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Israel suspends bombing after deadly Lebanon raid 
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Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon on Monday for 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 civilians, mostly children, and triggered worldwide demands for a truce in the Jewish state's war against Hizbollah.U.N. council: 'Shock' over Lebanon deaths AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
The U.N. Security Council called Sunday for an end to the violence in Lebanon and deplored Israel's airstrike on a house in the village of Qana which killed 56 people, almost all of them women and children.U.N. calls for end to Lebanon fighting CNN.com - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
The U.N. Security Council called for an end to the fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas Sunday night, warning that continued fighting could have "grave consequences for the humanitarian situation."Lebanon casts pall on White House game AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
President Bush joined disabled children at the annual T-ball game on the South Lawn of the White House Sunday afternoon, but the usually upbeat occasion was sobered by news of an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 34 children in Lebanon early Sunday.Iraqi cleric demands cease-fire in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 6:04 PM
Iraq's top Shiite cleric Sunday demanded an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon, warning the Muslim world will "not forgive" nations that stand in the way of stopping the fighting.Israel suspends air strikes after deadly Lebanon raid Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 5:48 PM
Israel agreed on Monday to suspend its aerial activities in south Lebanon for 48 hours, a day after a raid killed at least 54 civilians and prompted worldwide calls for a ceasefire in its war with Hizbollah.Israel suspends air strikes after 52 killed in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 4:18 PM
Israel agreed to temporarily halt air strikes in south Lebanon a day after 52 people were killed, many of them sleeping children, when Israeli warplanes bombarded the Lebanese village of Qana, triggering global outrage and warnings of retribution for alleged "war crimes".France steps forward as champion of Lebanon peace drive AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 2:57 PM
France claimed the initiative in international efforts to bring peace to Lebanon, distancing itself from the United States, a day after issuing a draft UN Security Council resolution on measures to end the fighting.Kuwait to give Lebanon 800 million dollar aid package AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 1:26 PM
Kuwait said it would deposit 500 million dollars with Lebanon's central bank and grant Beirut 300 million dollars in reconstruction aid following the Israeli onslaught on the country.Not welcome in Lebanon, Rice heads home Monday Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 1:07 PM
Unwelcome in Lebanon after an Israeli bombing that killed dozens of children, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cut short her peace mission on Sunday without calling for an immediate ceasefire to end the war.Israel Holds Bombing Runs On Lebanon CBS News - 14 minutes ago
Israel agreed to a 48-hour suspension of aerial activity over southern Lebanon after it killed dozens of civilians in Qana on Sunday. The short reprieve appears to be a concession to other world leaders who called for a "cessation of hostilities."Israel Suspends Air Raids in Lebanon for 48 Hours (Update1) Bloomberg.com - 42 minutes ago
July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Israel suspended air strikes in southern Lebanon for 48 hours while it investigates the bombing yesterday of the Lebanese town of Qana that killed at least 54 people, U.S. government officials said in Jerusalem.Lessons of History on Lebanon, Iraq Newsweek - 56 minutes ago
The common thread of the administration's policy in Iraq and Lebanon is an ignorance of history and a willful disregard of its lessons Security Council calls for end to Lebanon violence USA Today - Jul 30 8:30 AM
The U.N. Security Council called Sunday for an end to violence in Lebanon and expressed "extreme shock and distress" over Israel's bombing of civilians in the village of Qana which killed 56 people, almost all of them women and children.Iraqi Cleric Demands Cease-Fire in Lebanon ABC News - Jul 30 6:28 PM
Iraq's Top Shiite Cleric Demands Immediate Cease-Fire in Lebanon As Outrage SpreadsUN Expresses `Shock' Over Israeli Air Raid on Lebanon (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Jul 30 6:35 PM
July 30 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations Security Council expressed its ``extreme shock and distress'' over an Israeli air raid in southern Lebanon that killed 54 people and called for an end to hostilities.Lebanon scuppers Rice visit to Beirut Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 5:38 AM
An Israeli air strike killed 54 Lebanese civilians, including 37 children, on Sunday, prompting Lebanon to tell U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice she was unwelcome in Beirut before a ceasefire.Lebanon Airstrike Casts Pall on White House T-Ball Game Fox News - Jul 30 5:53 PM
The news of the deaths of at least 34 children in an airstrike in Lebanon casts a pall on the annual T-ball game on the South Lawn of the White House.Kuwait to give Lebanon 300 million dollars AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 5:41 AM
Kuwait has decided to give Lebanon 300 million dollars in reconstruction aid following the Israeli onslaught, in a draft law that has to be approved by parliament, KUNA news agency reported.Attack Forces Cancellation of Rice's Lebanon Visit NPR - Jul 30 5:04 PM
All Things Considered , July 30, 2006 · Late Sunday, Israel agreed to a 48-hour suspension of airstrikes in southern Lebanon as it investigates the deadly bombing in Qana.New urgency for Lebanon cease-fire The Christian Science Monitor - Jul 30 3:04 PM
An Israeli bomb killed at least 54 civilians in Lebanon, putting more pressure on US diplomacy. Blair hit by cabinet backlash over Lebanon crisis AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 4:33 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair is appearing increasingly isolated over his handling of the Lebanon crisis after his former foreign secretary Jack Straw broke cabinet ranks to attack Israel's "disproportionate" assault on Hezbollah.Bodies Pulled From Wreckage in Lebanon Los Angeles Times - Jul 30 3:49 PM
QANA, Lebanon -- Abu Shadi Jradi pulled bodies out of wreckage for hours -- two toddler girls wearing tiny gold earrings, a small boy whose pale blue pacifier still hung from his neck. Somewhere in the middle, Jradi slumped beneath a tree and wept.Israel Will Suspend Air Operations Over Lebanon, U.S. Says Bloomberg.com - Jul 30 2:52 PM
July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Israel will suspend air operations over southern Lebanon for 48 hours while investigating the civilian deaths from a bombing in Qana today, U.S. State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said in Jerusalem.Lebanon asks Rice not to visit Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 2:12 AM
The Lebanese government asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday to put off a visit to Lebanon after an Israeli airstrike that killed more than 50 people.Parishioners from R.I. church recount ordeal in Lebanon The Providence Journal - 26 minutes ago
About 30 members of St. George's Maronite Catholic Church in Pawtucket were among the thousands of U.S. citizens trapped in Lebanon when war broke out last month.Love of Lebanon survives bombings The Palm Beach Post - 13 minutes ago
Demetri Salloum remembers July 12, the night he knew a political powder keg would explode in his native Lebanon. Hezbollah, a militant group opposed to Israel, had just captured two Israeli soldiers, and the Bush administration had just said it supported Israel's right to defend itself against attacks.Iraqi Cleric Demands Cease-Fire in Lebanon Los Angeles Times - Jul 30 1:49 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's top Shiite cleric demanded an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon, warning Sunday that the Muslim world will "not forgive" nations that stand in the way of stopping the fighting.No talks with Rice before ceasefire: Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 2:17 AM
Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said on Sunday he would not hold any talks on resolving the latest Middle East crisis before an immediate ceasefire after Israeli bombing killed at least 40 civilians in south Lebanon.Israel to halt airstrikes on south Lebanon for 48 hours Dallas Morning News - Jul 30 4:12 PM
JERUSALEM - Israel agreed Sunday to halt air attacks on south Lebanon for 48 hours in the face of widespread outrage over an airstrike that killed at least 56 Lebanese, mostly women and children, when it leveled a building where they had taken shelter.Lebanon crisis 'cannot continue' BBC News - Jul 30 10:23 AM
Tony Blair calls for an end to the conflict in the Middle East after a devastating attack in Lebanon.Israel suspends airstrikes on south Lebanon for 48 hours USA Today - Jul 30 12:08 AM
Israel suspended air attacks on south Lebanon for 48 hours in the face of widespread outrage over an airstrike Sunday that killed at least 56 Lebanese, almost all of them women and children, when it leveled a building where they had taken shelter.Rice unwelcome before ceasefire: Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 1:22 AM
Lebanon told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday that it could not meet with her before a ceasefire ends a 19-day-old Israeli offensive, Lebanese officials said.Attack in Lebanon sparks Montreal demonstration CBC - 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
More than 3,000 people marched through downtown Montreal on Sunday, protesting Israel's military campaign against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.Lebanon Cancels Rice Meeting; Demands Cease-Fire NPR - Jul 30 9:50 AM
Weekend Edition Sunday , July 30, 2006 · The Israeli airstrike in Qana, Lebanon, this morning has instant political repercussions in Lebanon.Lebanon Cancels Rice Meeting; Demands Cease-Fire NPR - Jul 30 9:47 AM
The Israeli airstrike in Qana, Lebanon, this morning has instant political repercussions in Lebanon. Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora cancelled today's scheduled meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and has said there will be no talks until a cease-fire is in place.Israel suspends bombing after deadly Lebanon raid Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 30 6:02 PM
Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon on Monday for 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 civilians, most of them children, and triggered worldwide calls for a cease-fire in its war against Hizbollah.NZ commits to UN mission in Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
New Zealand will make a small contribution to a United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, Prime Minister Helen Clark says. -Israel suspends bombing after deadly Lebanon raid Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 30 6:02 PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon on Monday for 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 civilians, most of them children, and triggered worldwide calls for a ceasefire in its war against Hizbollah.162 Pinoys arriving from Lebanon ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 30 minutes ago
Some 162 Filipino evacuees from war-torn Lebanon will arrive in Manila Monday, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.Oil prices ease on halt of air strikes on Lebanon, US growth INQ7 Business - 33 minutes ago
SINGAPORE -- Oil prices were weaker in Asian trade Monday, extending losses as a temporary halt to Israeli air attacks on Lebanon helped take some of the risk premium out of the market, dealers said.Israel strike kills 35 civilians in south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 11:11 PM
An Israeli air strike on a south Lebanon village on Sunday killed at least 35 civilians, including 21 children, witnesses and rescue workers said.Funeral for Sydney man killed in Lebanon 7News via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 30 6:39 PM
The Sydney man who died fighting for the Israeli army in Lebanon has been laid to rest in Haifa.U.N. Council: 'Shock' Over Lebanon Deaths phillyburbs.com - Jul 30 6:19 PM
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council approved a statement Sunday expressing extreme shock and distress over Israel's bombing of civilians in Qana, Lebanon but stopped short of condemning the attack.On the Scene in Qana, Lebanon NPR - Jul 30 9:48 AM
Ivan Watson reports from Qana, Lebanon, where Israeli airstrikes killed at least 50 people today. The Israelis said that Hezbollah guerrillas have been launching rockets at Israel from the Qana area.Israel Airstrike Kills at Least 50 in Lebanon Town NPR - Jul 30 9:48 AM
An Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanon town of Qana killed at least 50 people, according to the Lebanese government, including many children. The strike has the potential of changing the playing field, as condemnations from around the world are directed at Israel.Rice pressing for Israel-Lebanon deal to end war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 8:37 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will press Israel and Lebanon on Sunday to strike a deal on an international force to end a 19-day-old war, after Hizbollah threatened to strike deeper into Israel.Bush and Blair lay out Lebanon plan but warn Tehran Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
Tony Blair and George Bush delivered yesterday their sharpest warning yet to Iran over its involvement in Lebanon and its suspected nuclear weapons programme.What Next, Lebanon? Washington Post - Jul 29 8:01 PM
MUKHTARA, Lebanon, July 29 -- From his hilltop citadel, Walid Jumblatt was a worried man Saturday. In Lebanon's Byzantine, ever-shifting politics, the leader of the country's Druze community has emerged as one of Hezbollah's harshest critics. But a savvy veteran, he understood the arithmetic......France proposes UN peace plan as Lebanon issues call for help Times Online - Jul 30 3:36 PM
POTENTIAL contributors to a multinational force in Lebanon meet at UN headquarters in New York today with a French peace plan already on the table. Up to thirty nations will attend today s meeting of troop-contributors.Kuwait pledges $300m for Lebanon Khaleej Times - 2 minutes ago
NEW YORK Kuwait, the fourth-largest oil producer in the Middle East, will provide $300 million for reconstruction in Lebanon as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues, the country s state-run news agency said.Israel suspends air strikes after deadly Lebanon raid ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Jul 30 6:41 PM
BEIRUT - Israel agreed on Monday to suspend its aerial activities in south Lebanon for 48 hours, a day after a raid killed at least 54 civilians and prompted worldwide calls for a cease-fire in its war with Hizbollah.Israel suspends air strikes after deadly Lebanon raid Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 30 3:47 PM
Israel agreed on Monday to suspend its aerial activities in south Lebanon for 48 hours, a day after a raid killed at least 54 civilians and prompted worldwide calls for a cease-fire in its with Hizbollah.Israel suspends air strikes after deadly Lebanon raid Reuters via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 30 3:46 PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel agreed on Monday to suspend its aerial activities in south Lebanon for 48 hours, a day after a raid killed at least 54 civilians and prompted worldwide calls for a ceasefire in its with Hizbollah.Lebanon Casts Pall on White House Game Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jul 30 3:38 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush joined disabled children at the annual T-ball game on the South Lawn of the White House Sunday afternoon, but the usually upbeat occasion was sobered by news of an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 34 children in Lebanon early Sunday. "As we listen to our national anthem, it reminds us how blessed we are to live in a land where our boys and girls can grow up Oil prices ease on Israeli halt of air strikes on Lebanon Outlook India - 14 minutes ago
Oil prices were weaker in Asian trade today, extending losses as a temporary halt to Israeli air attacks on Lebanon helped take some of the risk premium out of the market, dealers said.516 reported killed in Lebanon, Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 7:55 PM
At least 516 people have been reported killed in Lebanon and Israel since fighting broke out July 12 between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas.Bodies Pulled From Wreckage in Lebanon phillyburbs.com - Jul 30 3:49 PM
QANA, Lebanon - Abu Shadi Jradi pulled bodies out of wreckage for hours - two toddler girls wearing tiny gold earrings, a small boy whose pale blue pacifier still hung from his neck. Somewhere in the middle, Jradi slumped beneath a tree and wept.Lebanon won't blame Hezbollah for Qana UPI - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- A top Lebanese official has rejected Israel's claim that Hezbollah is responsible for an Israeli airstrike that killed scores of civilians in Lebanon Sunday.Boost to Lebanon peace drive The Australian - Jul 30 4:59 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice won a 48-hour suspension of Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon, in a much-needed boost today hours before ending her beleaguered Middle East peace drive.More Pinoys arrive from Lebanon ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Jul 30 6:00 PM
Ten Filipino evacuees from Beirut, Lebanon, arrived in Manila before dawn Monday, DZMM reported. The evacuees arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) aboard Qatar Airways Flight 644. Most of the evacuees worked as domestic helpers in Beirut for eight months, the report said.In Congress, concern over Lebanon threatens to overshadow terrorism bill JTA - Jul 30 3:11 PM
WASHINGTON, July 30 (JTA) The U.S. Congress recent preoccupation with Israel s war in Lebanon could abort what had been this year s signature victory for some pro-Israel lobbyists: The Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act.Iraqi cleric demands cease-fire in Lebanon Syracuse.com - Jul 30 6:30 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Iraq's top Shiite cleric Sunday demanded an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon, warning the Muslim world will "not forgive" nations that stand in the way of stopping the fighting.World condemns Israeli attack after strike kills 54 civilians in Lebanon JTA - Jul 30 2:56 PM
JERUSALEM, July 30 (JTA) A civilian tragedy in Lebanon caused by an Israeli airstrike has cast doubt on any chance of bringing a quick end to almost three weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.U.N. Council: 'Shock' Over Lebanon Deaths WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Jul 30 6:40 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council approved a statement Sunday expressing "extreme shock and distress" over Israel's bombing of civilians in Qana, Lebanon but stopped short of condemning the attack.An Israeli airstrike early Sunday on a three-story building in the south Lebanese village of Qana killed 56 people, almost all of them women and children, according to Red Cross officials Rice seeks deal on peacekeepers to end Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 4:52 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will press on Sunday for Israel and Lebanon to strike a deal on an international force to end a 19-day-old war, after Hizbollah threatened to strike deeper into Israel. US Experts Support Turkey's Lebanon Policy Turks.US - 6 minutes ago
US experts are supporting Turkey s policy to not send any troops to an international force which is not under the umbrella of the UN before a ceasefire begins in Lebanon.Merkel plays down prospect of troops for Lebanon Financial Times - Jul 30 1:45 PM
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, has played down the likelihood of German soldiers joining a UN-backed multinational force in Lebanon to help defuse the spiral of violence in the Middle-East.Israel strike kills at least 54, Lebanon shuns Rice The Star Online - Jul 30 3:22 PM
QANA, Lebanon (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed at least 54 Lebanese civilians, including 37 children, on Sunday, fuelling world pressure for a ceasefire in Israel's war in Lebanon against Hizbollah guerrillas.132 Bangladeshis return home from Lebanon News From Bangladesh - 25 minutes ago
The first batch of 132 Bangladeshi people living in Lebanon arrived in Dhaka from the war-torn country by two flights yesterday morning. (New Nation) Immigration officials said, of them, 90 people arrived by Etihad Airways, while 40 others by Qatar Airways.Israel agrees to temporary suspend aerial activities over south Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 30 2:29 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel agreed to a 48-hour suspension of aerial activity over southern Lebanon after its heart-wrenching bombing of a Lebanese village on Sunday that killed a number of children.Beddoes calls for end of killings in Lebanon Fijilive.com - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
Fiji's Leader of Opposition Mick Beddoes has condemned the continued Israeli aggression against Lebanon saying the nothing could justify the killing of innocents.Australia to discuss UN force in Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 30 1:11 PM
Senior Australian officials will attend a United Nations meeting in New York to work out details of a peacekeeping plan for Lebanon. -Lebanon: Israeli Strike Disrupts Rice s Visit This Day - Jul 30 5:58 PM
An Israeli air strike on Qana, Lebanon, which left about 56 persons dead yesterday forced the Lebanese Prime Minister, Fouad Siniora, to call off a planned discussion with the US Secretary of State, Ms. Condoleeza Rice, as the devastating strike heightened emotions in the troubled Middle East country and other parts of the world.UN Security Council shocked over Israel's bombing of civilians in Lebanon People's Daily - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
The U.N. Security Council in a presidential statement expressed "extreme shock and distress" over Israel's bombing of civilians in Lebanon.Bombs Silence Catholic Radio in Lebanon Scoop.co.nz - Jul 30 4:50 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon, JULY 30, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Radio MNS, an Arabic Catholic radio station, was one of the many means of communication recently silenced by Israeli bombs in Lebanon.Israel agrees on 48-hour suspension of air strikes in S. Lebanon People's Daily - Jul 30 6:21 PM
Israel on Monday agreed on an 48- hour suspension, effective immediately, of its air strikes in southern Lebanon, said a U.S. official.Notre Dame Student Takes Taxis, Buses on Solo Trek Out of Lebanon WISH-TV Indianapolis - Jul 30 5:51 PM
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Joe Janke knew he had to leave Lebanon after fighting erupted with Israel. But he didn't want to leave behind his souvenirs, which he figured he'd...10,000 Belgian take to streets to protest against war in Lebanon People's Daily - Jul 30 6:21 PM
Some ten thousand Belgian took to the streets in Brussels on Sunday to protest against the war in Lebanon, urging the international community to stop the war in the country.American evacuees from Lebanon to arrive in Georgia WALB News 10 - Jul 30 5:12 PM
ATLANTA (AP) -- A flight carrying American evacuees from Lebanon that was scheduled to land in Atlanta today has been canceled. A spokeswoman for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport -- Felicia Browder -- says she has no details on why the flight was canceled.Annan vows to probe deaths of 4 UN observers in Lebanon People's Daily - Jul 30 6:21 PM
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Sunday that questions still surrounding the deaths of the four UN military observers in Lebanon must be answered.Rice Briefing: Efforts To Stop Violence in Lebanon Scoop.co.nz - Jul 30 4:50 PM
SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon. I am deeply saddened by the terrible loss of innocent life in the bombing in Lebanon this morning. The people of Lebanon have the deepest sympathies of President Bush, the people of the United States and my own heartfelt condolences.Lebanon-Syria border road bombed The Australian - Jul 30 2:29 PM
AN Israeli air strike hit Lebanon's road to Damascus at the border with Syria for a second consecutive night tonight, witnesses said.Israel pulls some ground troops from Lebanon 5 Eyewitness News - Jul 30 4:36 PM
TYRE, Lebanon (AP) - Both sides are claiming success as Israeli troops withdraw from a key Lebanese border town where they've battled Hezbollah for a week.Lebanon crisis tragic but an opportunity for change: Bush Hindustan Times - Jul 30 4:34 PM
The fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon may be "painful and tragic" but presents an opportunity for "broader change" in the Middle East which has suffered decades of "tyranny and violence," US President George W Bush said on Saturday.Iran FM slams Israeli attack on Lebanon s Qana IranMania.com - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
LONDON, July 31 (IranMania) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki strongly condemned an Israeli attack on Qana in southern Lebanon that killed at least 40 civilians, including 23 children in the bloodiest single attack in 19 days of fighting, said MNA.Arab League accuses U.S. of siding with Israel on Lebanon People's Daily - Jul 30 5:06 PM
The United States should be held responsible for the deaths of innocent civilians in Israeli military offensive in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon, said a senior official of the Cairo-headquartered Arab League (AL) on Sunday.Israel agreed to halt air activity over south Lebanon for 48 hours ABC 13 Texas - Jul 30 3:23 PM
U.S. official says Israel has agreed to a 48-hour suspension of aerial activity in south Lebanon, where more than two dozen children were killed.Kingdom Sending Emergency Relief Supplies to Lebanon Arab News - Jul 30 4:12 PM
JEDDAH, 31 July 2006 Saudi Arabia will send emergency relief supplies worth in excess of SR21.37 million to the Lebanese people who are reeling under the Israeli military aggression, Dr. Saaed Al-Harithy, chairman of the Popular Committee for the Relief of Lebanon, announced yesterday.Israel suspends south Lebanon strikes The Australian - Jul 30 2:30 PM
ISRAEL today suspended air strikes in southern Lebanon for 48 hours while it investigates the Qana bombings, US State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said.Israel suspends south Lebanon air strikes for 48 hours Channel NewsAsia - Jul 30 2:26 PM
JERUSALEM : Israel has suspended air strikes in south Lebanon for 48 hours while it investigates the Qana bombings, an aide to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday.German FM calls for immediate ceasefire after deadly Israeli attack in Lebanon People's Daily - Jul 30 5:53 PM
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday called for a ceasefire "as soon as possible" after a deadly Israeli air strike in Lebanon killed at least 60 civilians.China condemns Israeli raid on south Lebanon village People's Daily - Jul 30 4:56 PM
China on Sunday "strongly condemned" the Israeli attack against a village in south Lebanon, killing at least 51 Lebanese, according to official sources.Bodies pulled from wreckage in Lebanon Syracuse.com - Jul 30 3:56 PM
QANA, Lebanon (AP) Abu Shadi Jradi pulled bodies out of wreckage for hours two toddler girls wearing tiny gold earrings, a small boy whose pale blue pacifier still hung from his neck. Somewhere in the middle, Jradi slumped beneath a tree and wept.UNSC draft resolution on Lebanon seeks ceasefire Hindustan Times - Jul 30 4:34 PM
A draft resolution circulating among UN Security Council members would call for an immediate halt to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and seek a wide new buffer zone in south Lebanon monitored by international forces and the Lebanese army.Many casualties in Lebanon strike BBC News - Jul 30 12:14 AM
Dozens of people have been killed or injured in an Israeli air raid in southern Lebanon, reports say.FRANCE STEPS FORWARD AS CHAMPION OF LEBANON PEACE DRIVE The Tocqueville Connection - Jul 30 2:50 PM
PARIS, July 30, 2006 (AFP) - France on Sunday claimed the initiative in international efforts to bring peace to Lebanon, distancing itself from the United States, a day after issuing a draft UN Security Council resolution on measures to end the fighting.Annan Mourns 4 UN Observers Who Died In Lebanon Scoop.co.nz - Jul 30 3:05 PM
30 July 2006 Paying tribute to the memory of four United Nations Military Observers who lost their lives during an Israeli bombardment last week at Patrol Base Khiyam in Southern Lebanon, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said questions still surrounding their deaths must be answered.Blair says Lebanon force agreement possible in days Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 2:25 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Saturday he believed it was possible to get agreement on a peacekeeping force for Lebanon within days and that this could clear the way for a ceasefire.Lebanon Massacre: Please cry and pray that these never happen to any country, any people in the wor BellaOnline - Jul 30 6:18 PM
As we are grieving for days, Lebanon civilians are under Israeli bombs for weeks. As we comfortably wake up, drink clean water, have nice food and soft beds to relax, these innocents are made desperate, injured, murdered, and paralyzed. As we are grieving for days, Lebanon civilians are under