM, July 21 -- Israeli ground forces and Hezbollah guerrillas engaged in heavy fighting inside Lebanon on Thursday, as senior Israeli defense officials braced the country for a long conflict against the radical Islamic groups on its borders and indicated that a large ground operation could still lie ahead.For Evacuees From Lebanon, a Bittersweet Arrival at BWI Washington Post - Jul 21 4:47 AM
An hour after he landed in Maryland yesterday with the first wave of American evacuees from war-torn Lebanon, Adib Mansour couldn't escape thoughts of his motherland.Israel, Hezbollah Intensify Ground Conflict in Lebanon Washington Post - Jul 21 4:35 AM
JERUSALEM, July 21 -- Israeli ground forces and Hezbollah guerrillas engaged in heavy fighting inside Lebanon on Thursday, as senior Israeli defense officials braced the country for a long conflict against the radical Islamic groups on its borders and indicated that a large ground operation could...UN Security Council to meet on Lebanon crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 4:43 AM
The UN Security Council was preparing to convene on the Middle East crisis after UN Secretary General Kofi Annan demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah.Israel preparing Lebanon ground offensive AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 3:16 AM
Pitched battles raged between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters on the border Thursday, and Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people to flee southern Lebanon "immediately," preparing for a likely ground offensive to set up a buffer zone.In Lebanon, the dead have to wait International Herald Tribune - Jul 21 9:15 AM
The morbid reality of Israel's bombing campaign of southern Lebanon is reaching almost every corner of the city of Tyre.Lebanon Victims Buried in Mass Grave Los Angeles Times - Jul 21 2:19 PM
TYRE, Lebanon -- Soldiers laid 72 coffins in two trenches, a mass grave for victims of the Israeli bombardment. Elsewhere, mounds of rubble sat undisturbed; rescue workers were too fearful of missiles to search for bodies.Israel warns residents to leave south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 2:52 AM
Israel warned residents to leave southern Lebanon on Friday as it considered expanding a ground offensive against Hizbollah guerrillas despite mounting casualties and a looming humanitarian crisis.More British evacuees arrive in Britain from Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 3:59 AM
Another wave of British citizens evacuated from the violence in Lebanon have arrived back in Britain on flights from Cyprus.Foreigners flee Lebanon in thousands as evacuation gains pace AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 1:53 AM
Thousands of weary foreigners poured out of Lebanon by air, sea and land as their countries stepped up evacuations amid relentless Israeli attacks.Rice Seeks `Robust' Lebanon Force to Oust Hezbollah (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Jul 21 1:48 PM
July 21 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she wants a ``robust'' international military force to try to oust Hezbollah forces from southern Lebanon, as she prepares to leave on a diplomatic mission to the region next week.Germany hesitant about sending troops to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 3:42 AM
German Defence Minister Franz Joseph Jung has expressed reservations about contributing German soldiers to an international stabilisation force in crisis-hit Lebanon.U.S. goal: Evacuate 5,000 from Lebanon today USA Today - Jul 21 2:39 AM
U.S. Marines pushed baby carriages and lifted children into transport boats Friday as Americans desperate to flee the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon lined up near Beirut's port as a massive evacuation operation picked up speed. Up to 5,000 U.S. citizens are slated to leave the largest number in three days.Hundreds of Refugees Flee Lebanon Violence Los Angeles Times - Jul 21 2:19 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Mariam Othman came into the world just three months ago. Already she's a refugee, living with more than 250 others in Beirut's parched Sanayeh Gardens.Anglican leader urges Britain, US to back ceasefire in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 2:55 AM
The spiritual leader of the Anglican Church has urged Britain and the United States to back international calls for an immediate ceasefire between the Israelis and Hezbollah in Lebanon.92,700 Sri Lankans in Lebanon CNN.com - Jul 21 2:24 AM
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) -- Sri Lanka is facing a logistical nightmare in trying to contact around 93,000 nationals -- mostly housemaids -- working in Lebanon, and has so far managed to evacuate just 300, officials have said.Fighting rages on in southern Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Jul 21 1:14 AM
Warplanes resumed strikes on targets across Lebanon on Friday as Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people to flee the south "immediately."Hezbollah defiant as Lebanon bloodshed mounts AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 1:11 AM
Hezbollah's leader issued a defiant new message to Israel as warplanes went into action over Lebanon again on the 10th day of a conflict that is costing more lives each day and creating a growing humanitarian crisis.Israel warns civilians to leave battered southern Lebanon Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 34 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- The Israeli military yesterday called up reserve troops and broadcast urgent radio warnings for civilians of battered southern Lebanon to leave "immediately" for relative safety north of the Litani River, adding to the growing indications that Israel is planning a large-scale ground operation to root out Hezbollah guerrillas and their missile caches.Region's press views Lebanon crisis BBC News - Jul 21 9:47 AM
With the conflict in Lebanon continuing to dominate news headlines, papers across the region focus on the military, political and humanitarian consequences of unfolding events.Humanitarian Aid Begins Arriving in Lebanon ABC News - Jul 21 12:46 PM
France, Others Mobilize Aid to Lebanon As Israel Promises Safe PassageEvacuation from Lebanon gains momentum Sydney Morning Herald - 49 minutes ago
Ships and aircraft have worked through the night scooping more tired and scared people from war-battered Lebanon and bringing them to safety in Cyprus and Turkey.Rice to visit region as Lebanon crisis continues Market Watch - Jul 21 12:47 PM
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday she will travel to the Middle East to seek a diplomatic solution to end the fighting in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas. Greenville native Feltman works '24/7' for peace in Lebanon Dayton Daily News - 26 minutes ago
The night before Israeli missiles hit Beirut's airport, the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon and his wife spent a "heavenly evening" on a rooftop restaurant in Beirut with Lebanese friends.Israel batters Lebanon, contemplates ground attack Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 12:43 AM
Israel pounded Lebanon from the air on Friday and one general said it might soon expand ground operations in its bloody assault on Hizbollah guerrillas.Mass evacuation from bombed Lebanon gains momentum Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 56 minutes ago
Ships and aircraft worked through the night into Saturday scooping more tired and scared people from war-battered Lebanon and bringing them to safety in Cyprus and Turkey.Thousands of Lebanon evacuees flood into Cyprus Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 12:50 AM
Thousands of tired, frightened evacuees fleeing Israel's bombardment of Lebanon flooded into Cyprus on Friday, sparking warnings by officials that the small island may not be able to cope with the influx.Israel to Let Food, Medicine Into Lebanon ABC News - Jul 21 12:01 PM
Israel Will Allow Humanitarian Supplies Into Lebanon, Israel's U.N. Ambassador SaysIsrael Prepares to Send Troops into Lebanon NPR - Jul 21 11:34 AM
The Israeli Army is calling up reserve battalions, preparing for what is likely to be a limited ground invasion of southern Lebanon. Thousands of troops are massing along Israel's border with Lebanon ahead of what is expected to be a protracted fight between Israeli troops and Hezbollah guerillas.Family safe after fleeing Lebanon BBC News - Jul 21 10:02 AM
A family from Newcastle in County Down is recovering after fleeing from the violence in the Lebanon.Israel to allow aid into Lebanon MSNBC - Jul 21 11:31 AM
Israeli Ambassador Dan Gillerman said Israeli will allow humanitarian aid into Lebanon, noting a humanitarian corridor for food, medicine and other supplies will open sometime Friday or Saturday.Rice to Seek `Robust' Force to Oust Hezbollah From Lebanon Bloomberg.com - Jul 21 11:50 AM
July 21 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she wants a ``robust'' international military force to try to oust Hezbollah from Lebanon, as she prepares to leave on a diplomatic mission to the region next week.Israel pounds Lebanon as casualties mount Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 20 11:19 PM
Israel pounded Lebanon from the air on Friday in its bloody 10-day-old assault against Hizbollah, but the guerrilla group insisted it would only free two Israeli soldiers it is holding as part of a prisoner swap.Australians 'feel abandoned' in Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
Thousands of Australian citizens felt abandoned as the Australian government's attempts to negotiate a safe passage out of Lebanon failed, Australian Arabic Council (AAC) chairman Roland Jabbour says.Israel Massing Military on Lebanon Border San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 21 1:44 PM
Israel massed tanks and troops on the border, called up reserves and warned civilians to flee Hezbollah-controlled southern Lebanon as it prepared Friday for a likely ground invasion. The Israeli army confirmed some of its troops have been operating in... Australians 'feel abandoned' in Lebanon AAP via Yahoo!7 News - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
Thousands of Australian citizens felt abandoned as the Australian government's attempts to negotiate a safe passage out of Lebanon failed, AAC's chairman says.Latest developments in Israel's offensives in Lebanon, Gaza(Updated 11:32 p.m.) Chinapost.com.tw - 50 minutes ago
_ Israel massed tanks and troops on the border, called up reserves and warned civilians to flee Hezbollah-controlled southern Lebanon as it prepared for a likely ground invasion to set up a deep buffer zone.DFA orders forced evacuation of OFWs in southern Lebanon INQ7.net - 24 minutes ago
THE Department of Foreign Affairs has ordered the forced evacuation of Filipinos in southern Lebanon, GMA Network s Flash Report said late Saturday morning.Israeli troops set to invade Lebanon to create missile 'buffer' The Scotsman - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
ISRAEL appeared to be on the verge of launching a major ground offensive into southern Lebanon last night, despite international efforts to reach an agreement to halt the fighting.Lebanon's agony: where's the U.N.? Chinapost.com.tw - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
Beyond the fusillades of rhetorical recriminations, anguished accusations and calls for foreign forces in the current conflict in Lebanon, there's something so very obvious, it's not even noticed.Israel Massing Military on Lebanon Border Freeport Journal - 31 minutes ago
ON THE ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER - Israel massed tanks and troops on the border Friday hours after calling up reserves, as the army announced plans for a ground operation to destroy Hezbollah's tunnels, hideouts and weapons stashes.Israel steps up offensive in Lebanon NDTV - 51 minutes ago
Israel has called up thousands of reserve troops and told civilians to quit southern Lebanon immediately, amidst threats of a large-scale incursion. Israeli troops are already fighting Hezbollah inside Lebanon and have been heavily shelling the border area.Malacaņan declares alert level 4 over southern Lebanon ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 30 minutes ago
Malacaņan declared alert level four over southern Lebanon as Israel massed thousands more reservists on the Lebanese border Saturday to stage incursions aimed at destroying Hezbollah positions, ANC reported.Americans Fleeing Lebanon Express Regret WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - 4 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Anxious Americans hauled bulging suitcases down a rocky Lebanese beach and into the waiting hold of a U.S. Navy landing craft Friday as the accelerating U.S. evacuation moved thousands away from unrelenting Israeli airstrikes.Robert Weissman: American Jews Call for Ceasefire in Lebanon HuffingtonPost - Jul 21 9:02 AM
The Israel bombing campaign in Lebanon and Gaza could not go on without American support. Some time in the next week or more, after a nod from the Israeli military, the Bush administration may step in to arrange a ceasefire. But for now, the United States is an enabler of the violence. The Guardian reports that the United States has blocked efforts for an immediate halt to the fighting, 20 Kiwis still waiting to flee Lebanon Stuff - Jul 21 5:16 PM
About 20 New Zealanders registered with the Foreign Affairs Ministry were waiting to be evacuated out of Lebanon this morning (NZ time) and a small number have indicated they will stay put.Going out: Exodus from Lebanon gathers speed Knoxville News Sentinal - 23 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Anxious Americans hauled bulging suitcases down a rocky Lebanese beach and into the waiting hold of a U.S. Navy landing craft Friday as the accelerating U.S. evacuation moved thousands away from unrelenting Israeli air strikes.First Indian killed in Lebanon NDTV - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
The first Indian Devesh Kumar Swain was killed in Lebanon, as Israel stepped up its bombardment. Israel's call for civilians to evacuate has added urgency to the efforts to evacuate Indians from the war zone.Israel to Let Food, Medicine Into Lebanon Los Angeles Times - Jul 21 9:04 AM
UNITED NATIONS -- Humanitarian supplies will be allowed into Lebanon amid the fighting, Israel's U.N. ambassador said Friday. Ambassador Dan Gillerman said he expected a humanitarian corridor for food, medicine and other supplies to be opened later Friday or Saturday.Casualties mount in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 20 8:22 PM
Israeli jets struck Lebanon overnight in an increasingly bloody 10-day-old war against Hizbollah, but the guerrilla group insisted it would only free two Israeli soldiers it is holding as part of a prisoner swap.Britain tells Israel of risks of Lebanon invasion Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 21 5:02 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - Israel should exercise extreme caution when deciding whether to invade Lebanon, Britain's foreign secretary said. In an interview with the Financial Times published on Saturday, Margaret Beckett spoke of the "very dangerous situation" in Lebanon and said "a miscalculation, a mistake could have dramatic effects".Lack of ships slows pace of evacuation of Canadians from Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 21 5:20 PM
OTTAWA (CP) - The pace of evacuations from Lebanon slowed Friday, partly because some of the ships chartered by the Canadian government earlier in the week were scooped up by other countries.Indian evacuees from Lebanon return home NDTV - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
The first batch of Indian evacuees airlifted from Cyprus returned to Mumbai and Chennai to the relief of their families. More than 600 Indians were airlifted on Friday evening from Larnaca in Cyprus after their evacuation from trouble torn Lebanon.Foreigners Flee Lebanon to Escape Israeli Bombardment Voice of America - Jul 21 4:21 PM
More foreign nationals are fleeing Lebanon to escape Israel's bombardment of the country. Chartered ships and naval vessels from the United States, Britain and other countries are bringing thousands of people from Lebanon to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.Israel set to invade Lebanon Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
Israel called up thousands of reservists yesterday, massing troops and tanks on the border with Lebanon amid growing expectations it was preparing for an invasion that military leaders warned could become a protracted war against the Hizbollah guerrilla group.Sisters flee from Lebanon The Express-Times - 16 minutes ago
EASTON | Sia and Tony Bassil are one step closer to being reunited with their teenage daughters who have been trying to get out of Lebanon since the Israel-Hezbollah conflict erupted.Evacuation of foreigners from Lebanon reaches peak Chinapost.com.tw - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
The United States prepared to ship about 5,000 Americans from Beirut Friday to nearly complete its evacuation of U.S. citizens from Lebanon as the international exodus reached a peak.