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Israel won't expand offensive in Lebanon 
AP via Yahoo! News - 55 minutes ago
Israel's government decided Thursday not to expand its battle with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon for now, but authorized the army to call up 30,000 reserve soldiers in case the fighting intensifies. Lebanese officials estimated a civilian death toll as high as 600.Christians Fleeing Lebanon Denounce Hezbollah New York Times - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
Many Christians from southern Lebanon considered Hezbollah s fighting methods as much of an outrage as the Israeli strikes.Israel nixes major U.N. role in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Israel's U.N. ambassador on Thursday ruled out major U.N. involvement in any potential international force in Lebanon, saying more professional and better-trained troops were needed for such a volatile situation.Diplomatic divisions as deaths mount in Lebanon war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 5:30 PM
Israeli warplanes bombed Lebanon on Friday as the Jewish state called up 15,000 reserve soldiers and diplomatic divisions appeared to widen over how to end the 17-day-old conflict.Aid Distribution in Southern Lebanon Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 5:51 PM
TYRE, Lebanon Wednesday afternoon, the first United Nations shipment of humanitarian relief supplies reached the southern Lebanese city of Tyre. Kevin Sites interviewed the U.N. spokesman for Lebanon, Khaled Mansour, about the shipment and the U.N.'s plans for distributing aid in the embattled south. Bush cites Iran's role in Lebanon conflict AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 5:33 PM
President Bush declined Thursday to criticize Israel's tactics in its continuing offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon, and gave a sharp condemnation of Iran's role in the bloody fighting.Israel readies more troops for Lebanon conflict AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 3:17 PM
Israel geared up to intensify its deadly offensive against Lebanon, readying thousands more reservists after claiming it had won the green light from the world to crush Hezbollah.Canada to evacuate nationals in Lebanon until Saturday AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 3:57 PM
Ottawa will evacuate Canadians stranded in Lebanon until Saturday, a foreign affairs official said in a statement.Woman Recounts Escape From Lebanon WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 3:34 PM
As Hezbollah continues to bombard Israel with rockets and Israel prepares to send more troops into Lebanon, one local woman said she is happy to be out of the war-torn region.Diplomatic divide over Lebanon crisis widens Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 2:19 PM
A diplomatic divide over how to end the fighting in Lebanon widened on Thursday, with France pressing for an early U.N. ceasefire resolution while the United States directed new warnings at Syria and Iran.Lebanon 101: Behind the headlines CNN.com - Jul 27 12:40 PM
The events unfolding in Lebanon and the Middle East have been shaped by factors including ancient hatreds, European colonialism, and nations and groups jostling for power in light of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.Lebanon says up to 600 killed in Israel's assault Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 1:05 PM
Israeli warplanes and artillery hammered Lebanon again on Thursday and the Beirut government said up to 600 people may have been killed in Israel's 16-day-old campaign against Hizbollah guerrillas.Lebanon official says 600 civilians killed AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 2:35 PM
Up to 600 civilians are believed to have been killed in the Israeli offensive in Lebanon, with 382 confirmed dead and the rest either known to be buried under the rubble of buildings or missing, the health minister told The Associated Press on Thursday.UN 'shock' at Lebanon bomb deaths BBC News - 46 minutes ago
The UN Security Council voices "shock and distress" at the deaths of UN troops in an Israeli raid on Lebanon.Greens fire off SOS after huge Lebanon oil spill from war AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 11:26 AM
Lebanon's greens launched an international appeal for help to combat an environmental crisis caused by a huge oil spill south of Beirut, more than two weeks into an Israeli air war.Lebanon: 600 Civilians Killed CBS News - 5 minutes ago
Up to 600 civilians are believed to have been killed in the Israeli offensive in Lebanon, with 382 confirmed dead and the rest buried under rubble or missing, the health minister said. Israel says more than 100 Hezbollah fighters have been killed.Bush 'troubled' by destruction in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 11:13 AM
US President George W. Bush said that he was "troubled" by the destruction Israeli strikes have left in Lebanon, but he rejected any "fake peace" that does not tackle the conflict's root causes.China blasts Security Council silence over UN deaths in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 11:06 AM
China blasted the UN Security Council's failure to agree a statement condemning the killing of four UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, amid signs of a backlash on other key negotiations.Israelis Tal, Mark have no qualms as they shell Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 10:40 AM
Tal Levi and Mark Schon are reservists in an Israeli artillery unit that is bombarding southern Lebanon from this area hard on the border. They have no doubt whatsoever that what they are doing is justified.Israel Won't Expand Offensive in Lebanon ABC News - 28 minutes ago
Israel Decides Against Wider Offensive in Southern Lebanon, OKs Call-Up of 30,000 ReservistsLebanon war setback for Iran nuclear ambitions: US Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 9:59 AM
The war in Lebanon may have somewhat distracted the world from Iran's nuclear ambitions, but it will increase scrutiny in the longer term, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.Israel pounds south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 8:31 AM
Israel pummeled Lebanon with air and artillery strikes on Thursday, but opted against launching a major invasion in pursuit of Hizbollah guerrillas.Al-Qaeda vows to avenge Israel onslaughts on Lebanon, Gaza AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 9:23 AM
Al-Qaeda second in command Ayman al-Zawahiri has vowed that the network would carry out attacks against Israel and its US backers to avenge the Israeli offensives against Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.Bush says doesn't want "fake peace" in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 9:37 AM
President George W. Bush said on Thursday he wanted an end to the conflict in southern Lebanon as soon as possible but that he did not want a "fake peace" that would only delay fighting.Israel Nixes Major U.N. Role in Lebanon ABC News - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago
Israel Rules Out Major U.N. Involvement in Possible Lebanon Peacekeeping ForceAustralian FM warns of UN 'suicide mission' to Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 8:22 AM
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said sending UN peacekeepers to Lebanon without a lasting ceasefire in the Middle East conflict would be a "suicide mission."Al Qaeda exploits Lebanon war despite Shi'ite rift Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 7:58 AM
Al Qaeda has signaled its intent to use the war in Lebanon as a recruitment tool, despite the ideological gulf between its Sunni Muslim leaders and the Shi'ite Hizbollah militants fighting Israel.Israel Opts Not to Expand Operation in South Lebanon Washington Post - Jul 27 8:20 AM
JERUSALEM, July 27 -- A day after Israel suffered its worst losses of the ongoing war with Hezbollah, Israel's security cabinet opted not to expand the military operation in south Lebanon, as some army generals had recommended.Bush Looks to Possible Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon Fox News - Jul 27 6:34 PM
President Bush is looking towards the makeup and mandate of a possible international peacekeeping force for southern Lebanon.US lays on extra evacuation ship from Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 7:47 AM
An extra ship to evacuate remaining US citizens in war-blighted Lebanon will leave Beirut, two days after the last scheduled departure sailed out, the embassy said.Air assault by Israel stepped up in Lebanon International Herald Tribune - Jul 27 6:29 AM
Israel pounded suspected Hezbollah positions across Lebanon, extending its air campaign a day after suffering its highest one-day casualty toll since its offensive began.CORRECTED: Exodus from southern Lebanon on the coastal road Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 7:38 AM
Car after car races north along the coastal road toward Lebanon's capital Beirut. Each vehicle is adorned with white: white flags, white T-shirts, white sheets, white plastic bags, white rags.If called to Lebanon, NATO 'could go in' International Herald Tribune - Jul 27 12:00 PM
General James Jones, the NATO military commander, said if the alliance was asked to play a peacekeeping role in Lebanon, it would be up to the job, despite its commitment to relieve U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan.Rice emphasizes need for lasting peace in Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 6:11 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday she was willing to return to the Middle East if it meant she could help bring about lasting peace in Lebanon, including the disarming of militias.Israel vows to step up Lebanon air assault AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 5:43 AM
Israel has said a world meeting on Lebanon had authorised it to wipe out Hezbollah in the south of the country and vowed to step up its air offensive after nine elite troops were killed.Israel mulls broadening Lebanon offensive AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 4:17 AM
Israel must unleash massive airstrikes against villages in southern Lebanon to clear out Hezbollah gunmen, the justice minister said Thursday, as the Israeli government weighed whether to broaden the military offensive against the Lebanese guerrillas.People Struggling in Southern Lebanon ABC News - Jul 27 3:31 PM
Plight of People in Southern Lebanon Deepens As Fighting ContinuesLebanon Official Says 600 Civilians Killed ABC News - Jul 27 3:01 PM
Health Minister Says Up to 600 Civilians Killed in Israeli Offensive on LebanonPeople Struggling in Southern Lebanon Los Angeles Times - Jul 27 3:19 PM
KFAR TIBNIT, Lebanon -- Dr. Ali Ajram had no more milk to give his baby girl, so he sent her away with his wife and three other children. Now he's running out of drugs for his patients.Lebanon battles rage as world powers disagree AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 3:07 AM
Fighting in Lebanon has showed little sign of abating after Israel lost nine soldiers in its biggest one-day toll so far, with world powers still at odds over a conflict now in its 16th day.Analysts: Lebanon conflict could widen AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 1:48 AM
Bad as it is, the Lebanon conflict could widen and worsen the longer it goes on, U.S. congressional analysts warn in an in-depth analysis of the crisis.Deaths mount in Lebanon war Sydney Morning Herald - 3 minutes ago
Israeli warplanes bombed Lebanon as the Jewish state called up 15,000 reserve soldiers and diplomatic divisions appeared to widen over how to end the 17-day-old conflict.Israel warplanes strike Lebanon, kill five AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 2:07 AM
Israeli warplanes pounded Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley to the east of the capital, killing five people, police said.Indian PM condemns bombing of Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 1:46 AM
India's prime minister condemned in the "strongest possible terms" Israel's offensive against Lebanon and called for an immediate ceasefire in the region.No consensus in Lebanon cease-fire talks AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 11:54 PM
Top U.S. and European officials agreed Wednesday on the need for urgent action to halt the fighting in Lebanon and on the creation of a multinational force to keep the peace.Rome talks gave okay for Lebanon offensive: Israel minister AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 27 12:01 AM
International talks in Rome, which broke up without agreement on a ceasefire call, gave Israel "authorization" to press its offensive in Lebanon, Justice Minister Haim Ramon said.UNT student may be stranded in Lebanon 8:50 PM Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
We got an urgent notice to flee . . . because some sources said that as soon as all the foreigners have evacuated, Hell will fall on Lebanon, she wrote in an e-mail to her American family and friends. It seems they are going to target each part of it.Israel pounds south Lebanon after heavy casualties Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 10:51 PM
Israel launched a heavy air and artillery bombardment of south Lebanon on Thursday after nine Israeli soldiers were killed in the Jewish state's worst 24 hours for casualties in a 16-day-old conflict against Hizbollah.UN does not condemn Israel s firing in Lebanon Financial Times - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
The United Nations Security Council said on Thursday it was "deeply shocked and distressed" by Israel's firing on a UN post in Lebanon, which killed four observers on Tuesday, but acrimony over the negotiations led China to warn of a "negative impact" on separate talks over Iran's nuclear programme.China blasts Security Council silence over UN deaths in Lebanon Space War - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
by Tim Witcher United Nations (AFP) Jul 27, 2006 China on Thursday blasted the UN Security Council's failure to agree a statement condemning the killing of four UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, amid signs of a backlash on other key negotiations.Arab women reporters on frontlines of Lebanon war Channel NewsAsia - 42 minutes ago
DUBAI : A male news anchor appeared on screen from the safety of Arabic station Al-Jazeera's studio in Doha as two female correspondents in full war gear reported live from both sides of the Lebanon-Israel frontline.Israel continues offensive in Lebanon NDTV - 6 minutes ago
Israel continued to pound Lebanon with air strikes but opted against launching a major invasion in the pursuit of the Hezbollah militants.More Pinoys arriving from Lebanon ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 15 minutes ago
The Department of Foreign Affairs said 190 Filipinos fleeing Lebanon are set to arrive on Friday and Saturday. DFA spokesman Gilbert Asuque said 60 Filipinos are flying in from Doha , Qatar , at 2:15 p.m.Ads urge call for Lebanon ceasefire PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 27 6:12 PM
A high-profile advertising blitz is urging Tony Blair to use his meeting with US President George Bush to call for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon before more innocent people die.Israel Won't Expand Offensive in Lebanon RedNova - 39 minutes ago
By RAVI NESSMAN JERUSALEM - Israel's government decided Thursday not to expand its battle with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon for now, but authorized the army to call up 30,000 reserve soldiers in case the fighting intensifies.Australia withdraws troops from southern Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 9:37 PM
Australia has withdrawn troops helping evacuate its citizens in southern Lebanon because the situation in the area is too dangerous, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said.Israel shelves plan to send more troops into Lebanon Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Jul 27 6:35 PM
A day after sustaining its worst battlefield loss in its drive to rout Hezbollah militants from southern Lebanon, the Israeli government on Thursday shelved plans to send more troops into the dangerous terrain.Safe at home: Evacuee recounts stress of bombing in Lebanon The Daily Reflector - 2 minutes ago
Tim Aynes bought the earplugs to help him sleep through long flights and layovers on his recent mission trip to Lebanon.70 Filipinos from Lebanon to come home this Friday INQ7.net - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
SEVENTY Filipino workers from Lebanon are expected to arrive in two separate flights this Friday, a spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said.Lebanon says civilian death toll about 200 higher than previous estimate KTRE-TV East Texas - 25 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon Lebanese officials say as many as 600 civilians have died in Israeli attacks, with up to a third still lying in rubble.UN to Send More Emergency Supplies to S Lebanon Scoop.co.nz - 39 minutes ago
Responding to the increasing humanitarian crisis in war-ravaged Lebanon, the United Nations will send two additional convoys of emergency supplies to the south of the country tomorrow, a UN spokesman said, following the successful aid delivery to the devastated port city of Tyre on Wednesday.Memphis Family Finally Arrives Home From Lebanon WREG-TV Memphis - 22 minutes ago
MEMPHIS - The Elroz family was on vacation in Lebanon visiting family, when they say Israeli planes flew over and dropped leaflets warning people to evacuate. That started a desperate five day struggle to get back to Memphis.Lebanon's refugees seek new home BBC News - Jul 27 4:31 AM
Some of the British passport holders who were evacuated from Lebanon face months of living in temporary accommodation in the UK.Yuma doctor from Lebanon says conflict needs resolution The Yuma Sun - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
Dr. Habib Rathle doesn't have time to watch news coverage of Lebanon in between caring for Yuma's children. But, he doesn't need a television to see what's happening in the Middle East he said he can just "imagine it."Israel rules out major U-N involvement in possible Lebanon peacekeeping force KTRE-TV East Texas - 26 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS Israel's U-N ambassador says the situation in southern Lebanon is too volatile for an international U-N force to become involved.Foisting an imaginary role on Iran in Lebanon Bangkok Post - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
Accusations in the Bangkok Post editorial of July 25, 2006 headlined "Diplomacy can stop the war", to the effect that Iran supplies weapons to the Hizbollah in Lebanon, are utterly baseless.Conflict in Southern Lebanon Continues Unabated Voice of America - Jul 27 3:20 PM
The conflict in southern Lebanon continues as Israeli forces battle Hezbollah guerillas. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent André de Nesnera looks at what Israel is trying to achieve and discusses Hezbollah's military capabilities.Heavy casualties in Lebanon and Gaza International Herald Tribune - Jul 26 6:44 PM
As the battles raged, a meeting of U.S., European and Arab countries in Rome failed to reach agreement on a plan to end the fighting. Left, an Israeli airstrike destroyed a building in downtown Tyre, Lebanon.Australian: Peacekeepers to leave Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 8:02 PM
Australia has decided to withdraw its 12 peacekeeping troops from southern Lebanon because of the danger there, the defense minister said Thursday.In Lebanon: Five faces Times Online - Jul 27 3:52 PM
Narjis Faqih , 3, above, a Shia, was in a three-car convoy fleeing the south Lebanon village of Aytaroun on July 19 when it was attacked by two jets. Five members of her family died, including her father. She has not uttered a word since.More people evacuated from Lebanon Hindustan Times - 34 minutes ago
A fresh batch of 306 Indians and 104 nationals of some other countries, evacuated from Lebanon, were airlifted from Cyprus, raising to 1859 the number of people pulled out from troubled West Asia.Lebanon Stabilization Force Would Likely Be European NPR - Jul 27 6:47 AM
If a U.N. force is assembled to enforce a peace in south Lebanon, it is expected that the troops would be largely European. France, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Greece are all countries who might contribute soldiers if a force is assembled.Paving to restrict U.S. 20 in Lebanon Corvallis Gazette Times - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
LEBANON An Oregon Department of Transportation maintenance crew will close one lane of Highway 20 in Lebanon today for paving work. The work, at milepost 12 on Highway 20 next to the hospital, will begin at 9 a.m. and last through the day.Israel readies more troops for Lebanon conflict Channel NewsAsia - Jul 27 4:32 PM
BEIRUT : Israel geared up to intensify its deadly offensive against Lebanon on Thursday, readying thousands more reservists after claiming it had won the green light from the world to crush Hezbollah.Egypt to continue pushing for ceasefire in Lebanon: FM People's Daily - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Thursday that Egypt would continue efforts to press for a ceasefire in Lebanon although a Wednesday international conference failed to make such an appeal.Israel decides not to expand offensive in Lebanon St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Jul 27 9:21 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's government decided Thursday against expanding its offensive against Hezbollah but called up at least 30,000 troops to begin training for duty in Lebanon.Israel rules out major U-N involvement in possible Lebanon peacekeeping force Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS Israel's U-N ambassador says the situation in southern Lebanon is too volatile for an international U-N force to become involved. Dan Gillerman says more...UN to send more emergency supplies to southern Lebanon People's Daily - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
The United Nations will send two additional convoys of emergency supplies to southern Lebanon to help alleviate an increasing humanitarian crisis, a UN spokesman said Thursday.El Paso Man Fears for Family Near Lebanon KTSM - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
Thursday, July 27, 2006 As bombing in Lebanon and Israel continues, there is one El Paso family who is watching the fighting carefully. They still have family in the West Bank, close to where Lebanon is being bombed.Israel boosts military numbers in Lebanon Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
TONY EASTLEY: Israel is calling up thousands of fresh reservists to boost its military campaign in Lebanon.Israel calls up 30,000 reservists, but says not expanding Lebanon offensive CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 27 1:33 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's government decided Thursday not to expand its battle with Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon for now, but authorized the army to call up 30,000 reserve soldiers in case the fighting intensified.Oil spill adds to Lebanon's agony The Age - Jul 27 1:38 PM
Along Lebanon's sandy beaches and rocky headlands runs a belt of black sludge, 10,000 to 30,000 tonnes of oil that spilled into the Mediterranean after Israel bombed a power plant.Lebanon's past is no model for its future USA Today - Jul 26 5:39 PM
Israel, desperate to defend itself against terrorist attacks along its northern border, invades Lebanon and creates a security buffer zone. The United Nations calls on Israel to withdraw and sends in a temporary international force.Lebanon pounded as peace moves fail Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 27 1:10 PM
ISRAEL'S jets pounded suspected Hezbollah positions across Lebanon yesterday, extending its air campaign a day after suffering its highest 24-hour casualty toll. -Denmark offers aid for Lebanon, Gaza People's Daily - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
Denmark has allocated a total of 25 million Danish krones (4.24 million U.S. dollars) to emergency aid for Lebanon and Gaza, according to reports from Copenhagen on Thursday.Some Residents Refuse to Leave South Lebanon Voice of America - Jul 27 2:20 PM
Southern Lebanon has been pounded by more than two weeks of Israeli airstrikes and artillery, which have leveled villages and forced roughly half a million people to flee their homes. The Israeli military, using leaflets, radio broadcasts and telephone messages, has warned civilians to flee.Oil spill adds to Lebanon's agony AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 27 1:23 PM
Israel's bombing of a power plant on Lebanon's coast has led to a major oil spill, with 10,000 to 30,000 tonnes of oil spilling into the Mediterranean.France hopes to hand over Lebanon peace plan to UN next week People's Daily - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
France, which presented Wednesday a plan at the 15-national conference on Lebanon in Rome, hopes to hand over a plan of resolution to the UN Security Council next week, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said Thursday.Bush Cites Iran's Role in Lebanon Conflict RedNova - Jul 27 6:05 PM
By JENNIFER LOVEN WASHINGTON - President Bush declined Thursday to criticize Israel's tactics in its continuing offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon, and gave a sharp condemnation of Iran's role in the bloody fighting. "Hezbollah attacked Israel.UN shocked by bombing of observer post in Lebanon Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
TONY EASTLEY: The diplomatic divide over how to the handle the conflict in Lebanon has again been exposed in the United Nations Security Council.Wife of Cdn. peacekeeper feared dead in Lebanon demands answers from Israelis CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 27 2:22 PM
KINGSTON, Ont. (CP) - The wife of a Canadian peacekeeper who's missing and presumed dead in Lebanon demanded to know Thursday why several Israeli missiles struck the UN site where her husband was stationed as an observer.Saudi Arabia sends field hospital to Lebanon People's Daily - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
Saudi Arabia sent an integrated field hospital along with required medical cadres and supplies to Lebanon on Thursday, Saudi Press Agency reported.Two Des Moines Teens Return From Lebanon WHO-TV Des Moines - Jul 27 5:45 PM
Two Des Moines teenagers returned safely from Lebanon Thursday, after the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel cut their trip short. Myessa Nagi, 18, and Sydney Bardole, 18, are both 2006 graduates of Roosevelt High School.European entanglement in Lebanon offers promise CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jul 27 12:28 PM
MADRID, Spain (AP) - Europe, with its long and often unhappy history in the Middle East, may be drawn into a big role in the proposed multinational force for south Lebanon.Israel blasts south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 26 3:53 PM
Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded south Lebanon early on Thursday, hours after it suffered its heaviest losses in a 16-day-old assault on Hizbollah guerrillas that shows no signs of abating.Lebanon/Israel: Urgent need for arms embargo on Israel and Hizbullah Amnesty International - Jul 27 12:42 PM
As civilians continue to bear the brunt of the conflict in Israel and Lebanon, Amnesty International called for an immediate arms embargo on both Israel and Hizbullah.Diplomatic divide over Lebanon crisis widens Reuters.co.uk - Jul 27 2:25 PM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A diplomatic divide over how to end the fighting in Lebanon widened on Thursday, with France pressing for an early U.N. cease-fire resolution while the United States directed new warnings at Syria and Iran.'Perfect son' dies at war in Lebanon The Age - Jul 27 12:23 PM
Assaf Namer, the first Australian to die in the conflict in Lebanon, pictured with a childhood friend, Daisy Moreno. "THE moment he said he was going to Lebanon I knew I would not be seeing my boy any more."Israelis renew attacks in Lebanon BBC News - Jul 27 12:58 AM
Lebanon is hit by further air raids and fierce fighting in the south, amid warnings Israel's offensive will last weeks.Shadid in Southern Lebanon: It's 'About Peoples' Lives' Editor & Publisher - Jul 27 4:49 PM
NEW YORK There are at least two people Anthony Shadid of The Washington Post calls each day from war-torn Tyre, Lebanon. One is an editor in Washington, D.C., and the other is his five-year-old daughter in Boston.