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Setback for U.N. Draft Resolution On Lebanon 
Washington Post - 33 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 10 -- Lebanon on Thursday raised objections to a U.S.- and French-backed draft resolution aimed at ending the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel because it does not call for an immediate cease-fire and because the proposed new international force would have a broad mandate to...Setback for U.N. Draft Resolution On Lebanon Washington Post - 32 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 10 -- Lebanon on Thursday raised objections to a U.S.- and French-backed draft resolution aimed at ending the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel because it does not call for an immediate cease-fire and because the proposed new international force would have a broad mandate to use military firepower.Israel delays northern push in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a U.N. cease-fire resolution that could soon go to a vote.Israeli air strike kills 7 in north Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Israeli air strikes killed seven people and wounded one in northern Lebanon on Friday, medical sources said.France and U.S. Pursue U.N. Plan for Lebanon New York Times - Aug 10 4:20 PM
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 10 France and the United States struggled today y to agree on a resolution halting the fighting in Lebanon that would call upon the Israeli military to gradually leave Lebanon after a truce but not leave a void in southern Lebanon that would allow Hezbollah to return there.Lebanon fighting rages, as renewed ceasefire hopes emerge AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 2:55 PM
Fighting raged between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon, as hopes emerged that the United Nations might be very close to a breakthrough on a ceasefire deal.Revised UN Lebanon deal expected Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 12:43 PM
Hizbollah guerrillas fought Israeli troops who seized a key town in southeast Lebanon on Thursday, as the United States and France moved closer to a breakthrough in diplomatic efforts to end the four-week-old war.U.N. rips lack of aid access in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 12:31 PM
The top U.N. humanitarian official said Thursday that relief workers have not been able to bring lifesaving aid to tens of thousands of people in Lebanon, and that the U.N. Security Council must act to stop Israeli and Hezbollah fighting.Lebanon: Israeli army detaining 350 soldiers, police USA Today - Aug 10 11:29 AM
Israeli troops detained about 350 Lebanese soldiers and police in Marjayoun after capturing the town on Thursday, Lebanon's interior minister said. The Israeli military said nobody was taken prisoner.Some Israelis criticizing war in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 12:04 PM
The first cracks in Israeli support for the war in Lebanon emerged Thursday, with leading intellectuals and mainstream politicians criticizing the government's decision to send more soldiers into Hezbollah territory.Israeli PM pledges to ease access in Lebanon, ship heads for Tyre: ICRC AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 12:01 PM
A Red Cross ship carrying supplies was heading for the embattled Lebanese port city of Tyre, shortly after ICRC chief Jakob Kellenberger said that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had vowed to ease access for the humanitarian agency in Lebanon.Russia, U.S. Disagree Over UN Resolution for Lebanon (Update1) Bloomberg.com - 3 minutes ago
Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Russia will ask the United Nations Security Council to demand a 72-hour cease-fire in Lebanon, hampering efforts to produce an agreement on a U.S.-French resolution aimed at ending fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Revised UN Lebanon deal expected: source Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 11:20 AM
A revised United Nations draft on Lebanon is expected on Friday and calls for a "progressive" Israeli withdrawal, a senior Lebanese political source said on Thursday.Paris toughens stance on Lebanon to please Arab world AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 9:33 AM
France's toughening stance in UN negotiations to end the Lebanon conflict is a bid to uphold its pro-Arab credentials, short of denting Washington's staunch support for Israel, experts have said.Israeli Troops Push Deeper Into Lebanon Washington Post - Aug 10 10:01 AM
JERUSALEM, Aug. 10 -- Israeli troops pushed deeper into Lebanon today and dropped a shower of leaflets warning of broader bombing in the Lebanese capital whose "painful results will not be limited" to Hezbollah. At the same time, Hezbollah militia fired rockets into Israel, leaving a mother and her...Israel Delays Northern Push in Lebanon ABC News - 57 minutes ago
Israel Grabs Strategic High Ground in South Lebanon but Delays Major Northern PushU.S., France Fail to Produce Lebanon Truce Resolution (Update2) Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and France failed to produce an agreement at the United Nations on a resolution to end the war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, Russia's ambassador said as he offered his own proposal for a 72-hour cease-fire.Fuel supplies in Lebanon critical: UN AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 8:44 AM
UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland has warned that fuel supplies in Lebanon could run out within days or weeks, paralysing hospitals and shutting down electricity across the country.Suzanne Nossel: UN Debates While Lebanon Burns HuffingtonPost - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
The protracted debates underway at the UN over a ceasefire in Lebanon illustrate all that's best and worse about the UN. Leading members of the Security Council have spent weeks debating the text of a resolution aimed to end the fighting and install an international peacekeeping force in Southern Lebanon. A few weeks back, the night before similar calls from Kofi Annan and Tony Blair, I wrote U.N. humanitarian chief calls lack of access to southern Lebanon a "disgrace" USA Today - Aug 10 8:14 AM
The top U.N. humanitarian official criticized Israel and Hezbollah on Thursday for hindering aid agencies' access to trapped civilians in southern Lebanon, saying it was a "disgrace" they had failed to allow convoys to get through.Israeli PM pledges to ease relief access in Lebanon: ICRC AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 8:55 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Yehud Olmert has vowed to ease access for Red Cross teams in Lebanon, ICRC chief Jakob Kellenberger said after meeting Olmert.250 Philippine maids home from war zone, cruel Lebanon bosses AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 8:40 AM
A group of 250 Filipinos, including one with a suspected broken leg, returned home from Lebanon on a mercy flight with harrowing stories about their escape from war despite uncaring employers.Turkey: The best choice to lead a Lebanon force International Herald Tribune - Aug 10 7:56 AM
Turkey is the best choice to lead an international force in southern Lebanon.Hopes rise for UN Lebanon deal BBC News - Aug 10 4:52 PM
There are signs of progress at the UN on a resolution calling for an end to hostilities in Lebanon.Hopes rise for UN Lebanon deal BBC News - Aug 10 4:47 PM
There are signs of hope at the UN for a deal on a resolution calling for an end hostilities in Lebanon.Israel delays major Lebanon offensive AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 6:48 AM
Israeli troops were battling Hezbollah fighters after columns of tanks rolled further into Lebanon but Israel said its threatened major ground offensive was on hold to give peace efforts a chance.EU's Solana to visit Lebanon, Israel AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 7:40 AM
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana is to visit Lebanon and Israel from Friday to Sunday to discuss a diplomatic solution to the current war, his office has said.U.S., France Fail to Produce Lebanon Truce Resolution (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 10 4:41 PM
Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and France failed to produce an agreement at the United Nations on ending the war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, Russia's UN ambassador said.UN push for Lebanon breakthrough BBC News - Aug 10 4:31 PM
There are signs of progress towards a UN resolution to try to end the violence in Lebanon, says Bridget Kendall.Aid agency to defy Israeli ban on vehicles in south Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 6:44 AM
The medical relief organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has announced that it would defy an Israeli threat to bomb any vehicle moving south of Lebanon's Litani river, an area that includes the port city of Tyre.UN Makes Progress on Lebanon Agreement as Israel Delays Action Bloomberg.com - Aug 10 3:27 PM
Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and France moved closer to agreement on a United Nations resolution to end Israel's war with Hezbollah, as Israel offered to delay sending troops deeper into Lebanon to allow more time for a diplomatic solution.Inside Hezbollah's southern Lebanon supply lines USA Today - Aug 10 5:33 AM
Warplanes have bombed bridges and roads across Lebanon cutting off supply routes for civilians and aid groups, as well as Hezbollah. But six miles north of the cut-off port city of Tyre, the group openly runs supplies south, in defiance of Israeli warnings that all vehicles are now fair game.Malaysia to keep pushing UN for ceasefire in Lebanon: PM AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 4:38 AM
Malaysia, the current chair of the world's biggest Muslim grouping, will continue pressing the UN to declare an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has said.U.S., France Fail to Produce Agreement on UN Lebanon Resolution Bloomberg.com - Aug 10 3:56 PM
Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and France failed today to produce an agreement at the United Nations on ending the war between Israel and Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon, Russia's UN ambassador said.Israel delays major offensive as tanks thrust into Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 4:08 AM
Columns of Israeli tanks have thrust into Lebanon and battled Hezbollah fighters but Israel said it had put a broader offensive on hold to give diplomacy a chance to end the month-old war.Israel to put Lebanon offensive on hold AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 3:11 AM
Israel will hold back a new ground offensive in Lebanon until the weekend to give cease-fire efforts another chance, senior government officials said Thursday, a day after Israel's Security Cabinet approved a major expansion of the month-long war.Letter From Europe: Blair out of the loop on Lebanon conflict International Herald Tribune - Aug 10 8:52 AM
There has been a curious conceit in the British political village in these days of distant warfare and it goes like this: If only Tony Blair had joined his European partners in calling for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon, so much of the bloodshed might have been avoided.1,000 civilians killed in Lebanon by Israeli offensive AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 4:48 AM
More than 1,000 civilians have been killed in Lebanon since Israel launched its massive offensive on July 12, an official body has said.Lebanon hospitals cut off, running out of supplies Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 3:49 AM
Hospitals were running out of food, fuel and other supplies in southern Lebanon on Thursday and aid groups said fighting and a ban on movement meant they could not reach thousands trapped in the area.Walking in fear in Lebanon's no-drive zone BBC News - Aug 10 1:46 PM
Israeli warnings not to travel in southern Lebanon have made everyday journeys a major risk, says the BBC's Jim Muir in Tyre.Israeli force advances in southeast Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 3:24 AM
Hizbollah guerrillas fought Israeli troops pushing toward the Shi'ite Muslim town of Khiam in southeast Lebanon on Thursday, though an Israeli cabinet minister said plans for a deeper ground assault were on hold.MSF to defy Israeli ban on vehicles in south Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 2:29 AM
The medical relief agency Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres - MSF) has said that it would defy an Israeli ban on vehicle movements south of Lebanon's Litani river.Lebanon balks at U.S.-French tentative accord to end Mideast fighting Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 28 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS -- Lebanon yesterday raised objections to a U.S.- and French-backed draft resolution aimed at ending the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel because it does not call for an immediate cease-fire and because the proposed new international force would have a broad mandate to use military firepower.Israelis seize Christian towns in south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 1:34 AM
Israeli troops seized the Christian towns of Marjayoun and Qlaiah in south Lebanon on Thursday, witnesses said, even though Israel says it has put off plans for a broader offensive against Hizbollah guerrillas.Israel widens Lebanon offensive as UN truce talks falter AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 11:29 PM
Israel's security cabinet agreed to expand the ground war in Lebanon to try to deliver a knockout blow to Hezbollah, amid warnings the conflict could last another month or more.ASEAN's Islamic countries offer some 2,000 Lebanon peacekeepers AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 12:44 AM
Military chiefs from Southeast Asia's three mainly Islamic countries have said they were willing to send about 2,000 personnel to any UN peacekeeping force for Lebanon.Russia circulates U.N. resolution calling for 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire in Lebanon The Toledo Blade - Aug 10 6:42 PM
UNITED NATIONS Russia circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution today that calls for a 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire in Lebanon, saying the crisis was reaching catastrophic proportions and was too urgent to wait for passage of a separate U.S.-French measure.Israel holds off on Lebanon offensive for talks Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 10:30 PM
Israel plans to allow more time for U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to resolve its dispute with Hizbollah before carrying out its decision to expand a ground offensive in Lebanon, a cabinet minister said on Thursday.Israel grabs strategic high ground in south Lebanon, vote said close at UN CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 10 4:57 PM
IBL EL-SAQI, Lebanon (AP) - Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a UN ceasefire resolution that could soon go to a vote.U.N. Rips Lack of Aid Access in Lebanon ABC News - Aug 10 8:33 AM
U.N. Humanitarian Chief Criticizes Israel, Hezbollah for Hindering Delivery of Aid to LebanonAt a Makeshift River Crossing in South Lebanon, Guerrillas Come Out in the Open New York Times - Aug 09 9:31 PM
A gnarled tree trunk serves as the only remaining crossing on the Litani River, which divides most of Lebanon from the war in the south.Lebanon becomes battlefield of regional rivalries Khaleej Times - 25 minutes ago
BEIRUT - Lebanon, where Israel is waging war against a Shia movement supported by US foes Iran and Syria, has once again become a battlefield for regional rivalries, 15 years after it escaped from civil war.Lebanon fighting rages, as renewed ceasefire hopes emerge Channel NewsAsia - Aug 10 5:35 PM
RASHAYA, Lebanon: Fighting raged between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon, as hopes emerged that the United Nations might be very close to a breakthrough on a ceasefire deal.First cracks appear in Israeli consensus over Lebanon war KVOA Tucson - 33 minutes ago
TEL AVIV, Israel So far, there's been near-unanimous support in Israel for the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon.Russia goes it alone with Lebanon truce resolution Khaleej Times - 32 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS - Russia on Thursday called for a UN Security Council resolution demanding a 72-hour humanitarian truce in the Lebanon war as a US-French settlement plan had failed to get agreement.Dafza campaign to help war-hit Lebanon people Khaleej Times - 54 minutes ago
DUBAI Parallel to various humanitarian campaigns supporting Lebanon, the Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority (Dafza) has decided to launch the Stop the Massacre, Stop the Destruction campaign.M'sia Ready To Despatch Peacekeeping Mission To Lebanon Bernama - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
KUANTAN, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is ready to despatch a peacekeeping mission to Lebanon anytime, as soon as it receives the greenlight from the United Nations (UN), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi said.First cracks appear in Israeli consensus over Lebanon war Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - 50 minutes ago
TEL AVIV, Israel So far, there's been near-unanimous support in Israel for the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. But the first cracks of dissent have emerged.Israel delays northern push in Lebanon Syracuse.com - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
IBL EL-SAQI, Lebanon (AP) Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a U.N. cease-fire resolution that could soon go to a vote.Many Pinoys want to stay in Lebanon: official Sun Star - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
A LOT of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWS) in Lebanon preferred to be in the war-torn country despite the mandatory evacuation ordered by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the intensifying armed conflict between the Hezbollah and Israelis forces.Security Council inches closer to deal over a ceasefire in Lebanon Times Online - Aug 10 3:21 PM
MARGARET BECKETT, the Foreign Secretary, broke off her holiday in France and headed for New York last night as the United Nations Security Council prepared to vote today on a resolution to stop the fighting in Lebanon.Israel suspends Lebanon offensive for talks: paper Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 7:33 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert put plans for an expanded Lebanon offensive on hold on Thursday to give a chance for U.S.-led efforts to form a peacekeeper force that could curb Hizbollah, a newspaper said.Expansion of Israeli ground operations in Lebanon on hold to allow time for diplomacy People's Daily - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
An expansion of the Israeli army's ground operations in Lebanon is on hold so as to allow time and room for diplomatic efforts toward a solution to the 30-day-old fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, said Israeli ministers on Thursday.Israel grabs strategic high ground in south Lebanon, vote said close at U.N. Boston Herald - Aug 10 2:43 PM
IBL EL-SAQI, Lebanon - Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a U.N. cease-fire resolution...Russia to propose its own draft resolution on Lebanon Itar-Tass - 13 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS, August 11 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia has made a decision to propose its own draft resolution of the UN Security Council on the immediate and full ceasefire in Lebanon, Russia s permanent representative at the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, told Itar-Tass.Senior EU officials to visit Lebanon, Israel People's Daily - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
European Union (EU) officials are traveling to the Middle East in an attempt to bring to an end the Israel-Hezbollah conflict and assess the humanitarian needs in Lebanon.Israeli tanks thrust into Lebanon, meet Hezbollah fire ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 10 5:00 PM
RASHAYA, Lebanon - Israeli tanks thrust into southern Lebanon on Thursday, massing around several villages amid fighting with Hezbollah militants even as the government insisted its expanded ground offensive had yet to begin.Israel Delays Northern Push in Lebanon RedNova - Aug 10 6:08 PM
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA IBL EL-SAQI, Lebanon - Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a U.N. cease-fire resolution that could soon go to a vote.Russia circulates U.N. resolution calling for 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire in Lebanon 9 News Denver - Aug 10 6:40 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday that calls for a 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire in Lebanon, saying the crisis was reaching "catastrophic" proportions and was too urgent to wait for passage of a separate U.S.-French measure. Brazil to end citizen evacuation from Lebanon next week People's Daily - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
The Brazilian Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that the major operation to evacuate citizens from Lebanon will come to an end next week.Revised UN Lebanon deal expected Friday: source Boston Globe - Aug 10 11:00 AM
A revised United Nations draft on Lebanon is expected on Friday and calls for a "progressive" Israeli withdrawal, a senior political Lebanese source said on Thursday.Despite war toll, some Christians in Lebanon support Israel s goals JTA - Aug 10 3:20 PM
JERUSALEM, Aug. 10 (JTA) As Israel pounds Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon with bombs, artillery fire and advancing ground troops, some Lebanese at home and abroad are quietly applauding Israel s offensive.In Lebanon: Israeli warning; Lebanese troops detained? USA Today - Aug 10 12:01 PM
The latest news from the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon: In Lebanon, Israel took control of the strategic southern hub of Marjayoun and warned that its fight against Hezbollah could grow wider and more severe if... UN Secretary-General Expects Resolution on Lebanon Soon Voice of America - Aug 10 2:32 PM
The United States and France are continuing intense negotiations to agree on a joint resolution to present to the U.N. Security Council, aimed at a truce between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Secretary-General Kofi Annan still believes it is possible to adopt a resolution by the end of the week.Writers to express solidarity with war victims in Lebanon Khaleej Times - 54 minutes ago
DUBAI Writers from different countries will gather for a special reading at the Dubai Knowledge Village on August 12 to express their solidarity with the victims of war in Lebanon.Israel Delays Expansion of Lebanon Offensive NPR - Aug 10 6:30 AM
Israel says it is delaying the expansion of its ground offensive in southern Lebanon to give the U.N. Security Council more time to come to an agreement on a ceasefire. Renee Montagne talks to Isaac Herzog, a member of Israel's Security Cabinet.Poland offers humanitarian aid to Lebanon People's Daily - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
Poland will provide humanitarian assistance to Lebanon, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.France hopes quick passage of UN resolution over Lebanon People's Daily - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said on Thursday that Paris was waiting for an agreement in New York to finalize a United Nations resolution on Lebanon.France takes lead on Lebanon BBC News - Aug 10 2:44 AM
France is playing a lead role in efforts to bring peace to Lebanon, the BBC's William Horsley reports.Lebanon hospitals short of supplies Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 10 1:20 PM
Hospitals were running out of food, fuel and other supplies in southern Lebanon and aid groups said fighting and a ban on movement meant they could not reach an estimated 100,000 people trapped in the area.U.N. vote on draft Lebanon resolution possible Fri.: U.S. envoy Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 10 2:28 PM
_ U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said Thursday there could be a vote Friday on a draft resolution meant to end monthlong fighting between Israeli forces and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.Israeli troops push further into Lebanon Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
TONY JONES: Tonight, columns of Israeli tanks and soldiers have thrust further into southern Lebanon, amidst widespread ground and air battles with Hezbollah militias. The Israeli Government, however, denies this is part of a broader offensive, which the Cabinet agreed to yesterday.One Israeli soldier killed, 2 wounded in southern Lebanon: army People's Daily - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
One Israeli soldier was killed and two others were wounded by an anti-tank missile fired by Hezbollah guerillas in southern Lebanon on Thursday, said the Israeli army.Israeli troops push deeper in south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 6:18 PM
Israeli troops battled Hizbollah deep into south Lebanon on Thursday, witnesses said, after Hizbollah's leader vowed to turn the area into a graveyard for the invading soldiers.Israel to Put Lebanon Offensive on Hold ABC News - Aug 10 4:03 AM
Israel to Put New Offensive in Lebanon on Hold Until Weekend to Help Cease-Fire EffortsStudents to protest war on Lebanon The Star Online - Aug 10 5:01 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Students in public institutions of higher learning throughout the country will take part in a peace march in their respective campuses today to protest Israel's attacks in Lebanon.Israel takes key town, delays expansion of push into Lebanon CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 10 1:50 PM
Israeli forces in southern Lebanon took control of a key town on Thursday as Israel's leaders postponed a planned expansion of their ground offensive in Lebanon and diplomatic talks on a ceasefire moved forward.Israeli troops push deeper in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 5:17 PM
Israeli troops battled Hizbollah deep into south Lebanon on Thursday, witnesses said, after Hizbollah's leader vowed to turn it into a graveyard for Israeli troops.UN official criticizes lack of aid access in Lebanon People's Daily - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
The top UN humanitarian official criticized both Israel and Hezbollah on Thursday for blocking aid convoys into southern Lebanon for trapped civilians.Israel gains key foothold in Lebanon; warns of 'painful' expansion of war CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 10 12:30 PM
IBL EL-SAQI, Lebanon (AP) - Israel took control of the strategic southern hub of Marjayoun on Thursday and warned that its fight against Hezbollah could grow wider and more severe if diplomacy fails.Lebanon battles rage; UN deal seen closer The Peninsula - Aug 10 5:59 PM
marjayoun, Lebanon Hezbollah guerrillas fought Israeli troops who seized a key town in southeast Lebanon yesterday, as the United States and France moved closer to a breakthrough in diplomatic efforts to end the four-week-old war.UK's Blair: Lebanon deal possible within 24 hrs Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 10 1:02 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair believes a deal for a U.N. Security Council resolution on ending the fighting in Lebanon is possible within 24 hours, his office said on Thursday.Lebanon fighting disrupts book festival The Herald - Aug 10 6:01 PM
Journalist Robert Fisk is among a group of writers who have been forced to cancel their appearance at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival because of the conflict in Lebanon, it was confirmed yesterday.U.S. and France narrow gap on Lebanon cease-fire Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 10 12:04 PM
The United States and France narrowed differences on Thursday over a UN resolution to end bloodshed in Lebanon, with diplomats cautiously hoping for a tentative deal by the end of the day.Groups call for cease-fire in Lebanon; rally to be held Saturday The Eureka Reporter - 6 minutes ago
Calls for a cease-fire in Lebanon are coming from Humboldt County groups this week, in the form of a resolution from the Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee and a peace rally scheduled for this Saturday.Special flight from Lebanon: OFW gets to sit in cockpit INQ7.net - Aug 10 2:55 PM
SHE FLEW out of Lebanon and back to her motherland on a flight piloted by her Lebanese-Italian employer.Israel gains key foothold in Lebanon Vancouver Province - Aug 10 4:24 PM
An Israeli armored personnel carrier (APC) rolls out of Lebanon back into Israel, 10 August 2006. Although Israeli government officials said their decision to expand the ground offensive in Lebanon had yet to begin, Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants were engaged in fierce fighting in several Lebanese border towns today.Blair says Lebanon deal possible within 24 hrs Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 10 12:50 PM
Prime Minister Tony Blair believes a deal for a UN Security Council resolution on ending the fighting in Lebanon is possible within 24 hours, his office said on Thursday.Israeli air strike kills 7 in north Lebanon Tiscali - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Israeli air strikes killed seven people and wounded one in northern Lebanon on Friday, medical sources said. They said Israeli planes struck the area of Balenat al-Hissa, near Lebanon s northern border with Syria.France, US differences delay UN measure on Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 4:32 PM
The head of an Arab League team was optimistic on Wednesday that a U.N. resolution would be approved this week, despite a clash between the United States and France over Israeli troop withdrawal from Lebanon.