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Solana wants quick UN troop deployment to Lebanon 
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EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said he would like to see international troops start deploying to southern Lebanon this week or early next week under a U.N. resolution to end the Israel-Hizbollah war.Israel leaflets Lebanon before truce AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
The Israeli military dropped leaflets on central Beirut on Monday, warning it will retaliate against any attack launched on it from Lebanon.Israel pounds Lebanon hours before UN truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 6:43 PM
Israeli warplanes and ground forces pounded southern Lebanon on Monday, pressing an offensive against Hizbollah guerrillas before a U.N.-brokered ceasefire designed to end the month-long war was due to begin at 0500 GMT.US involved in planning Israel's operations in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
The US government was closely involved in planning Israel's military operations against Lebanon's Hezbollah militia even before the July 12 kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers, a US magazine reported.Truce will be Israel's last, Lebanon envoy declares AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 5:54 PM
Lebanon's UN ambassador bitterly slammed Israel's month-long bombardment of his country ahead of a hard-won truce, and vowed that the treaty would be Israel's last with any Middle East country.Settlers blame Lebanon war on Gaza pullout AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 3:38 PM
A year after being forced out of their Gaza homes, Jewish settlers argue that the Lebanon war confirms their unheeded warnings that a pullout would strengthen the resolve of Israel's enemies.Israeli air raids kill 7 in east Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 3:37 PM
Two Israeli air raids on a village in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley late Sunday killed at least seven people and wounded nearly two dozen, a civil defense official said, hours before a cease-fire was to take effect.Lebanon prepares for UN ceasefire BBC News - 3 minutes ago
A ceasefire is set to come into effect in Lebanon, but fierce fighting continued until hours before the deadline.Lebanon ceasefire looms as fighting continues AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 12:26 PM
Israel pressed ahead with its expanded offensive in Lebanon and Hezbollah fired more rockets into Israel just hours before a UN-agreed ceasefire was due to come into effect aimed at ending the month-long war.Battles rage in Lebanon on eve of U.N. truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 11:19 AM
Israeli troops battled Hizbollah guerrillas across southern Lebanon on Sunday and air strikes battered Beirut's suburbs as the Israeli army pressed on with its offensive in the hours until a U.N.-brokered truce begins.Thousands protest Lebanon war outside White House AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 10:09 AM
Thousands of people demonstrated outside the White House to protest Israel's US-backed military operations in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.Oil Falls to 2-Week Low on Alaska Output, Cease-Fire in Lebanon Bloomberg.com - 9 minutes ago
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell to a two-week low in New York after BP Plc said it will keep half of the biggest U.S. field open during pipeline repairs and as Israeli and Hezbollah forces began a cease-fire in Lebanon.Israeli war opponent's son killed in Lebanon fighting International Herald Tribune - Aug 13 2:27 PM
In a deeply Israeli tragedy, Uri Grossman, 21, the son of one of the nation's most prominent writers and peace activists, has been killed in fighting in Lebanon.Suzanne Nossel: You Say You Got A Resolution: What's Next For Lebanon? HuffingtonPost - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Tomorrow morning the UN negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will enter into force. This represents a long-awaited milestone, and yet leaves open as many questions as it answers. We've talked before about how these much-heralded international agreements sometimes wind up doing little more than paper over differences that just burst back open as deeply as ever. Will that happen Oil Falls to 2-Week Low on Alaska Output, Cease-Fire in Lebanon Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell to a two-week low in New York after BP Plc said it will keep half of the biggest U.S. field open during pipeline repairs and as Israeli and Iranian- backed Hezbollah forces began a cease-fire in Lebanon.Oil Falls to 2-Week Low on Alaska Output, Cease-Fire in Lebanon Bloomberg.com - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell to a two-week low in New York after BP Plc said it will keep half of the biggest U.S. field open and as Israeli and Iranian-backed Hezbollah forces fighting in Lebanon prepare for a cease-fire.Israel urges firm application of Lebanon resolution AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 7:33 AM
Israel called for the world to firmly apply the UN resolution on the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon, warning that the Hezbollah must be dismantled and the Lebanese army quickly deployed in the south of the country.Israel approves UN text on Lebanon but maintains offensive AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 6:02 AM
Israel has approved a UN resolution on ending the month-long Lebanon war but pressed on with deadly bombing raids, flattening homes and bridges and setting petrol stations ablazeBattles rage in Lebanon on eve of truce Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 6:10 AM
Israeli troops battled Hizbollah guerrillas across southern Lebanon on Sunday and warplanes bombarded Beirut's southern suburbs, a day before a truce brokered at the United Nations was due to begin.Crude Oil Falls on Prudhoe Bay Output, Cease-Fire in Lebanon Bloomberg.com - Aug 13 6:05 PM
Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell in New York after BP Plc said it will keep half the Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska open and as a cease-fire nears between Israeli and Iranian-backed Hezbollah forces in Lebanon.The murder of American values in Lebanon The Christian Science Monitor - Aug 13 5:26 PM
Support for American values, and Lebanon, is eroding under attack. Lebanon war a 'total defeat' for Israel: Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 5:18 AM
The war in Lebanon has resulted in "total defeat" for Israel, Iran said.Mideast battles rage ahead of cease-fire; Israeli air raids kill 7 in Lebanon USA Today - Aug 13 5:17 AM
Israel's Cabinet became the final party to sign on to the U.N. cease-fire deal Sunday, while Israeli planes blasted Beirut and ground troops battled Hezbollah in south Lebanon seeking to batter the militant Islamic group in the hours before fighting stopped. Hezbollah hit back with its heaviest rocket barrage of the war on northern Israel.Annan says Lebanon fighting to end but Israel pushes assault AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 4:10 AM
Israel carried out waves of deadly bombing raids on Lebanon, flattening homes, bridges and setting petrol stations ablaze even after UN chief Kofi Annan said a ceasefire in the devastating month-old war would take effect on Monday.Thirteen killed as Israel keeps up strikes on Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 5:06 AM
Thirteen civilians, including a mother and three children, were killed as Israel pounded targets across Lebanon despite expectations of an impending ceasefire.Lebanon UN resolution not enough: Saudi FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 4:36 AM
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said a UN resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in Lebanon fell short of expectations, but said the kingdom stands by the Lebanese government which has approved it.Israel cabinet backs UN resolution to end Lebanon fighting AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 5:10 AM
Israel's government approved a UN resolution on ending the month-long Lebanon war, a senior government official told AFP.Ongoing heavy civilian toll in Lebanon 'unacceptable': Red Cross AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 4:27 AM
The International Committee of the Red Cross slammed the ongoing heavy civilian casualties in the conflict in Lebanon as "unacceptable".US Involved In Planning Israel's Operations In Lebanon Space War - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
by Staff Writers New York (AFP) Aug 13, 2006 The US government was closely involved in planning Israel's military operations against Lebanon's Hezbollah militia even before the July 12 kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers, The New Yorker magazine reported in its latest issue.Seven Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 4:03 AM
Seven Israeli soldiers were killed in clashes with Hezbollah militants in south Lebanon.Twenty-four Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 3:28 AM
The Israeli army said that 24 of its soldiers had been killed in a series of clashes with the Hezbollah militia as it expanded its ground operations in south Lebanon.Evacuation of Filipinos trapped in Lebanon to continue AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 13 3:20 AM
The evacuation of Filipinos trapped inside war-torn Lebanon will be stepped up after the United Nations ceasefire comes into effect, the Philippine government said.Israel pushes into Lebanon before truce International Herald Tribune - Aug 13 1:34 AM
As Israel poured troops into Lebanon, Kofi Annan, the UN secretary general, announced that a cease-fire would take effect on Monday morning.Iranian Advisers Influence Course of Lebanon/Israel Conflict Aviation Now - 13 minutes ago
The Iranian government has a cadre of "hundreds" of technical advisers in Lebanon that trained, and continue to support, Hezbollah forces in the use of sophisticated anti-ship and anti-tank missiles and unmanned aircraft.Israeli planes pound Lebanon before truce Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 25 minutes ago
Israel launched new air strikes on Lebanon on Monday less than two hours before a U.N.-brokered truce was due to go into effect at 6 a.m.PREVIEW-Soccer-Lebanon's absence clouds Asian Cup qualifiers Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - 38 minutes ago
TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Crisis-hit Lebanon's enforced withdrawal from the Asian Cup qualifying competition has cast a dark cloud over Wednesday's round of matches.Lebanon war a cash cow for Iran Boston Herald - 22 minutes ago
The Tehran terrorists are making millions of dollars in profits from the crisis launched by their proxies in Lebanon. Just follow the money. Iran pumps just over 4 million barrels of oil a day. The crisis...Israeli troops surge into south Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 11:35 PM
More Israeli troops surged into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River and engaging in some of the heaviest combat of the monthlong war just hours after the U.N. Security Council adopted a cease-fire plan. Israel lost 19 soldiers its highest one-day toll.800 Canadians leave Lebanon on latest evacuation ship CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
About 800 Canadians sailed from the port of Beirut on Sunday on a ship chartered by Ottawa to help them escape fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.Israel pounds Lebanon before UN truce The Age - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Israel has launched air strikes on southern Lebanon on Monday, pressing an offensive against Hizbollah in the hours before a UN-brokered ceasefire designed to end the month-long war takes effect at 0800 local time (1500 AEST).Oil prices down in Asia on Lebanon truce INQ7 Business - 14 minutes ago
SINGAPORE -- Oil prices declined in Asian hours Monday as a UN-brokered truce and the eventual deployment of an international force in Lebanon sparked hopes of an end to the bloodshed, dealers said.Son of prominent novelist and anti-war protester killed in Lebanon fighting CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 13 5:56 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - The son of Israeli novelist and peace activist David Grossman has been killed in southern Lebanon, the army said Sunday, just days after the author urged the government to end the war with Hezbollah guerrillas.At least nine wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 9:56 PM
At least nine people were wounded overnight as Israeli forces staged a series of attacks across Lebanon, police said.Lebanon in disarray over how to implement resolution Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
Less than 24 hours after unanimously accepting UN Security Council resolution 1701, Lebanon's government was last night in disarray over its implementation.Lebanon ceasefire looms but fighting rages on Bernama - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
TYRE, Lebanon (AFP) - Israel launched an 11th-hour bid to crush Hezbollah with waves of deadly air strikes as the Shiite fighters unleashed a barrage of rockets just hours before a UN-brokered end to the hostilities was due to take effect.US sees imminent end to Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 8:53 PM
US President George W. Bush stepped up diplomatic efforts over the Lebanon crisis as an end to the fighting appeared near.Israel pounds Lebanon hours before UN truce Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 13 4:53 PM
Israel launched air strikes in eastern Lebanon as it pressed its offensive against Hizbollah in the hours before a U.N.-brokered truce begins on Monday aimed at ending a month-long war.Lebanon Supporters Converge at White House Washington Post - Aug 12 9:04 PM
Thousands of people came from across town, across the river or across the country to circle the White House yesterday in a passionate demonstration supporting Lebanon, the country at the center of the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.UN ceasefire may confine fighting to southern Lebanon Financial Times - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
With heavy fighting continuing in the south of Lebanon and Israeli forces pounding Beirut and the rest of the country yesterday, confidence that hostilities would cease completely today was in short supply in Lebanon.Annan announces fighting in Lebanon to end Monday AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 7:39 PM
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced that the governments of Israel and Lebanon had agreed to halt fighting in the month-long war on Monday, even as fighting raged on the ground.Israeli strike in eastern Lebanon before truce SABC News - 18 minutes ago
Israeli warplanes fired rockets at a target in eastern Lebanon today, shortly before a UN-brokered truce was due to go into effect, Lebanese security sources said. The raid occurred less than two hours before the truce between Israel and Hizbollah was set to officially start at 0500 GMT.'Small' role for NZ in UN Lebanon force Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 13 4:11 PM
New Zealand will participate in a United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon but any contribution will be small, Prime Minister Helen Clark said. As fighting in Lebanon intensified ahead of a UN-brokered truce, Clark said New Zealand would respond to the call for troops for an international force.UN Poised to Rush Aid to Lebanon Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
With a cessation of hostilities set to take effect in Lebanon and Israel on Monday, United Nations agencies are poised to immediately step up emergency relief operations as soon as safe land movement is possible.Battles rage in Lebanon on eve of UN truce Express India - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
Israeli troops battled Hizbollah guerrillas across southern Lebanon and air strikes battered Beirut's suburbs as the Israeli army pressed on with its offensive in the hours until a UN-brokered truce begins.More Canadians flee Lebanon as Ottawa expresses 'deep concern' CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 13 4:00 PM
BEIRUT (CP) - More than 800 Canadians departed Lebanon on Sunday, fleeing the war-torn country on a government-chartered ship despite the promise of a looming ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas.Local Man Visited Lebanon In The Midst Of Violence CBS 3 Philadelphia - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
In this home video that Mike Elsaadi says is shot in Lebanon, a young girl hears the blast, he says, from a bomb and moves away from a balcony, where one of his sons is filming the smoke that continued to fill the sky.Canada needs to take leading role in rebuilding Lebanon: Ignatieff CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 13 4:05 PM
HALIFAX (CP) - Canada is right to support Israel in the Middle East conflict, but our country needs to take an active role in helping Lebanon rebuild after weeks of violence, federal Liberal leadership candidate Michael Ignatieff said Sunday.The Lebanon Fund: Donate to alleviate the suffering of Lebanese New Straits Times - Aug 13 5:40 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: The hostilities in Lebanon have claimed more than 1,100 Lebanese, most of them civilians, and at least 151 Israelis, most of them soldiers.Lebanon's 'real' soldiers are put in their place Times Online - Aug 13 3:08 PM
TODAY was supposed to be the day when the muchmaligned army of Lebanon took control of its borders and policed the UN ceasefire. Instead, its military commanders were left humiliated and its troops stranded as Hezbollah told them not to try to disarm its fighters.UN announces Monday end to Lebanon fighting AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 7:12 PM
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to end hostilities on Monday after a month of bloody combat in the latest Middle East crisis, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced.Saudi corporate aid for Lebanon war victims Khaleej Times - 28 minutes ago
JEDDAH -Two young Saudis - Leena Almaeena, an active humanitarian worker and Mohammad Azzam, president and CEO of European Business Centre (EuroBC), a private, non-profit entity, have taken the initiative to garner support from private companies and corporations for much needed aid for the victims of the unjust war in Lebanon.Israeli author's son dies in Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 13 3:26 PM
The soldier-son of Israeli author David Grossman has been killed in fighting in Lebanon, the army said, just days after the internationally acclaimed writer publicly urged the government to cease fire.Lebanon truce to take effect NDTV - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah will come into force today, ending a month of violence that killed more than 900 people. The violence devastated much of southern Lebanon and forced hundreds of thousands of Israelis into bomb shelters.Lebanon ceasefire looms but fighting rages on AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 13 1:43 PM
TYRE, Lebanon (AFP) - Israel launched an 11th hour bid to crush Hezbollah with waves of deadly air strikes and the Shiite fighters unleashed a barrage of rockets, just hours before a UN-brokered ceasefire was due to take effect.Israelis keep up push into Lebanon Chicago Tribune - Aug 13 4:42 AM
Fighting casts doubt on cease-fire success Israel poured thousands of troops and tanks into southern Lebanon on Saturday, pushing north toward the Litani River in a major new offensive launched just hours after the passage of a UN resolution calling for a "full" cessation of hostilities. Israeli author's son dies in Lebanon AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 13 3:05 PM
The soldier-son of Israeli author David Grossman has been killed in fighting in Lebanon, the army says, just days after he publicly called for a ceasefire.Israel surges into Lebanon, despite vote AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 5:29 PM
More Israeli tanks and soldiers surged into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River and engaging in some of the heaviest ground combat of the monthlong war just hours after the U.N. Security Council adopted a cease-fire plan.Israeli planes pound Lebanon before truce Tiscali - 9 minutes ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel launched new air strikes on Lebanon on Monday less than two hours before a U.N.-brokered truce was due to go into effect at 6 a.m. British time to end a month-long war against Hizbollah guerrillas, security sources said.NZ contribution to UN Lebanon force small - Clark Stuff - Aug 13 2:16 PM
The Government will consider how New Zealand can participate in a UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon but any contribution would be small, Prime Minister Helen Clark said today.US sees imminent end to Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 5:29 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she expected fighting in Lebanon to end within days, while UN Secretary of State Kofi Annan announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to cease hostilities on Monday.Washington besieged by Lebanon supporters UPI - Aug 13 6:08 PM
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Thousands of Lebanon supporters converged on Washington this weekend and surrounded the White House to urge more U.S. involvement in the Middle East conflict.Israeli Deaths Mount in Lebanon Before Cease-Fire (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Aug 13 3:05 AM
Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Israel said as many as 24 soldiers died in a push north toward Lebanon's Litani River, the heaviest toll in a month of fighting and a day before the start of a United Nations-imposed cease-fire.Lebanon ceasefire looms as fighting continues Channel NewsAsia - Aug 13 2:11 PM
TYRE, Lebanon : Israel pressed ahead with its expanded offensive in Lebanon and Hezbollah fired more rockets into Israel just hours before a UN-agreed ceasefire was due to come into effect aimed at ending the month-long war.Olmert faces rebellion over Lebanon The Age - Aug 13 12:23 PM
Israeli soldiers walk out of Lebanon back into Israeli territory yesterday. On Saturday, 24 of its soldiers were killed in clashes with Hezbollah militia.Battles rage in Lebanon before UN truce AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 13 12:10 PM
Israeli troops have battled Hizbollah guerrillas across southern Lebanon and air strikes battered Beirut's suburbs, ahead of the UN-brokered truce.Five Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon on Sun.- TV People's Daily - Aug 13 5:41 PM
Five Israeli soldiers were killed in the fighting in Lebanon on Sunday, Doha-based al-Jazeera TV reported.Blood spills as Lebanon truce nears The Herald - Aug 13 6:04 PM
BOTH warring parties in the Lebanon conflict slugged it out right up until the truce called for by the United Nations came into effect this morning. Whether the guns would fall silent at the appointed hour 6am remained in doubt after the highly qualified acceptance in principle.Israeli air strikes kill at least four in eastern Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 13 5:55 PM
At least four people were killed and dozens wounded in Israeli air strikes in eastern Lebanon overnight Sunday, medics source said.Hezbollah resistance to Israeli blitz in Lebanon had made Nasrallah a hero for many Arabs WTNH-TV New Haven - Aug 13 4:30 PM
(Beirut, Lebanon-AP, Aug. 13, 2006 7:15 PM) _ Despite the terrible toll in death and destruction in Lebanon, even enemies and critics say the stature of Hezbollah's leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, has risen dramatically from his guerrillas fighting toe-to-toe with the Israeli army.Israeli troops advance deep into south Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 3:23 PM
Israel sought to control a large swath of southern Lebanon ahead of a key cabinet meeting expected to endorse a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to the month-old war.Egypt, Iran urges for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 13 5:25 PM
Egypt and Iran called on Sunday afternoon for the full implementation of UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon and highlighted the importance of an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops there without any delay.Oil prices down in Asian trade on rising hopes of end to conflict in Lebanon The Forex Market - 8 minutes ago
SINGAPORE (XFN-ASIA) - Oil prices declined in Asian trading hours on hopes than a UN-brokered truce and the eventual deployment of an international peacekeeping force in Lebanon will end the conflict there, dealers said.In a Political Move, Lebanon Offers an Army That All of Its Sects Can Accept: Its Own New York Times - 26 minutes ago
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora s offer to send the Lebanese Army into the Hezbollah-dominated south proved central to breaking the diplomatic impasse over Israel s invasion.Lebanon: Fighting Intensifies, UN Mission Damaged Scoop.co.nz - Aug 13 3:50 PM
With exchanges of fire intensifying over the past 24 hours throughout the southern Lebanon, the United Nations mission there sustained extensive material damage, though no one was hurt during the attacks.Waterford Church Prays For Resolution To Israel-Lebanon Conflict NBC 30 Connecticut - Aug 13 4:24 PM
Members of St. Ann's Church in Waterford were praying Sunday for a resolution to the Israel-Lebanon conflict.600 Canadians board latest evacuation ship from Lebanon CBC - Aug 13 11:05 AM
About 600 Canadians gathered in the port of Beirut on Sunday to board a ship chartered by the federal government to help them escape fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.Formation of Peacekeeping Force in Southern Lebanon Expected to Start Soon Voice of America - Aug 13 11:35 AM
Consultations are expected to begin this week among governments intending to take part in a peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. Among those expected to contribute troops to in the U.N.-approved force are France, Italy, and Turkey.Israeli army to withdraw from Lebanon unless int'l forces deployed: FM People's Daily - Aug 13 4:57 PM
Israeli forces will withdraw from southern Lebanon only when the Lebanese army and the International peacekeeping forces are deployed, Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said on Sunday.Seven Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon: TV People's Daily - Aug 13 4:57 PM
Seven Israeli soldiers were killed in clashes with Hezbollah militants in south Lebanon on Sunday, al- Arabiya television reported.Annan Pushes for Resolution on Israel-Lebanon War Scoop.co.nz - Aug 13 3:50 PM
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is working very intensely with Security Council members and key leaders to push for a resolution concerning the situation along the Blue Line separating Israel from Lebanon.Bangladesh cautiously welcomes UNSC resolution on ceasefire in Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 13 5:25 PM
Bangladesh welcomes the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on ceasefire in Lebanon, which will come into force from Monday to halt the Israeli military operation, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Sunday.US expects Lebanon violence to end in days: Rice AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 2:45 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Israeli radio she hoped a Lebanon ceasefire would take effect in "a day or so" after approval of a UN resolution by the Lebanese and Israeli cabinets.Lebanon in disarray over how to implement resolution Financial Times - Aug 13 1:01 PM
Less than 24 hours after unanimously accepting UN Security Council resolution 1701, Lebanon s government was on Sunday night in disarray over its implementation.Another ship sent to ferry Cdn citizens out of Lebanon Canada.com - Aug 13 5:17 PM
BEIRUT -- Another ship arrived off the coast of Lebanon Sunday to ferry more Canadians out of the troubled region.Lebanon seeks compensation for 'catastrophe' Independent Online - Aug 13 3:31 PM
The government of Lebanon is planning to sue Israel over a huge oil spill from a bomb-damaged power plant near Beirut. The building was struck during Jerusalem's offensive against Hezbollah fighters.Lebanon war a 'total defeat' for Israel: Iran IranMania.com - Aug 13 5:45 PM
LONDON, August 14 (IranMania) - According to an AFP report, the war in Lebanon has resulted in "total defeat" for Israel, Iran said.Israel to halt war in Lebanon on Monday AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 12 1:26 PM
Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said Saturday. Lebanon's Cabinet accepted the U.N. cease-fire plan to halt fighting between Israel and Hezbollah fighters, moving the deal a step closer to implementation, the prime minister said.Israel approves UN text on Lebanon but maintains offensive New Straits Times - Aug 13 12:11 PM
Israel has approved a UN resolution on ending the month-long Lebanon war but pressed on with deadly bombing raids, flattening homes and bridges and setting petrol stations ablaze A senior Israeli government official told AFP that 24 cabinet ministers voted in favor of UN Security Council resolution 1701 and one abstained.Lebanon conflict intensifies Financial Times - Aug 13 12:41 PM
The Israeli government on Sunday accepted UN terms for a ceasefire due to go into force at 0500 GMT on Monday, while in south Lebanon its forces fought the fiercest battles of the conflict, seeking to gain ground before the deadline came.Israel hijacks Lebanon media, names Hezbollah fighters killed Calcutta News - Aug 13 4:10 PM
The Israeli army says it has taken over Lebanon's al-Manar television station and Noor radio station, and is broadcasting the names of Hezbollah guerillas it has killed.