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  • South Lebanon closed; Strikes kill 19 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
    Israel shut down south Lebanon with a threat to blast any moving vehicles Tuesday as ground fighting intensified, airstrikes killed at least 19 civilians and Arab governments called for a full Israeli withdrawal as a condition of any cease-fire.

  • Aid Crisis Worsens as Israel Pounds Southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
    BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 8 A humanitarian crisis deepened across Lebanon on Tuesday as fighting continued to rage between Israeli soldiers and Hezbollah guerrillas along the border, amid indications that Israel was preparing for a major escalation.

  • As Lebanon?s Fuel Runs Out, Fears of a Doomsday Moment Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
    Almost one month into the Israeli blockade of Lebanon, fuel reserves have all but dried up and a blackout could come within weeks.

  • Casualties in Lebanon-Israel fighting Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
    At least 798 people have been reported killed in Lebanon and Israel since fighting broke out July 12 between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas.

  • New Israeli general oversees Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
    The commander of the Israeli military on Tuesday appointed his deputy to oversee Israel's battles in Lebanon, a dramatic mid-offensive shift sidelining the head of the northern command.

  • South Lebanon closed; strikes kill 19 Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 08 5:46 PM
    Israel shut down south Lebanon with a threat to blast any moving vehicles, as ground fighting intensified near the Israeli border, airstrikes killed at least 19 civilians and Arab governments called for a full Israeli withdrawal as a condition of any cease-fire.

  • Colombia to evacuate citizens in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 6:45 PM
    Colombia will send a plane to evacuate more than 100 of its citizens fleeing the fighting in Lebanon, a senator helping to organize the mission said Tuesday.

  • New Israeli general in charge of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 5:01 PM
    Israel's military dispatched a new general to coordinate military efforts in Lebanon Tuesday, the army said. Israeli media linked the change to a possible intensification of the offensive as well as to criticism of the handling of the fight against Hezbollah.

  • New aid route sought in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 2:25 PM
    An indefinite ban on movement imposed by Israel has made southern Lebanon a "no-go area," humanitarian agencies said on Tuesday, but they were searching for a new route to help war refugees in the region.

  • UN "stands idly by" Lebanon "bloodbath": Arab League Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 1:47 PM
    An Arab League delegation accused the Security Council on Tuesday of standing by idly while weeks of fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah sow "the seeds of hatred and extremism" in the Middle East.

  • ICRC chief stresses need for access to south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 12:26 PM
    The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Jakob Kellenberger said it was vital to reestablish access to south Lebanon, isolated after a devastating Israeli offensive.

  • U.N. suspends aid in southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 11:23 AM
    The United Nations suspended attempts Tuesday to send relief to southern Lebanon because of heavy shelling in the area, a spokeswoman said, though aid shipments were arriving elsewhere in the country.

  • Lancet calls for meeting on barriers to medical aid in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 12:05 PM
    The British journal The Lancet called for an urgent meeting of health and development ministers to tackle the barriers preventing aid and medical care from reaching Lebanon's stricken civilians.

  • U.S. says Lebanon open to int'l force Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 11:14 AM
    The United States is willing to consider a Lebanese proposal to move peacekeeping forces into Hezbollah-controlled areas but is convinced that Lebanon is not equipped to handle the job on its own, the White House said Tuesday.

  • France, U.S. try to reassure Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 11:00 AM
    The United States and France wrangled Tuesday over ways to allay Lebanon's fears that Israel would win too much from a draft U.N. Security Council cease-fire resolution, as three Arab foreign ministers argued for changes to the text.

  • Israel plans deeper push into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 9:51 AM
    Israeli forces battled Hezbollah guerrillas Tuesday across southern Lebanon as diplomats at the United Nations struggled to keep a peace plan from collapsing over Arab demands for an immediate Israeli withdrawal. Military planners in Jerusalem said they will push even deeper into Lebanon to target rocket sites.

  • South Lebanon Closed; Strikes Kill 19 Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 51 minutes ago
    Israel Shuts Down South Lebanon As Death Toll on Both Sides Nears 800

  • Lebanon fighting rages as UN struggles for ceasefire Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 9:11 AM
    Israel's air force has pounded south Lebanon as its troops battled Hezbollah fighters on the ground and diplomats struggled at the United Nations to find a way to end four weeks of bloodshed and destruction.

  • UN Will Adapt Lebanon Resolution; Israel May Expand Offensive Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
    Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations Security Council is adapting a draft resolution on a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah after Arab nations said the proposal would escalate the conflict in Lebanon.

  • As war rages, Syria tries to reassert influence over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 8:21 AM
    The war between Israel and Hezbollah has given Syria an opening toward reasserting its influence over Lebanon, more than a year after its troops were forced out by domestic and international pressure.

  • Activists trickle to Lebanon to protest Israel war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 7:50 AM
    International and local activists are planning on Saturday to bring a civilian convoy to southern Lebanon, worst hit by Israel's 28-day-old war on Hizbollah, to deliver aid and show solidarity with suffering residents.

  • Arab delegation to UN to discuss Israel, Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 7:58 AM
    Arab officials converge on the United Nations on Tuesday to press for an amendment to a U.S.-French draft resolution demanding a quick Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon so Beirut's army can take over the south from Hizbollah.

  • Lebanon fighting rages as UN argues about ceasefire Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 6:05 AM
    Israeli air raids and ground battles with Hizbollah guerrillas convulsed south Lebanon on Tuesday amid diplomatic wrangling over how to end a four-week-old war that has killed more than 1,000 people.

  • UN relief aid for south Lebanon frozen Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 7:36 AM
    UN relief aid in southern Lebanon has been completely frozen despite Israeli assurances that humanitarian convoys would be excluded from attack warnings on any moving vehicle south of the Litani River, aid agencies have said.

  • Lebanon port city suffers the ravages of war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 6:16 AM
    Apart from a lone grocer and a handful of cars rushing through the deserted city center, there were few signs of life in Lebanon's southern port city of Tyre.

  • UN Risks Igniting Civil War in Lebanon, Qatari Says (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 08 4:20 PM
    Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations Security Council risks igniting a civil war in Lebanon by failing to order the withdrawal of Israeli troops and an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, Qatar's foreign minister said.

  • Lebanon fighting rages as ceasefire elusive Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 4:44 AM
    Israeli air raids and ground battles with Hizbollah guerrillas convulsed south Lebanon on Tuesday amid diplomatic wrangling over how to end a four-week-old war that has claimed more than 1,000 lives.

  • US says Iran may use Lebanon war to hurt Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 5:36 AM
    The U.S. ambassador to Iraq accused Iran on Tuesday of having forces in Iraq and said Tehran could use the war between Hizbollah militants and Israel in Lebanon to try and further destabilize the country.

  • Battles rage in southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 3:42 AM
    Battles between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas raged Tuesday across southern Lebanon as diplomats at the United Nations struggled to keep a peace plan from collapsing over Arab demands for an immediate Israeli withdrawal.

  • UN Risks Igniting Civil War in Lebanon, Qatari Says (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 08 2:51 PM
    Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations Security Council risks igniting a civil war in Lebanon by failing to order the withdrawal of Israel's troops and an immediate cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Qatar's foreign minister said.

  • UN relief aid for south Lebanon frozen Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 5:20 AM
    UN relief aid in southern Lebanon has been completely frozen, aid agencies have said after an Israeli warning that it would attack any moving vehicle south of the Litani River.

  • UN Should Tell Israel to Leave Lebanon, Qatari Minister Says Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 08 2:12 PM
    Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations Security Council should adopt a resolution that calls for Israel's full withdrawal from Lebanon as well as an immediate cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Qatar's foreign minister said.

  • Getting aid into Lebanon 'extremely difficult': UNHCR Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 4:09 AM
    Transporting humanitarian aid into many parts of bomb-ravaged Lebanon has become "extremely difficult" because there were no safe areas left, the UN refugees chief has said.

  • France takes lead role on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 08 12:22 PM
    France is playing a lead role in efforts to bring peace to Lebanon, the BBC's William Horsley reports.

  • Lebanon fighting rages as UN struggles for ceasefire text Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 3:10 AM
    Fierce fighting has raged on in south Lebanon between Israeli ground forces and Shiite Muslim militia as bickering continued at the United Nations over moves to end the four-week-old conflict.

  • Olmert 'studying' Lebanon's offer to deploy 15,000 to border Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 08 2:30 AM
    Israel is studying Lebanon's offer to deploy some 15,000 Lebanese troops along the Israel-Lebanon border to take control of the Hezbollah stronghold, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday.

  • Israel May Go Deeper Into Lebanon Amid UN Debate (Update6) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 08 1:11 PM
    Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Israel prepared to move deeper into southern Lebanon, ordering residents there to keep vehicles off the roads or risk being bombed, as the United Nations debated terms for a cease-fire that may be voted on as soon as tomorrow.

  • South Lebanon Closed; Strikes Kill 19 Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 08 4:16 PM
    Israel shut down south Lebanon with a threat to blast any moving vehicles, as ground fighting intensified near the Israeli border, airstrikes killed at least 19 civilians and Arab governments called for a full Israeli withdrawal as a condition of any cease-...

  • Israel perils traffic in south Lebanon; Beirut offer weighed Open this result in new window
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 27 minutes ago
    TYRE, Lebanon -- Israel yesterday shut down south Lebanon with a threat to blast any moving vehicles, as ground fighting intensified, airstrikes killed at least 19 civilians and Arab governments called for a full Israeli withdrawal as a condition of any cease-fire.

  • Israeli Strike in South Lebanon Kills 13 Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 08 11:53 AM
    Israeli Airstrike in Southern Lebanon Kills 13, Minutes After Funeral Procession Had Passed

  • Fighting in south Lebanon as UN struggles for ceasefire resolution Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 12:37 AM
    Israeli ground forces and Shiite Muslim militia have clashed fiercely in southern Lebanon as diplomatic moves to end the four-week-old war continue at the United Nations.

  • Lebanon Oil Spill May Rival Exxon Valdez of 1989 (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 08 11:42 AM
    Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon's oil spill, caused by Israeli bombardment of oil storage units at a power plant, may rival the leakage from the Exxon Valdez in Alaska in 1989 if left untreated, the United Nations Environment Program said.

  • Blair hopes to see UN resolution on Lebanon by Wednesday Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 1:09 AM
    British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he hopes to see the adoption of a UN resolution by Wednesday to stop the fighting in Lebanon, as he prepared to head off on a delayed Caribbean holiday.

  • Bush cautions on Lebanon cease-fire Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 11:57 PM
    President Bush said Monday any Mideast cease-fire must prevent Hezbollah from strengthening its grip in southern Lebanon, asserting "it's time to address root causes of problems."

  • Israel to discuss wider Lebanon operations: Olmert Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 1:34 AM
    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday his security cabinet would meet on Wednesday to discuss the possible expansion of military operations in Lebanon.

  • Israel considers Lebanon's offer to deploy troops Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 08 3:57 AM
    Lebanon's offer to deploy 15,000 troops along the border with Israel is "interesting" and worthy of further consideration, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday.

  • France, U.S. Try to Reassure Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 08 11:24 AM
    France, U.S. Trying to Reassure Lebanon That Israel Isn't Getting Too Much From Resolution

  • Arab nations demand UN shift to end Lebanon war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 12:00 AM
    Arab nations will press the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to demand an immediate Israeli pullout from south Lebanon to make way for the Lebanese army in any resolution to end Israel's four-week-old war with Hizbollah.

  • Israel Plans Deeper Push Into Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 08 10:23 AM
    Israel Plans Even Deeper Push Into Lebanon to Target Rocket Sites As Diplomacy Struggles Along

  • Peril on the streets of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Newsday - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
    Residents of old city in Lebanon stay inside after Israel warns that moving vehicles could be targets All but the crazy or the desperate are staying inside now or perhaps walking gingerly under awnings at the side of the road and in the narrow alleys of Tyre's old city. Yesterday and the night before, Israel delivered the message that any moving vehicle was now a target.

  • Full text: Lebanon's seven-point proposal Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 08 8:10 AM
    The full text of the seven-point plan put forward by Lebanon to try to stop the fighting in Lebanon and Israel.

  • UN halts convoy to south Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 08 8:11 AM
    The UN calls off the day's attempt to get aid to south Lebanon, as Israel imposes a curfew on southern residents.

  • Arab ministers press for Israelis to leave Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 11:16 PM
    Arab officials converge on the United Nations on Tuesday to insist that a U.S.-French resolution demand an immediate Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon so Beirut's army can take over the south from Hizbollah.

  • Lebanon Oil Spill May Rival Exxon Valdez of 1989, UN Says Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 08 10:12 AM
    Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon's oil spill, caused by Israeli bombardment of oil storage units at a power plant, may rival the leakage of the Exxon Valdez in 1989 if left untreated, the United Nations Environment Program said.

  • Aid agencies' fear over Lebanon Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 08 8:08 AM
    Humanitarian groups say Israeli bombardment is making southern Lebanon increasingly unreachable.

  • Bid to end Lebanon crisis falters Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Aug 08 5:46 PM
    Efforts to end the fighting in southern Lebanon faltered at the United Nations on Tuesday, as Israel and the Arab states demonstrated the gulf between them over a proposed UN resolution.

  • UN's Lebanon draft under fire Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 08 8:33 AM
    Lebanon criticises the UN draft for its failure to call an immediate ceasefire.

  • Photographer Altered Shots Of Conflict In Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 07 11:19 PM
    The Reuters news service said yesterday that it has cut its ties with a Beirut-based freelance photographer after finding he had manipulated two photographs from the ongoing fighting in Lebanon. It also removed all 920 of his photographs from its database.

  • Lebanon's Proposals Change Dynamics Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Aug 07 8:57 PM
    CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 7 -- U.S. diplomatic efforts to end the hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah stalled Monday amid growing divisions over terms to end the conflict. President Bush called for swift passage of a U.N. resolution, but Lebanon won Arab League support for major revisions to...

  • Hit on Bridge North of Tyre Isolates South of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 07 10:46 PM
    The crossing point carried almost all of the traffic over the Litani River, which separates Lebanons north from its south.

  • 'Damage is done' to Lebanon coast Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 08 7:28 AM
    Lebanon's coast could take up to 10 years to recover from a massive oil slick, the nation's environment minister says.

  • Arab League Wants UN to Press for Withdrawal of Israeli Troops from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 08 6:02 PM
    A delegation from the League of Arab Nations has met with the U.N. Security Council to push for revisions to the U.S.-French draft resolution aimed at a truce in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

  • Lebanon Crisis: Vote likely on UN resolution Open this result in new window
    NDTV - 48 minutes ago
    At the UN, a formal bid is being made by the Arab League to secure changes to a draft Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire resolution. The delegation is pushing for a clause demanding an Israeli pullout from Lebanon. But France and the US do not want major changes.

  • Aid worker relives Lebanon plight Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 08 6:45 AM
    An aid worker returns to Scotland after helping deliver 10,000 food parcels to refugees in Lebanon.

  • Lebanon pleads for ceasefire as Annan says Qana killings may be breach of international law Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 7:41 PM
    Prime Minister Fuad Siniora made a tearful plea for an end to the four-week conflict in Lebanon as 69 people were killed in a new blitz of air raids and Israel warned of no limit to its offensive.

  • UN "stands idly by" Lebanon "bloodbath": Arab League Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 08 1:50 PM
    An Arab League delegation accused the Security Council on Tuesday of standing by idly while weeks of fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah sew "the seeds of hatred and extremism" in the Middle East.

  • Israeli Strike in South Lebanon Kills 13 Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 08 11:17 AM
    Israeli airstrikes killed 13 people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday as diplomats at the United Nations struggled to keep a peace plan from collapsing over Arab demands for an immediate Israeli withdrawal. Israeli warplanes hit buildings in Ghaziyeh, a...

  • Lebanon basketball team prepare for world champs amid war Open this result in new window
    INQ7.net - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
    BEIRUT -- Their country may be in the grip of bloody conflict between Israel and Hezbollah but Lebanon's basketball players are determined to prove that life can go on.

  • Lebanon aid flight reaches Cyprus Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 08 5:25 AM
    Water and hygiene equipment provided by Oxfam awaits delivery to Lebanon after arriving in Cyprus.

  • South Lebanon in Lockdown After Israeli Warning Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 08 4:02 PM
    Vehicle traffic in southern Lebanon has come to a virtual standstill after the Israeli military warned residents that every single car on the road will be considered a target. Ambulances are no longer leaving the southern port city of Tyre to evacuate wounded people from surrounding villages.

  • New Israeli General in Charge of Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 08 5:01 PM
    Israel's military dispatched a new general to coordinate military efforts in Lebanon Tuesday, the army said.

  • Postmark on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 35 minutes ago
    DUBAI Emirates Post has created a special postmark (cancellation imprint) protest against Israel's war on Lebanon. The special postmark will be in use from today until August 14.

  • Lebanese president refuses multi-national forces in southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
    Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Tuesday refused the deployment of a multi-national force in southern Lebanon.

  • Israelis Hit Palestinian Refugee Camp In Lebanon Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Aug 08 4:14 PM
    Israeli gunboats shelled Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp early Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding three others, Lebanese and Palestinian officials said.

  • South Lebanon Closed; Strikes Kill 19 Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 08 6:13 PM
    By KATHY GANNON TYRE, Lebanon - Israel

  • U.N. talks of robust Lebanon force, but what, exactly, does that mean? Open this result in new window
    JTA - Aug 08 4:05 PM
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (JTA) The search for the perfect buffer force in southern Lebanon increasingly sounds like one of the loaded but vague words one sees in personals ads: Robust sounds nice, but what does it really mean?

  • Israeli military chief appoints his deputy to oversee Lebanon campaign Open this result in new window
    The Nation - 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
    The commander of the Israeli military appointed his deputy to oversee Israel's battles in Lebanon, a dramatic mid-offensive shift, sidelining the head of the northern command, Maj. Gen. Udi Adam, AP reported.

  • Israel May Drive Deeper Into Lebanon as UN Debates Cease-Fire Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 08 5:13 AM
    Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Israel prepared to drive deeper into Lebanon as the United Nations debated terms for a cease-fire agreement that may be voted on as soon as tomorrow.

  • Israeli gunboats hit Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    The Nation - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
    Israeli's military struck Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp early Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding three others, according to AP new report.

  • UAEs firm support to Lebanon reiterated Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 37 minutes ago
    ABU DHABI General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has reiterated UAEs firm support to Lebanon.

  • Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon hit by Israeli gunboats Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
    Israeli gunboats shelled the largest Palestinian refugee camp of Ain Al Hilweh in Lebanon early Wednesday, causing casualties, official sources said.

  • U.S. willing to consider Lebanon's troop offer Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
    The White House said Tuesday that it is willing to consider the Lebanese offer to send 15,000 troops to southern Lebanon, but doubted Lebanon's ability to handle it alone.

  • Arab nations threaten to derail resolution on Lebanon ceasefire Open this result in new window
    Independent - Aug 08 4:54 PM
    Diplomats in New York were fighting last night to save efforts by the United Nations Security Council to halt the fighting between Israel and Hizbollah, after a first draft of a ceasefire resolution drew strong objections from the government of Lebanon and other Arab nations.

  • UN Assesses Sea Routes For Aid To Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
    Racing against time to supply vital humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Lebanon, the United Nations is looking at the possibility of sea routes to bring in supplies as Israeli bombing has destroyed all roads and bridges to the southern city of Tyre and no humanitarian convoys were able to get through to the south of the country today.

  • South Lebanon closed; Strikes kill 19 Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Aug 08 6:01 PM
    TYRE, Lebanon (AP) Israel shut down south Lebanon with a threat to blast any moving vehicles, as ground fighting intensified near the Israeli border, airstrikes killed at least 19 civilians and Arab governments called for a full Israeli withdrawal as a condition of any cease-fire.

  • Lebanon Conflict Rages as Diplomacy Inches Forward Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 08 6:06 AM
    Fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah continues unabated, with Israel destroying two major buildings in Beirut on Monday night. An offer by the Lebanese government to send 15,000 troops into the country's south was termed "interesting" by Israel's prime minister.

  • Israel names new commander for Lebanon offensive Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 08 2:07 PM
    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel named a new top commander for its Lebanon war effort on Tuesday, effectively demoting another general after criticism of the army's handling of the four-week-old offensive.

  • More deaths in southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    7News via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 08 2:39 PM
    Israeli air strikes have killed up to 14 people and injured 25 others in southern Lebanon.

  • Battles Rage in Southern Lebanon Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 08 4:09 AM
    Battles Rage in Southern Lebanon As Diplomats Struggle to Keep Peace Effort Alive

  • German FM says confident UN resolution over Lebanon crisis to be passed this week Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
    Visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday that he was confident that the UN Security Council would pass a resolution this week to put an end to fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah.

  • The Israeli army appoints a new operational chief for Lebanon fight Open this result in new window
    Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
    JERUSALEM Israel's chief of the armed forces has sent his deputy to coordinate military efforts in Lebanon, effectively sidelining the head of the northern command. Israeli media...

  • Israeli DM vows to continue Lebanon offensive till Hezbollah disbanded Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 08 6:28 PM
    Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Tuesday that the Israeli army would press ahead its massive offensive against Lebanon's Hezbollah until the Shiite group was disbanded, southern Lebanon was demilitarized and two captive soldiers were freed.

  • Israel Puts Curfew on South Lebanon; Army May Advance (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 08 3:12 AM
    Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Israel imposed travel restrictions on residents living in a strip of southern Lebanon up to the Litani River as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the cabinet may allow the army to advance farther into the area.

  • The Israeli army appoints a new operational chief for Lebanon fight Open this result in new window
    WHO-TV Des Moines - Aug 08 6:26 PM
    JERUSALEM Israel's chief of the armed forces has sent his deputy to coordinate military efforts in Lebanon, effectively sidelining the head of the northern command.

  • Israeli gunboats hit Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Aug 08 6:08 PM
    Israeli gunboats shelled Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp early Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding three others...

  • New aid route sought in Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 08 1:24 PM
    An indefinite ban on movement imposed by Israel has made southern Lebanon a "no-go area", humanitarian agencies say, but they are searching for a new route to help war refugees in the region.

  • Indonesia preparing peacekeeping force for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 08 6:43 PM
    Indonesia is still waiting for a UN decision on Lebanon and continued preparing a force for possible deployment in that country as part of a UN peacekeeping force, foreign minister Hassan Wirajuda said on Tuesday.

  • Lebanon braces for more war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 3:45 PM
    Rescue workers on Tuesday hunted for survivors of an Israeli air strike in Beirut as Lebanon braced for an expansion of the ground war threatened by the Jewish state if diplomacy to end the conflict remains stalled.

  • UN to hold special session on Lebanon Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 08 1:04 PM
    The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session this week to examine alleged rights violations in the month-old war in Lebanon, a UN spokeswoman said.

  • Israel shuts down south Lebanon as death toll on both sides nears 800 Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - 8 minutes ago
    TYRE, Lebanon After four weeks of fighting, nearly 800 people have died on both sides of the Mideast conflict. And it appears the fighting is intensifying.

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