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  • Israel captures guerrillas in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
    Israel poured up to 10,000 armored troops into south Lebanon Tuesday, and separately sent commandos deep into the eastern Bekaa Valley where they raided a Hezbollah-run hospital and captured guerrillas during pitched battles, a major escalation of the three-week-old war.

  • Israel pushes deep into Lebanon as talks flounder Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 32 minutes ago
    Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon as UN Security Council members struggled to overcome differences on how to end the violence.

  • Israel sends armored troops into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
    Israel poured up to 10,000 armored troops into south Lebanon Tuesday, and separately dropped helicopter-borne commandos deep into the eastern Bekaa Valley where they raided a Hezbollah-run hospital and fought pitched battles with guerrillas, in a major escalation of the three-week-old war.

  • Israel launches attack deep in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
    Israel launched a major attack deep into Lebanon, and Hezbollah said its guerrillas were fighting Israeli commandos trapped inside a hospital in the eastern city of Baalbek early Wednesday.

  • Israel Expands Ground Forces Inside Lebanon Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
    Israel sent up to 7,000 troops into Lebanon, aimed at pushing Hezbollah back from the border before a cease-fire is declared.

  • Israel Moves Thousands Of Soldiers Into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
    ZARIT, Israel, Aug. 2 -- Thousands of Israeli soldiers streamed into southern Lebanon on Tuesday, as clashes with Hezbollah fighters in at least half a dozen towns marked an intensified ground campaign to dislodge Hezbollah strongholds that have withstood three weeks of aerial bombardment.

  • Hilltop Village in Lebanon Feels Stuck in the Middle Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
    In Ain Ebel, a Christian village deep in southern Lebanon, residents are stuck in the middle of a war with which they do not identify.

  • Israel Expands Ground Forces Inside Lebanon Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 01 6:31 PM
    Israel sent up to 7,000 troops into Lebanon, aiming at pushing the Hezbollah militia back from the border before a cease-fire is declared.

  • Bush admin. claims progress on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 5:43 PM
    The Bush administration claimed progress Tuesday toward establishing an international peacekeeping force for Lebanon but said no quick cease-fire seemed likely in the three-week-old war between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Hawaii Professor Ready To Leave Lebanon Open this result in new window
    KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 5:45 PM
    A professor from Kapiolani Community College, who is trapped in war torn Lebanon, has begun waiting just a short distance away from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut.

  • Rice says cease-fire in Lebanon possible in days Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 4:47 PM
    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday that a cease-fire could be reached in Lebanon within days.

  • Thousands flee wider Israeli sweep into south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 4:16 PM
    Thousands of terrified refugees fled the port city of Tyre as Israeli forces stepped up their campaign to drive Hezbollah fighters from south Lebanon and prepared to resume full air raids after a two-day lull.

  • US, Britain should take back seat over Lebanon: Annan deputy Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 4:39 PM
    The United States and Britain should not lead diplomatic efforts over the crisis in Lebanon, the United Nations' deputy secretary-general reported.

  • Canada calls for 'immediate' ceasefire in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 2:52 PM
    Canada's Foreign Minister Peter MacKay called for an "immediate ceasefire" in Lebanon but laid the burden on the militant group Hezbollah to make the first move to stop the violence.

  • Fighting rages in Lebanon border village Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 1:34 PM
    Heavy ground fighting raged Tuesday near a Lebanese border village, and Israel resumed frequent airstrikes after it decided, in a major expansion of its offensive, to send thousands more troops deeper into Lebanon.

  • Israeli forces push deeper into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 1:56 PM
    Israeli forces battled Hezbollah across a broad front in Lebanon's south Tuesday, hours after the government in Jerusalem ordered its army to punch all the way to the Litani River and hold the ground until an international peacekeeping force comes ashore.

  • Iran FM calls for halt to Israeli offensive on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 1:20 PM
    Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki called for an immediate halt to Israel's offensive on Lebanon, saying terms for an overall settlement should be left to future negotiations.

  • Anxiety as Lebanon drama unfolds Open this result in new window
    BBC News - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
    Londoners with family and friends in Lebanon and Israel discuss their hopes and fears for the Middle East.

  • News agencies stand by Lebanon photos Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 1:26 PM
    Three news agencies on Tuesday rejected challenges to the veracity of photographs of bodies taken in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, strongly denying that the images were staged.

  • Israel pushes into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 12:00 PM
    Israeli forces thrust into southern Lebanon on Tuesday in an expansion of their offensive, pounding towns and villages but meeting fierce resistance from Hizbollah guerrillas.

  • US insists progress being made towards UN resolution on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 12:06 PM
    The United States insisted that progress was being made in negotiations on a UN resolution aimed at ending the crisis in Lebanon, despite a lack of public signs an agreement was near.

  • U.S. role in Lebanon force limited Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 11:18 AM
    If an international force enters southern Lebanon to enforce a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.S. military is more likely to be a behind-the-scenes helper than a front-line leader.

  • Muslim humanitarian groups discuss aid for Lebanon, Palestinians Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 10:44 AM
    About a dozen Muslim humanitarian groups from around the world met to coordinate their aid efforts for Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, shattered by a massive Israeli offensive.

  • Israel Expands Lebanon Offensive Against Hezbollah (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
    Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Israel expanded its land operations in Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah bases inside the country. Residents in villages near the Litani River, 29 kilometers (18 miles) inside Lebanon, were advised to leave, the army said.

  • Heavy fighting as Israel pushes into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 10:00 AM
    Israeli forces thrust into southern Lebanon on Tuesday in an expansion of their offensive, pounding towns and villages but meeting fierce resistance from Hizbollah guerillas.

  • Israel Seizes Guerrillas in Lebanon Raid Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 31 minutes ago
    Israeli Military Captures Guerrillas After Raiding Hezbollah-Run Hospital in Lebanon

  • Israel Captures Guerrillas in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
    Israeli Military Claims to Capture Some Guerrillas After Raid on Ancient City in Lebanon

  • Greece withdraws from Israeli film festival in protest over Lebanon crisis Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 10:07 AM
    Greece's movie governing body has decided to pull out of Israel's autumn Haifa film festival in protest over the Lebanon crisis, a representative said.

  • Israel Sends Armored Troops Into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
    Israel Pours Up to 10,000 Armored Troops in South Lebanon, Drops Commandoes Into Bekaa Valley

  • Israel expands fight deeper into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Chicago Tribune - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
    Racing against time before a cease-fire is arranged, Israel expanded its offensive in Lebanon on Tuesday, landing troops by helicopter deep in the country as ground forces battled Hezbollah guerrillas in border villages in the south.

  • Israel Launches Attack Deep in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
    Israel Launches Attack Deep in Lebanon; Hezbollah Says It's Fighting Trapped Commandos

  • Israel plans deeper push into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 7:15 AM
    In a major expansion of its ground offensive, Israel has decided to send troops deeper into Lebanon to clear out Hezbollah fighters and secure the territory until a multinational force is deployed there, senior officials said Tuesday

  • Aid convoys delayed in Lebanon by lack of security Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 8:06 AM
    The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross were forced to delay the despatch of humanitarian aid to southern Lebanon on Tuesday because they failed to get security guarantees, officials said.

  • Israel to resume full air raids in Lebanon early Wednesday Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 8:26 AM
    Israel will resume full air attacks against Hezbollah positions in Lebanon early Wednesday, Trade Minister Eli Yishai told army radio.

  • Muslim summit to call for Lebanon ceasefire and UN force Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 7:32 AM
    Malaysia said an emergency meeting of Muslim countries this week will call for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East and discuss a formal United Nations peacekeeping force for Lebanon.

  • Israel Seizes Guerrillas in Lebanon Raid Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - 18 minutes ago
    Israel poured up to 10,000 armored troops into south Lebanon Tuesday, and separately sent commandos deep into the eastern Bekaa Valley where they raided a Hezbollah-run hospital and captured guerrillas during pitched battles, a major escalation of the three-...

  • Bush Admin. Claims Progress on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 01 6:24 PM
    Bush Administration Claims Progress on International Peacekeeping Force for Lebanon

  • Fighting flares as Israel widens Lebanon assault Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 5:22 AM
    Hezbollah guerrillas have fought pitched battles with advancing Israeli forces in Lebanon after Israel decided to widen its three-week-old offensive despite accelerating international efforts to broker peace.

  • Israeli planes strike villages inside Lebanon Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 01 4:44 AM
    The latest bombings came despite a supposed 48-hour Israeli suspension of air aids in Lebanon. Meanwhile, Israel's Cabinet late Monday approved a major expansion of its ground offensive.

  • UK sends aid to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 01 2:51 PM
    The UK's first shipment of medical aid is sent to those uprooted by conflict in Lebanon.

  • Israeli Army Pushes Into Lebanon, Engaged in Clashes (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 01 2:43 PM
    Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Israel said its forces were engaged in ``heavy'' clashes with Hezbollah gunmen along the northern border and might advance as far as the Litani River, 18 miles inside Lebanon.

  • Israel Launches Attack Deep in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
    Israel launched a major attack deep into Lebanon, and Hezbollah said its guerrillas were fighting Israeli commandos trapped inside a hospital in the eastern city of Baalbek early Wednesday. The Israeli army would not comment on the operation in the...

  • Israel widens ground offensive in southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 3:54 AM
    Hezbollah guerrillas battled advancing Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, hours after Israel's cabinet gave the army the green light to widen its three-week-old offensive.

  • Israel Launches Attack Deep in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 01 3:58 PM
    Israel Launches Major Attack Deep in Lebanon As Hezbollah Says Guerrillas Fighting Commandos

  • Disarming Hizbullah is key to Lebanon's peace Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 01 3:02 PM
    The Israel-Lebanon crisis should spur efforts for a broader Arab-Israeli peace.

  • U.N. aid convoys to Lebanon delayed Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 4:23 AM
    Two U.N. aid convoys destined for southern Lebanon were halted Tuesday after failing to receive necessary security clearance from Israeli military forces and Hezbollah.

  • Oil above $75 on Iraq bombing, Lebanon conflict Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 4:09 AM
    Oil climbed further above $75 on Tuesday as Israel prepared to advance deeper into Lebanon, ignoring calls for a ceasefire, and saboteurs again attacked Iraq's northern oil export pipeline.

  • Mideast violence forces Lebanon to pull out of Asian Cup football Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 3:26 AM
    Lebanon have withdrawn from the Asian Cup blaming Israel's "barbaric attack" on the country, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said.

  • Lebanon war imperils drive for reform in Iran Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 01 7:08 AM
    The Israeli onslaught in Lebanon and Hezbollah's daily victories in the regional public relations war over the conflict threaten to claim a victim in Iran: whatever hopes remained of resurrecting the political reform movement.

  • Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 01 2:28 PM
    Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Lebanon Hours After Army Ordered to Punch to Litani River

  • Lebanon pull out of 2007 Asian Cup Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 01 2:02 AM
    TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Lebanon have withdrawn from qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup because of the widespread damage to the country caused by Israeli air strikes, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said in Tokyo on Tuesday.

  • Israel to expand ground war in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 1:34 AM
    Israel approved the expansion of its ground offensive in Lebanon, dashing hopes of an early end to the three-week old conflict despite a renewed international push for a ceasefire.

  • Israel to expand ground operation in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 01 2:14 AM
    Israeli troops will move deeper into southern Lebanon, 30 km north to the Litani River, and hold on to the territory for several weeks.

  • Israel OKs expansion of Lebanon campaign Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 01 12:32 AM
    Israel's Security Cabinet has approved an expansion of the ground campaign against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, Israeli officials said early Tuesday.

  • Israel sends up to 10,000 troops into southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
    BEIRUT (AP) - Israel poured up to 10,000 armoured troops into southern Lebanon on Tuesday and dropped helicopter-borne commando forces deep into the eastern Bekaa Valley where they raided a Hezbollah-run hospital and fought pitched battles with guerrillas, in a major escalation of the three-week-old war.

  • Hizbullah's attacks stem from Israeli incursions into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 01 1:00 AM
    As pundits and policymakers scramble to explain events in Lebanon, their conclusions are virtually unanimous: Hizbullah created this crisis. Israel is defending itself. The underlying problem is Arab extremism.

  • Lebanon Sees Environmental Devastation Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Aug 01 11:04 AM
    BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Endangered turtles die shortly after hatching from their eggs. Fish float dead off the coast. Flaming oil sends waves of black smoke toward the city.

  • Lebanon Sees Environmental Devastation Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 01 11:28 AM
    Bombardment Unleashes Environmental Damage in Lebanon; No Cleanup Until Fighting Stops

  • Murtha wants an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 37 minutes ago
    Pennsylvania's Rep. John Murtha said yesterday that he favored an immediate cease-fire in the fighting in Lebanon.

  • Israel fights in south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 11:59 PM
    Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hizbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, as the Jewish state gave its army the green light to widen a ground offensive and push deep into Lebanese territory.

  • Israeli Army, Pushing Into Lebanon, Engaged in `Heavy Clashes' Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 01 9:20 AM
    Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli forces said they were engaged in ``heavy'' clashes with Hezbollah gunmen along the northern border as the government indicated the army would advance as much as 18 miles into southern Lebanon to the Litani River.

  • Israel to expand ground war in Lebanon, rejects ceasefire calls Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 10:58 PM
    Israel approved the expansion of its ground operations in southern Lebanon 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.

  • UK is urged to take back seat over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
    The US and UK were yesterday warned by the United Nations' second most senior official that as "the team that led on Iraq" they were poorly placed to take a leading role in diplomatic efforts on the crisis in Lebanon.

  • US Reports Progress in Lebanon Diplomacy Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 01 6:20 PM
    The Bush administration reported progress Tuesday toward building an international peacekeeping force for Lebanon. But Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres said in Washington peace in Lebanon may still be weeks away.

  • Fighting Rages in Lebanon Border Village Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 01 9:29 AM
    Fighting Rages in Lebanon Border Village and Hezbollah TV Says 35 Israeli Soldiers Killed

  • Daring night-time raid extends conflict deeper into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Aug 01 6:36 PM
    ISRAELI commandos clashed with Hezbollah fighters in northeast Lebanon early today after a daring raid more than 60 miles (100km) north of the Litani river.

  • Israel commandos battle Hizbollah in east Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 01 5:32 PM
    Israeli airborne commandos battled guerrillas near a Hizbollah-run hospital in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday, and officials in the Jewish state said the 23-day-old war could run for at least another week.

  • Israel strikes deep into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Nation - 26 minutes ago
    Israeli troops landed late Tuesday near the eastern Lebanese town of Baalbeck and the Israeli military engaged in fierce fighting with Hezbollah forces just across the border with Lebanon, according to CNN news report.

  • Hizbullah's attacks stem from Israeli incursions into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 01 8:50 AM
    The crisis in Lebanon is part of a broader, six-decades-long Arab-Israeli conflict.

  • Israelis strike deep into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Knoxville News Sentinal - 22 minutes ago
    BEIRUT, Lebanon - Israel launched a major attack deep into Lebanon, and Hezbollah said its guerrillas were fighting Israeli commandos trapped inside a hospital in the eastern city of Baalbek early today.

  • Lebanon Asks U.N. to Open Qana Inquiry Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 31 8:18 PM
    Lebanon also asked the Security Council to press for an immediate cease-fire in the border war with Israel.

  • Israel Launches Attack Deep in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Times and Democrat - 1 minute ago
    BOURJ AL-MULOUK, Lebanon - Israel launched a major attack deep into Lebanon, and Hezbollah said its guerrillas were fighting Israeli commandos on the ground near the eastern city of Baalbek near Syria early Wednesday.

  • E.U. calls for cease-fire in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    UPI - 21 minutes ago
    BRUSSELS, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The European Union adopted a resolution Tuesday calling for an immediate end to fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Abandon your Lebanon policy, former Foreign Office spokesman tells Blair Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
    The former chief spokesman for the Foreign Office has called on Tony Blair to abandon his current policy on Lebanon and head an EU-led peace conference on the crisis.

  • Fighting 'has dealt a fatal blow to hopes of an independent Lebanon' Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
    Walid Jumblatt, leader of the most powerful clan in Lebanon's Druze community, said yesterday the conflict between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas had dealt a fatal blow to Lebanese hopes of a strong independent state, free of Iranian and Syrian influence.

  • Israel Plans Deeper Push Into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 01 7:44 AM
    Israel to Expand Ground Offensive Deeper Into Lebanon to Clear Out Hezbollah Fighters

  • Little relief reaching Lebanon Open this result in new window
    WHO-TV Des Moines - 39 minutes ago
    GENEVA (AP) _ U-N and Red Cross convoys carrying relief supplies to thousands of displaced Lebanese are having trouble reaching southern Lebanon.Israel military officials granted security clearance to one convoy, which reached the besieged town of Qana (KAH'-nah) today.

  • Meeting to discuss UN troops for Lebanon force is on after all Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 01 4:37 PM
    UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The UN announced Tuesday countries willing to contribute troops to help stabilize South Lebanon will meet after all, and Secretary General Kofi Annan urged governments debating Lebanon's future to put aside their differences to solve the conflict.

  • Israel pushes deep into Lebanon as talks flounder Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 27 minutes ago
    BAALBEK, Lebanon - Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon early Wednesday as UN Security Council members struggled to overcome differences on how to end the violence.

  • Bush administration claims progress on peacekeeping force for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 28 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON - The Bush administration claimed progress on establishing an international peacekeeping force for Lebanon, but said no quick cease-fire seemed likely in the three-week-old war between Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Iraqi Clerics and Government Leaders Condemn Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 31 8:19 PM
    Several prominent Iraqi clerics and officials condemned civilian casualties in Lebanon even as shootings, bombings, and mass kidnappings continued to plague Iraq.

  • Kathleen Parker: Lebanon in Twilight Zone of Hezbollah logic Open this result in new window
    New Hampshire Union Leader - 42 minutes ago
    WATCHING the anguish in Lebanon after an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 37 children in Qana Sunday put me in mind of Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother who drowned her children several years ago.

  • Rice says cease-fire in Lebanon possible in days Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday that a cease-fire could be reached in Lebanon within days. "This week is entirely possible. Certainly we are talking about days not weeks," she said on the PBS Newshour.

  • U.N. convoys in Lebanon delayed after failing to get clearance from Israel, Hezbollah Open this result in new window
    WHO-TV Des Moines - 39 minutes ago
    GENEVA Two U-N convoys destined for southern Lebanon have been halted after failing to receive the necessary security clearance from Israel and Hezbollah.

  • Russian public: No troops to Lebanon Open this result in new window
    UPI - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
    MOSCOW, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A Russian poll finds the public is split on which countries or groups are responsible for the crisis in Lebanon.

  • Scorched earth tactics in southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
    If it was Israel's intention to empty the border villages of southern Lebanon so that it can more easily target Hizbollah fighters, it seems to have succeeded.

  • Israeli troops push deeper into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 01 3:50 PM
    The Israeli military pushed deeper into Lebanon on Tuesday while fierce fighting continued in the southern part of the country.

  • Lebanon Crisis-hit Lebanon pull out of AFC Asian Cup Open this result in new window
    FIFA - Aug 01 2:56 PM
    Lebanon has withdrawn from qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup because of the widespread damage to the country caused by Israeli air strikes, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Tuesday.

  • Militias mar Lebanon's democracy  Open this result in new window
    Yahoo! India News - Aug 01 5:34 PM
    The war between Israel and Lebanon raises an important question about democracy in the Middle East. How should the world deal with movements like the Hezbollah and Hamas, which are part of governments and also operate with armed militias outside the state apparatus? Both groups started as violent national movements against Israeli occupation of their lands, then entered politics and now possess

  • Israel Says It Will Push Deeper Into Southern Lebanon (Update3) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 01 5:35 AM
    Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's security cabinet approved a plan to push troops further into southern Lebanon after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the fight against Hezbollah will continue until the group no longer poses a threat.

  • News Agencies Defend Lebanon Bombing Photos Open this result in new window
    WGAL.com - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
    NEW YORK -- Three top news agencies are standing behind their photos taken in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon that killed dozens of civilians.

  • Israel Decides to Expand Lebanon Operations Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 01 6:19 AM
    The Israeli Cabinet voted overnight to expand Israel's ground operations in southern Lebanon. Israel Radio reported the number of ground troops in Lebanon will be more than doubled. Israeli officials say that, despite growing international calls for a cease-fire, Israel's offensive in Lebanon against Hezbollah could last for weeks.

  • Call for Lebanon Ceasefire Gains Momentum at U.N. Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 01 6:56 AM
    Now that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is back from the Middle East, diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting in Lebanon shift to the U.N. Security Council. Diplomats at the U.N. are considering a resolution that puts the emphasis on an immediate halt to the fighting, a position at odds with the U.S. and Israel.

  • 447 more Filipinos arrive from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 01 5:30 PM
    A batch of 447 Filipino workers from Lebanon arrived in Manila Wednesday morning. From Damascus, Syria, the latest batch arrived on an Orient Thai Airways plane at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Terminal 1 at 5:19 a.m.

  • 30 more Aussies evacuated from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 01 3:10 PM
    Another 30 Australians have been evacuated from southern Lebanon as Israel prepares to resume full scale air strikes against Hizbollah guerrillas. -

  • Israel Continues Storming Hezbollah Strongholds in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    WPMI 15 - Aug 01 6:30 PM
    METULA, Israel - Thousands of Israeli troops fanned out across southern Lebanon on Tuesday as the military stepped up its efforts to uproot Hezbollah fighters from the border and set the stage for an international peacekeeping force to take control of the war-ravaged area.

  • Israel decides on 20-mile push into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Aug 01 9:11 AM
    In a major expansion of its ground offensive, Israel has decided to send troops deeper into Lebanon to clear out Hezbollah fighters and secure the territory until a multinational force is deployed there.

  • Major Israeli operation underway in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    WABC-TV New York - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
    Israel is pushing further into Lebanon and Hezbollah is putting up fierce resistance. Meanwhile, the casualties are mounting.

  • Israel Resumes Air Strikes In Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 01 2:12 PM
    Israeli air strikes in Lebanon have resumed after a lull of nearly two days, according to Lebanese officials.

  • Trip to Lebanon becomes harrowing adventure to escape Open this result in new window
    North County Times - Aug 01 5:32 PM
    TEMECULA ---- For Marie-Therese "Zizi" Asmar and her 16-year-old son, Jad, a family trip to Lebanon to visit relatives turned into a jarring reminder of the country's war-ravaged past and a scramble to find safe passage home.

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