Families of Israelis killed in last year's war in Lebanon held a memorial ceremony at the national military cemetery on Monday, but Prime Minister Ehud Olmert did not attend, drawing harsh criticism.
Bereaved Israeli families held a series of tearful memorials on Monday marking the first anniversary of the Lebanon war, including a harrowing pilgrimage to the spot where the conflict began.
Palestinian groups worked on Monday to end the six-week-old battle in a besieged refugee camp of north Lebanon, as aid workers continued to seek access to trapped civilians.
Several anti-Syrian MPs have fled Lebanon for fear of assassination since their colleague Walid Eido was killed in a Beirut car-bomb blast on June 13, deputies said on Monday.
Families of Israeli soldiers and civilians killed in the Lebanon war began a series of memorials on Monday marking the first anniversary of the conflict under the Hebrew calendar.
_ The Japanese government decided Tuesday to provide about $700,000 (85 million yen) in emergency grant aid for Palestinian refugees in northern Lebanon, the Foreign Ministry said.
A 10-strong New Zealand Defence Force mine-clearing team returns home today after five months in southern Lebanon.
A New Zealand Defence Force team is due back home today after five months working in southern Lebanon.
A 300-strong police force was deployed along Lebanon's northern borders with Syria Monday in what appears to be an attempt to prevent the alleged smuggling of weapons and fighters, local Naharnet news website reported.
A New Zealand Defence Force battle area clearance team returns to New Zealand today after five months in Southern Lebanon.