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Lebanon Asks U.N. to Open Qana Inquiry 
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Lebanon also asked the Security Council to press for an immediate cease-fire in the border war with Israel.Iraqi Clerics and Government Leaders Condemn Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon New York Times - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Several prominent Iraqi clerics and officials condemned civilian casualties in Lebanon even as shootings, bombings, and mass kidnappings continued to plague Iraq.Israel fights in south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hizbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon early on Tuesday, as the Jewish state gave the green light to widen a ground offensive and push deep into Lebanese territory.Israeli troops fight Hizbollah in south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 4:53 PM
Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hizbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon early on Tuesday, as Israel gave the green light to widen a ground offensive and push deep into Lebanese territory.Israel rejects pressure to end Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 2:37 PM
Israel rejected mounting international pressure on Monday to end its war against Hizbollah and launched a new incursion into Lebanon, as world powers squabbled over the urgency of a ceasefire.Top Republican asks Bush to push for immediate Lebanon ceasefire AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 1:33 PM
A leading Republican senator urged US President George W. Bush to call for an immediate ceasefire in the war between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.Day of Mourning for Lebanon After Latest Attack on Qana OneWorld.net via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 12:57 PM
SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 31 (OneWorld) - Lebanon marked a national day of mourning Monday, a day after Israeli warplanes bombed the village of Qana killing at least 57 people, most of them children.Bush: US 'probably not' part of Lebanon force AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 12:23 PM
US President George W. Bush said in an interview that the United States would "probably not" contribute troops to a multinational force for Lebanon.Israel's Olmert: No cease-fire in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 10:36 AM
Thousands of civilians trapped for nearly three weeks in south Lebanon's war zone streamed north Monday by truck, car and on foot, seizing the chance to flee during a brief halt in Israeli airstrikes. Israel's prime minister said there would be no cease-fire in the fight against Hezbollah.UN postpones meeting to plan new Lebanon force Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 11:13 AM
The United Nations on Monday indefinitely postponed a meeting called by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to begin planning a new peacekeeping force for Lebanon, setting back hopes for a quick end to the bloodshed.Israel rejects ceasefire calls in Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 9:45 AM
Israel rejected mounting international pressure on Monday to end its war against Hizbollah and launched a new incursion into Lebanon despite halting most air raids for 48 hours.Residents flee south Lebanon as Israel eases air strikes AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 9:40 AM
Thousands of exhausted residents of south Lebanon heaped their possessions into cars and fled northward, taking advantage of a pause in Israeli bombardments after being trapped in villages for almost three weeks.Peacekeeping mission in Lebanon extended AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 9:27 AM
The U.N. Security Council extended the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon by one month Monday, a move meant to ensure that the force does not conflict with what could be a larger international deployment.Security Council extends Lebanon peacekeeping force mandate AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 8:51 AM
The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one month, to give international powers more time to discuss a new stabilization force for the conflict-stricken country.Rice turns heat on UN over Lebanon ceasefire AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 8:12 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has launched an effort to win United Nations Security Council backing for her Lebanon peace initiative as soon as this week.Residents escape south Lebanon as Israel eases air strikes AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 7:57 AM
Tens of thousands of exhausted residents of south Lebanon have heaped their possessions into cars and streamed northward, taking advantage of a pause in Israeli bombardments after being trapped in villages for almost three weeks.Llamas help Israeli troops bear Lebanon offensive Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 8:56 AM
It may have one of the world's mightiest militaries, but Israel has turned to imported beasts of burden to help troops wage a 20-day-old offensive against Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.UN meeting on Lebanon force postponed Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 7:49 AM
A crucial meeting at the United Nations to plan a new peace-keeping force for Lebanon was indefinitely postponed on Monday, dealing a blow to hopes of a quick end to the bloodshed.Rice: U.N. Security Council 'should have' Lebanon resolution this week USA Today - Jul 31 7:43 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday said the U.N. Security Council "should have" a resolution this week that would trigger a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah and approve the rapid deployment of an international stabilization force in Lebanon.Conflict forces Lebanon to withdraw from Asian Cup SportingNews.com - 2 minutes ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Lebanon has pulled out of the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers citing turmoil fro...UN focuses on new Lebanon force Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 6:10 AM
Countries that might send troops to police a ceasefire in southern Lebanon planned to meet at the United Nations on Monday, as diplomatic efforts intensified to end the bloodshed.Residents flee as south Lebanon spared Israeli strikes AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 6:50 AM
Tens of thousands of villagers have fled southern Lebanon, encouraged by Israel's decision to spare the battered region from air attacks for the first time in three weeks.Blair welcomes halt to Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 6:05 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed the temporary halt to the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon, saying he was optimistic of the chances of an end to hostilities.International pressure rises for Lebanon ceasefire Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 5:14 AM
International pressure for a swift ceasefire in Lebanon mounted on Monday, with France saying Israel's pause in air strikes was not enough and Russia calling for an immediate suspension of hostilities.Israeli air force continue Lebanon strikes AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 4:05 AM
The Israeli air force carried out strikes Monday in southern Lebanon despite an agreement to halt raids for 48 hours after nearly 60 Lebanese civilians were killed in an Israeli bombing, the army said.Israeli army says Lebanon attacks continue AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 3:37 AM
Israel's defense minister said Monday the country will "expand and strengthen" its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, diminishing hopes that a 48-hour halt in airstrikes could be turned into a longer term cease-fire.Lebanon mourns Qana victims of Israeli 'butchery' AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 4:38 AM
An enraged Lebanon was plunged into mourning for the 52 victims of an Israeli bombardment on the southern village of Qana, as the press lashed out at the "butchery" of the raid.Nissan to send aid for Lebanon's victims CNN Money - Jul 31 4:34 AM
CEO Ghosn signs off on $200,000 aimed at helping refugees. TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japanese car maker Nissan Motor Co. said on Monday it would donate $200,000 to help displaced victims of the conflict in Lebanon, the ancestral home of Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn.Villagers flee south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 3:39 AM
Villagers flying white flags from cars, buses and pickup trucks flooded out of south Lebanon on Monday after U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice won from Israel a brief suspension of devastating air strikes.Lebanon foreign force requires agreement of all sides: French FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 3:43 AM
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy has called for an immediate end to hostilities between Israel and Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah and said the deployment of foreign stabilisation forces required the agreement of all sides.Did Israel miscalculate in Lebanon? MSNBC - Jul 31 3:47 PM
Did Israel miscalculate in its military strategy to remove Hezbollah from Lebanon? NBC's David Gregory reports.Hizbullah's attacks stem from Israeli incursions into Lebanon The Christian Science Monitor - Jul 31 3:01 PM
The crisis in Lebanon is part of a broader, six-decades-long Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel halts air attacks in south Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 2:12 AM
Israel suspended air attacks on south Lebanon for 48 hours starting early Monday in the face of widespread outrage over an airstrike on a house that killed 56 Lebanese, almost all of them women and children.Rice says Lebanon ceasefire possible after Qana outrage AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 2:02 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said a ceasefire in the Lebanon conflict could be achieved this week, in the face of global outrage over an Israeli air strike which killed 52 civilians and plunged Lebanon into mourning.AP News Analysis: Iraq supporting Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 3:23 AM
Many American politicians were surprised by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's criticism of Israel's attacks on Lebanon. They need only look at the stance taken by Iraq's top Shiite spiritual leader to understand why al-Maliki cannot stand with the U.S. in the crisis.Goldman's Hormats calls for major aid to Lebanon Market Watch - Jul 31 1:31 PM
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- American businesses and the U.S. government should mount a large-scale humanitarian effort to aid Lebanon, said Robert Hormats, vice chairman of Goldman Sachs International on Monday. New urgency for Lebanon cease-fire The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 1:00 AM
Israel's bombing of a civilian building Sunday in Qana, which killed at least 54 civilians, 37 of them children, has almost overnight turned up international pressure for the US to urge Israel toward an immediate cease-fire with Lebanon.Israel to expand its attack in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 2:09 AM
Israel will "expand and strengthen" its attack on Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, the defense minister said Monday, while the army honored a 48-hour halt in aerial strikes.Israel halts Lebanon air strikes, Rice says ceasefire possible this week AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 11:41 PM
Israel suspended air strikes in Lebanon for 48 hours after an attack on the village of Qana which killed 52 people, including handicapped children, as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said a ceasefire could be reached this week.Lebanon pulls out of Adelaide match Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
Lebanon has pulled out of Australia's Asian Cup soccer qualifying group due to the crisis engulfing the country. -Israel bombs southern Lebanon just hours after promising halt Boston Herald - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - Israel i warplanes carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, hours after agreeing to temporarily halt raids while investigating a bombing that killed nearly 60 Lebanese civilians, mostly women and children seeking shelter.Lebanon pull out of Asian Cup qualifying Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - 44 minutes ago
MELBOURNE, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Lebanon have pulled out of qualification for the 2007 Asian Cup because of the current unrest in the country, the Asian Football Confederation said on its website on Tuesday.Rice sees Lebanon truce soon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 12:09 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday she believed a ceasefire to end fighting between Israel and the Hizbollah guerrilla group in Lebanon could be forged this week.Israel to expand ground war in Lebanon INQ7.net - 1 minute ago
JERUSALEM -- Israel approved the expansion of its ground operations in southern Lebanon on Tuesday after rejecting mounting calls for a truce in its war on Hezbollah in the face of global outrage over an attack that killed at least 52 civilians.Planning for new U.N. stabilization force in Lebanon stalls over split on ending Lebanon violence San Diego Union-Tribune - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, 5:14 p.m. July 31 (AP): The United Nations on Monday scrapped a meeting of nations that might contribute troops to help stabilize south Lebanon, a decision that reflected the deep divisions among key nations on how to end the three-week war between Israel and Hezbollah.Israel halts Lebanon air strikes after Qana outrage AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 10:16 PM
Israel suspended air strikes in Lebanon for 48 hours after an attack on the village of Qana which killed 52 people, including handicapped children, and triggered global outrage.Mideast conflict forces Lebanon to withdraw from 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers Slam! Sports - 4 minutes ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Lebanon has pulled out of the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers citing turmoil from the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas.Israeli Troops, Hezbollah Guerrillas Continue Fight In Lebanon Voice of America - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon early Tuesday, as Israel's Prime Minister approved an expansion of the ground offensive.Lebanon Asks Security Council to Investigate Qana Air Strike Voice of America - Jul 31 5:50 PM
Israeli and Lebanese officials clashed at a Security Council meeting Monday as Lebanon's acting foreign minister, Tareq Mitri, asked for an international investigation into the deadly air strike on the southern town of Qana, where 54 people, including many children, were killed Sunday.Musharraf calls for Lebanon ceasefire NDTV - 6 minutes ago
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf called for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon. "The issue has to be resolved through talks and the Palestinian people have got to get their own homeland,'' he said.U.N. council: 'Shock' over Lebanon deaths AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 10:22 PM
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.DFA: More OFWs from Lebanon to arrive Tuesday ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 30 minutes ago
Some 372 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Lebanon are scheduled to arrive in Manila Tuesday in four different flights, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.Israel to widen ground battle in Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 31 5:55 PM
Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hizbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon, as Israel gave the green light to widen a ground offensive and push deep into Lebanese territory.RI prepared to send 600 peacekeepers to Lebanon The Jakarta Post - 51 minutes ago
With no sign that the Israel-Hizbollah fighting will stop anytime soon, Indonesia has readied a 600-member special battalion from the Army and Marines to join a potential international peacekeeping force to be deployed in South Lebanon.Blair welcomes temporary halt to Israel airstrikes on Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 10:44 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed the temporary halt to the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon, saying he was optimistic of the chances of an end to hostilities.Lebanon: Key facts BBC News - Jul 31 6:10 AM
LEBANON: KEY FACTSParishioners from R.I. church recount ordeal in Lebanon The Providence Journal - Jul 31 3:53 PM
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.Environmental 'crisis' in Lebanon BBC News - Jul 31 3:59 PM
The UN expresses concern over Lebanon's environment after Israeli bombs cause major oil spill.Environmental 'crisis' in Lebanon BBC News - Jul 31 3:53 PM
The UN expresses concern over Lebanon's environment after Israeli bombs cause major oil leak.Lebanon-Socceroos game scrapped Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 minutes ago
This month's Asian Cup qualifier between Lebanon and the Socceroos at the Adelaide Oval has been called off. Lebanese officials have written to the Asian Football Confederation saying they are pulling out of their qualifying group because of the current conflict with Israel.48hr respite shows extent of Lebanon's destruction Scoop.co.nz - 10 minutes ago
Relief organisation TEAR Fund New Zealand is reporting Israel s suspension of airstrikes has revealed the full extent of destruction wrought upon Lebanon.Israel vows to fight on in Lebanon Times Online - Jul 31 4:52 PM
ISRAEL vowed last night to continue its offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon, dashing any hopes of an early end to the three-week conflict that has left hundreds dead.Australia to evacuate hundreds more from Lebanon Stuff - 3 minutes ago
SYDNEY: Australia will hire taxis, buses and cars to take advantage of a halt in Israeli air strikes and evacuate more than 200 of its nationals from southern Lebanon, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today.Aussies still trapped in Lebanon 7News via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 31 4:28 PM
Australian nationals are among the refugees hoping to receive safe passage out of Lebanon during the suspension of Israeli air strikes.Lebanon pulls out of Asian Cup FOXSPORTS.com.au - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
LEBANON has withdrawn from the Asian Cup due to the crisis engulfing the country.New push to get Aussies out of Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 31 4:10 PM
The Australian government is scrambling to evacuate hundreds more Australians from Lebanon before a brief Israeli halt on air strikes in the south ends. -UN reschedules Lebanon peacekeeping meeting Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
The United Nations (UN) has postponed until at least Thursday a meeting called by UN secretary-general Kofi Annan to begin planning a new peacekeeping force for Lebanon.Plan folds for UN Lebanon peacekeepers The Scotsman - Jul 31 5:18 PM
HOPES of a swift end to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah were dealt a serious blow yesterday as the United Nations indefinitely postponed a crucial meeting to plan a new peace-keeping force for Lebanon.Israel suspends bombing after deadly Lebanon raid Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 7:37 PM
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.Israeli troops fight Hezbollah in south Lebanon ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Jul 31 6:11 PM
BEIRUT - Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon early on Tuesday, as Israel gave the green light to widen a ground offensive and push deep into Lebanese territory.North Israel, Lebanon Quiet; Both Sides Vow Fighting (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Jul 31 6:06 AM
July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's north and most of Lebanon enjoyed their quietest day in 20 days of conflict after Israel suspended air strikes for 48 hours. Both sides vowed to recommence when the break ends.Lebanon calls for ceasefire at UN Security Council INQ7.net - Jul 31 4:28 PM
UNITED NATIONS -- Lebanon on Monday demanded that Israel agree an immediate ceasefire as the two nations sparred at a special UN Security Council meeting on the new Middle East crisis.300 Australians still in southern Lebanon ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 31 4:29 PM
The Federal Government says efforts are being made to evacuate up to 300 Australians still trapped in southern Lebanon.UN reschedules meeting on new force in Lebanon Khaleej Times - 43 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations on Monday postponed until at least Thursday a meeting called by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to begin planning a new peacekeeping force for Lebanon.U.N. calls for end to Lebanon fighting CNN.com - Jul 30 7:32 PM
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."Israel widens ground offensive, resume airstrikes in Lebanon The Nation - Jul 31 6:16 PM
Israel's Security Cabinet early Tuesday approved sending more troops into south Lebanon and renew airstrikes after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert apologised for the deaths of dozens of civilians in an Israeli airstrike.As efforts gain steam for cease-fire, Israel Lebanon differ on the details JTA - Jul 31 3:41 PM
JERUSALEM, July 31 (JTA) International efforts to end Israel-Hezbollah fighting moved into high gear after the tragic killing of civilians in Kana, but there remain fundamental differences between Israel and Lebanon over what needs to be done next.Lebanon casts pall on White House game AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 7:19 PM
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.Mother, 4 children rescued from Saida, Lebanon ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Jul 31 5:45 PM
A mother and her four children were rescued from Saida in Lebanon while Hezzbollah and Israel are on a 48-hour ceasefire, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau reported Tuesday.Israel rejects pressure to end Lebanon war Reuters.co.uk - Jul 31 4:32 PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel rejected mounting international pressure on Monday to end its war against Hizbollah and launched a new incursion into Lebanon, as world powers squabbled over the urgency of a cease-fire.Israeli Security Cabinet approves wider ground offensive in Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 31 3:35 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Security Cabinet approved early Tuesday widening the ground offensive in Lebanon and rejected a ceasefire until an international force is in place, a participant in the meeting said.Israel Resumes Limited Aerial Attacks on Lebanon NPR - Jul 31 6:17 AM
Israel launches new airstrikes in south Lebanon, just hours after the announcement of a 48-hour suspension of the aerial campaign. The partial suspension came after the bombing Sunday of an apartment building in the southern Lebanese town of Qana that left more than 50 civilians dead. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left Jerusalem on Monday, saying she would pursue a ceasefire and a lasting 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 bombs southern Lebanon just hours after promising halt Seattle Times - Jul 31 8:10 AM
Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon today, hours after agreeing to temporarily halt raids.Olmert says there will be no ceasefire anytime soon in southern Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 31 2:08 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert apologized Monday for the dozens of civilians killed in an Israeli air strike in the Lebanese town of Qana, but ruled out a ceasefire in Israel's 20-day battle with Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon.Aid convoy access to Lebanon is poor: UN Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 31 1:25 PM
The UN says access for desperately needed aid convoys to southern Lebanon has not improved since Israel agreed to a 48-hour suspension of air strikes. -France calls for immediate ceasefire between Israel, Lebanon's Hezbollah People's Daily - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Visiting French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy called on Monday for an immediate ceasefire between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel.Armed Forces willing to send peace force to Lebanon (10:34 a.m.) Sun Star - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
MANILA -- Armed Forces Chief Hermogenes Esperon said deploying a small contingent of peacekeepers to war-torn Lebanon would entail a lot of preparations and funds.Pause in fire may give Australians time to flee Lebanon Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
ELIZABETH JACKSON: The Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says the Government has no information that any Australians have been killed in the latest strikes and continues to call for both Israel and Lebanon to exercise restraint.UN postpones Lebanon peacekeeper meeting Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 31 1:11 PM
The UN has indefinitely postponed a meeting called by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to begin planning a new international peacekeeping force for Lebanon. -Israeli Air Force Continue Lebanon Strikes ABC News - Jul 31 4:29 AM
Israeli Air Force Carries Out Strikes in Southern Lebanon, Despite 48-Hour Halt in RaidsIsrael 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".Israel cabinet approves wider Lebanon offensive The Star Online - Jul 31 3:52 PM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's inner security cabinet gave a green light early on Tuesday to widen a ground offensive against Hizbollah guerrillas inside Lebanon, an Israeli official said.Qtel slashes call rate to Lebanon by half The Peninsula - Jul 31 6:02 PM
DOHA International phone calls made to Lebanon will now be billed at just half the regular price beginning today, a Qatar Telecom (Qtel) spokesman, said here yesterday.Robert Fisk: A Nato-led force would be in Israel's interests, but not Lebanon's Independent - Jul 31 4:25 PM
Every foreign army - including the Israelis - comes to grief in Lebanon.Israel fights in south Lebanon Reuters - Jul 31 6:07 PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hizbollah guerillas in southern Lebanon early on Tuesday, as the Jewish state gave the green light to widen a ground offensive and push deep into Lebanese territory.Israel cabinet approves wider Lebanon offensive Channel NewsAsia - Jul 31 3:47 PM
JERUSALEM : Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's security cabinet approved early Tuesday morning the expansion of the Israeli army's ground operation in southern Lebanon, a government official said.Police disarm suicidal man in Lebanon Corvallis Gazette Times - Jul 31 5:13 PM
LEBANON Lebanon police responded Saturday to a report of a suicidal subject armed with a firearm. They arrived at the 3100 block of Foxglove Street at 5:44 p.m., and discovered a 35-year-old man inside a bedroom of his residence.Force in Lebanon Extended as Council Mulls Action Scoop.co.nz - Jul 31 4:05 PM
The Security Council today extended for one month the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) while proposals for a new international presence in the violence-wracked region are considered.