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Rice signals possible Lebanon compromise 
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed support Thursday for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon as the first phase in ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. It was the most concrete signal yet that the U.S. may be willing to compromise on the stalemate over how to end the fighting.Israel readies for deeper push into Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
The Israeli army on Friday prepared for a possible push deeper into southern Lebanon to drive out Hizbollah which threatened to launch rockets further into Israel if it hits central Beirut.Israel to push deeper into Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
The Israeli army on Friday prepared for a possible push deeper into southern Lebanon to drive out Hizbollah which threatened to launch rockets further into Israel if it hit central Beirut.Lebanon resolution "close" : US AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 5:57 PM
The United States said a UN resolution aimed at ending the conflict in Lebanon was close, and ordered its diplomats to work through the weekend if no deal was reached by Friday.Israeli warplanes pound Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 5:50 PM
Israeli warplanes pounded Lebanon on Friday and the army prepared for a possible push further into Lebanese territory to drive out Hizbollah which threatened to launch rockets further into Israel if central Beirut were hit.Israeli doubles partners keep eye on war in Lebanon USA Today - Aug 03 6:20 PM
The word "normalcy" doesn't translate well to Israeli doubles partners Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram. Their country is at war in Lebanon. Erlich shrugs when asked how he and Ram can keep any sense of normalcy while playing tennis thousands of miles away, in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.Hawaii Professor Heading Out Of Lebanon KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 5:40 PM
A Kapiolani Community College economic professor who is stuck in war-torn Lebanon received word on Thursday that he can expect to leave the country on Friday.Rice signals possible Lebanon compromise USA Today - Aug 03 5:08 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed support Thursday for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon as the first phase in ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.Sisters Recount Lebanon Escape WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 3:58 PM
Two teenage sisters are happy to be home after fleeing war-ravaged Lebanon.Israel pours firepower into Lebanon after rockets kill 8 AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 1:33 PM
Israel poured thousands of ground troops into southern Lebanon aiming to flush Hezbollah fighters from the border zone as the Jewish state saw its bloodiest day in the three-week conflict.Counting the Lebanon dead not so easy AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 2:09 PM
In the rocky hills and isolated villages of southern Lebanon, counting the dead from Israeli airstrikes and artillery has become a dangerous and often imprecise task.US says UN resolution nearer, denies stalling diplomacy on Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 12:58 PM
The White House says it is confident a UN accord will be reached on the Lebanon crisis by next week even as critics say the war has escalated because US stiffness has stalled a ceasefire resolution.Nasrallah is a bad name to have in Lebanon, youngster finds AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 11:41 AM
Nasrallah is a bad surname to have in Lebanon, as Israel tries to break the militant group Hezbollah.Ahmadinejad says Lebanon solution is 'end of Zionist regime' AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 10:33 AM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the answer to the conflict in south Lebanon was the "elimination of the Zionist regime," slamming Israel's "war against humanity."Israel Orders Army Advance in Lebanon to Stop Hezbollah Attacks Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Israel ordered the army to extend its advance inside southern Lebanon to stop Hezbollah firing rockets, as the group's leader said attacks will cease when Israel ends its raids on towns and cities.Heavy bombing halts rescue work in south Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 9:34 AM
Inside the usually busy Lebanese Red Cross center in the port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, 10 rescue workers gather idly around a television screen watching news of the war between Israel and Hizbollah.Siniora says Lebanon war kills 900 Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 7:42 AM
Israeli jets pounded Lebanon and troops battled Hizbollah guerrillas on Thursday while world powers struggled for a plan to end a war which Beirut said has killed 900 people and wounded 3,000.Lebanon oil spill spreads to Syrian coast: UN Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 7:33 AM
Oil leaking from a bombed power station in Lebanon has reached the coastline of neighboring Syria and is spreading north, the Kenya-based United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) said.Lebanon could overshadow Iran's study of nuclear deal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 6:47 AM
Iran said on Thursday it was still weighing an international package of incentives to suspend its nuclear programme but conflict in Lebanon had diverted its attention.Ahmadinejad says Lebanon solution is 'end of Zionist regime' AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 5:57 AM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has the answer to the conflict in south Lebanon was the "elimination of the Zionist regime," slamming Israel's "war against humanity".Israeli Troops Ordered to Advance to Lebanon's Litani (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Aug 03 4:06 PM
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz ordered the army to advance into southern Lebanon up to the Litani River after almost 500 rockets fell on Israel in the past two days, killing nine civilians.Israelis line up behind Lebanon campaign Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 6:03 AM
Israeli public support for the war on Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon has been so overwhelming it has become hard to tell the doves from the hawks in the Jewish state's generally fractious society.Israel accused of racism over Lebanon MSNBC - Aug 03 4:18 PM
Members of a U.N. anti-bias panel criticized Israel on Thursday for killing civilians in Lebanon, accusing the Jewish state of violating humanitarian law and racially targeting Arabs.Israeli Troops Ordered to Advance to Lebanon's Litani (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 03 3:05 PM
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz ordered the army late today to advance into southern Lebanon up to the Litani River after almost 500 rockets fell on Israel in the past two days, killing nine civilians.Muslim nations seek Lebanon ceasefire Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 4:24 AM
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and others from the Islamic world demanded a halt on Thursday to Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Gaza and said it wanted to strengthen U.N. peacekeeping forces in the area.Air Strikes Increase Along Israel-Lebanon Border NPR - Aug 03 3:33 PM
As Israeli troops battled Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon on the ground, the air war also intensified. Hezbollah rockets killed eight civilians in northern Israel. And Israeli warplanes bombed parts of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, for the first time in a week.Muslims press U.N. for truce in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 3:13 AM
The Islamic world's largest organization of countries demanded on Thursday that the U.N. implement an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon and investigate what it called flagrant human rights violations by Israel.Rice Signals Possible Lebanon Compromise San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 03 6:26 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed support Thursday for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon as the first phase in ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. It was the most concrete signal yet that the U.S. may be willing to compromise on the... Israeli planes attack Beirut suburbs, other areas of Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - 21 minutes ago
BEIRUT (CP) - Israeli planes pounded Beirut's southern suburbs and other parts of Lebanon early Friday, Lebanese media reported.AFC accepts Lebanon's withdrawal from Asian Cup AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 2:17 AM
The Asian Football Confederation has accepted Lebanon's decision to withdraw from the Asian Cup due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and said it would not face any sanctions.Lebanon allowed to quit Asian Cup CNN.com - Aug 03 1:47 AM
The Asian Football Confederation has accepted Lebanon's request to pull out of qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup.Israel Readies New Push Into Lebanon ABC News - Aug 03 11:58 AM
Israel's Defense Minister Readies New Push Into Lebanon After 7 Killed by Hezbollah RocketsLebanon damage 'holding up' aid BBC News - Aug 03 8:29 AM
Aid workers say damage to Lebanon's roads and bridges means they cannot get supplies to those who need it most.Lebanon damage 'holding up' aid BBC News - Aug 03 8:38 AM
Aid workers say damage to Lebanon's roads and bridges means they cannot get supplies to the most needy.Muslim world weighs peace role in Lebanon conflict Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 11:10 PM
Leaders from the Muslim world, demanded on Thursday an immediate end to Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Gaza and weighed inclusion of Muslim forces in a future peacekeeping operation.Israel readies for push further into Lebanon Stuff - Aug 03 6:01 PM
BEIRUT: Israeli warplanes pounded Lebanon today and the army prepared for a possible push further into Lebanese territory to drive out Hizbollah which threatened to launch rockets further into Israel if central Beirut were hit.Resolution on Lebanon may come next week AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 9:38 PM
Diplomats acknowledged Wednesday that any U.N. Security Council resolution to stop fighting in Lebanon could take until next week, as the United States and France struggled to bridge wide differences on what to do first: send in peacekeepers to disarm Hezbollah or impose a cease-fire.Israeli commandos used llamas to move supplies in Lebanon World Tribune - Aug 03 6:14 PM
TEL AVIV The Israel Army has deployed llamas in the war against Hizbullah in Lebanon. Military sources said for the first time Israeli commando units have used llamas to carry equipment through the rocky hills of southern Lebanon.Israel readies for deeper push into Lebanon RedNova - 30 minutes ago
By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Israeli army on Friday prepared for a possible push deeper into southern Lebanon to drive out Hizbollah which threatened to launch rockets further into Israel if it hit central Beirut. While world powers worked on a U.N.Arroyo outraged over deaths of 2 Filipinas in Lebanon INQ7.net - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
EXPRESSING "indignation and outrage" over the death of two Filipinas in Lebanon, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has ordered officials to undertake all means to protect the rights and ensure the safety of all Filipinos in Lebanon.Israeli Jets Hit 120 Targets as Troops Push Into South Lebanon Bloomberg.com - Aug 03 8:21 AM
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli jets pounded 120 targets in Beirut and troops pushed into Lebanon to create an exclusion zone near the southern border as fighting entered a fourth week.Israeli army readies for deeper push into Lebanon Khaleej Times - 3 minutes ago
BEIRUT - The Israeli army on Friday prepared for a possible push deeper into southern Lebanon to drive out Hezbollah which threatened to launch rockets further into Israel if it hits central Beirut.Muslim nations demand UN action on Lebanon Financial Times - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference, the world's biggest Muslim group, yesterday demanded that the United Nations enforce an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and asked it to investigate Israel for "criminal acts".At least 525 killed in Lebanon, 68 in Israel since fighting broke out San Diego Union-Tribune - Aug 03 6:07 PM
4:42 p.m. Aug. 3 (AP): At least 599 people have been reported killed in Lebanon and Israel since fighting broke out July 12 between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas.Lebanon resolution "close": US Channel NewsAsia - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
WASHINGTON : The United States said Thursday a UN resolution aimed at ending the conflict in Lebanon was close, and ordered its diplomats to work through the weekend if no deal was reached by Friday.Full Coverage: Israel Attacks Lebanon IV Scoop.co.nz - 46 minutes ago
Lebanon War: Bombing Suspension Just The First Step To Peace - PM New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that Israel's suspension of air raids over southern Lebanon is a first step towards peace but both sides must immediately move to a complete cessation of hostilities.Ships return from Lebanon rescue BBC News - Aug 03 6:15 AM
Warships which evacuated thousands of UK nationals from Lebanon return to Portsmouth.Rice Signals Possible Lebanon Compromise RedNova - 32 minutes ago
By BARRY SCHWEID WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed support Thursday for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon as the first phase in ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. It was the most concrete signal yet that the U.S.200 Missiles Hit Israel as Battle Rages in Lebanon New York Times - Aug 02 7:46 PM
As battles raged just over the border, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed today that Israel would fight on until an international force moved into southern Lebanon.France circulates revised draft resolution for cease-fire in Lebanon Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 03 5:45 PM
_ France has circulated a revised draft resolution calling for an immediate end to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and the deployment of an international peace force following a cease-fire.Former diplomats turn on Blair over Lebanon Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
Already facing a backlash from within the cabinet and the Labour party over the Middle East, Tony Blair was also publicly attacked today by two former British ambassadors over his backing for George Bush's stance on the Israel-Lebanon conflict.Dubai children appeal to stop killing of kids in Lebanon Khaleej Times - 9 minutes ago
DUBAI More than 1,600 children of all nationalities in the UAE gathered yesterday at Modhesh City in Dubai to take part in the postcard for peace campaign appealing to the United Nations to stop the killing of children in Lebanon.Israeli warplanes pound Lebanon ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 03 6:11 PM
BEIRUT - Israeli warplanes pounded Lebanon on Friday and the army prepared for a possible push further into Lebanese territory to drive out Hezbollah which threatened to launch rockets further into Israel if central Beirut were hit.PM: Lebanon crisis can spark off a new wave The Star Online - Aug 03 5:08 PM
PUTRAJAYA: The present crisis faced by Lebanon can spark off a new wave of terror as angry and disappointed people join the ranks of terrorists and cause the situation in the Middle East to escalate.Muslim world demands Lebanon ceasefire, peace role Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 7:56 PM
Leaders from the Muslim world, spearheaded by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on Thursday sought an immediate end to Israeli attacks on Lebanon and inclusion of Muslim forces in any future peacekeeping operation.450 Pinoys from Lebanon arriving Friday ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Aug 03 6:15 PM
Four hundred fifty Filipino workers from Lebanon are expected to arrive in Manila Friday afternoon, ABS-CBN News learned. Correspondent Henry Omaga-Diaz reported that the latest batch left Damascus , Syria 11 p.m. Thursday ( 4 a.m. in Manila ) aboard a Thai Airways flight.Refugee option in Lebanon's capital IBN live - 33 minutes ago
War has left southern Lebanon uninhabitable and the displaced have to find places to live outside the combat zone.UN deal on Lebanon 'close', says US News Interactive - Aug 03 6:17 PM
THE United States has said a UN resolution aimed at ending the conflict in Lebanon is close, ordering its diplomats to work through the weekend if no deal is reached today.US Expects Lebanon Cease-fire Action at UN Early Next Week Voice of America - Aug 03 3:20 PM
The State Department says it still hopes for a U.N. resolution by Friday aimed at ending the Lebanon fighting, though officials say action early next week is more likely.Lebanon ceasefire to come soon: French FM People's Daily - 45 minutes ago
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said he believes "more than ever" a durable ceasefire between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel would come soon.15,000 Americans evacuated from Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 7:15 PM
After 18 days, 15,000 Americans stranded in Lebanon have been evacuated by way of Turkey and Cyprus, and major efforts to move Americans out have ended, the State Department said Wednesday night.Hezbollah in Lebanon gets show of support from key Iraqi Shiite cleric KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq A radical Shiite Iraqi cleric is urging his followers to gather in Baghdad tomorrow for a rally in support of Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon.China wants ceasefire in Lebanon Fijilive.com - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
China has called for an immediate ceasefire to the Israeli aggression in Lebanon. Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing who is on a two-day visit to Fiji, said the innocent deaths on both sides should be reason enough for hostilities to cease.Hezbollah: No cease-fire until Israeli troops leave Lebanon KTRE-TV East Texas - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon Hezbollah (hez-BUH'-lah) has a new ultimatum -- no cease-fire unless all Israeli troops leave Lebanon.U.N. Security Council Divided on Lebanon Plan NPR - Aug 03 6:32 AM
The U.N. Security Council faces a dilemma in trying to bring peace to Israel and Lebanon. They agree on the goals. Members have to draw up plans for an international force and agree on a peace plan. But they have very different views about how to achieve their goals.Blair Hopes for UN Resolution on Lebanon in Days (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Aug 03 5:29 AM
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair said he hoped for agreement on a United Nations resolution for a cease- fire between Israel and Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon during ``the next few days.''UN resolution on ending Israel-Lebanon conflict "close": Rice People's Daily - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday that a UN Security Council resolution for halting the Israel-Lebanon conflict was "close."CRISIS IN LEBANON HAS SPLIT CABINET Daily Record - 8 minutes ago
TONY Blair yesterday admitted his stance on the Lebanon crisis has split the Cabinet. But the PM insisted colleagues were wrong - and said taking a harder line towards Israel would not bring peace.Israel pours firepower into Lebanon after rockets kill 8 INQ7.net - Aug 03 3:43 PM
BEIRUT -- Israel poured thousands of ground troops into southern Lebanon Thursday, aiming to flush Hezbollah fighters from the border zone Thursday as the Jewish state saw its bloodiest day in the three-week conflict.GUERRILLAS OFFER TRUCE IN LEBANON Daily Record - 13 minutes ago
HEZBOLLAH'S leader has offered to halt rocket attacks on Israel in return for an end to air strikes on Lebanon. But Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, who was offering a ceasefire for the first time, warned his fighters would escalate their attacks if his his offer was snubbed.Fighting in Lebanon hinders aid work, say Swiss agencies People's Daily - Aug 03 6:36 PM
Ongoing fighting in Lebanon is hindering the distribution of emergency supplies, while providing shelter for refugees is also proving complicated, humanitarian aid agencies warned on Thursday.Weekend demonstration planned against war in Lebanon as Tory support drops CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 03 1:38 PM
MONTREAL (CP) - Opposition political parties insist they aren't seeking political gain by joining a coalition that has invited Montrealers to hit the streets Sunday in a massive demonstration against the war in Lebanon.Praise for UK Lebanon evacuation BBC News - Aug 03 2:22 AM
The UK "covered itself in glory" in the Navy's evacuation of Lebanon, a commanding officer says.Pause in air strikes allows more Australians to flee Lebanon Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
ELIZABETH JACKSON: More than 300 Australians have been evacuated from Lebanon to Cyprus overnight aboard a high-speed ferry chartered by the Australian Embassy.Three killed in air raids on Lebanon, police say Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 03 6:39 PM
Three civilians have been killed when Israeli warplanes hit several regions of Lebanon including southern Beirut, stronghold of the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah movement, targeted for the second consecutive night, police said.Canada's Pro-Israel Stance Over Lebanon May Cost Harper Votes Bloomberg.com - Aug 03 3:43 AM
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper diverted his Air Force plane from Paris to Cyprus last month to help evacuate Canadians trapped in Lebanon. That gesture won't win him a vote from Tania Boustani, a Montreal banker who took another flight home at government expense.Israel Struggles For Hold On Southern Lebanon Free Internet Press - 21 minutes ago
A new wave of Hezbollah rockets killed eight Israeli civilians Thursday, and four soldiers died in ground combat in southern Lebanon, Israel's highest daily death toll in the three-week-old war. Israeli jets blasted targets in Beirut for the first time in almost a week. Israeli forces appeared to be struggling in efforts to control villages and towns across the Lebanese border and push deeper Lebanon: Fierce Fighting Continues To Rage Scoop.co.nz - Aug 03 4:35 PM
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported today that heavy fighting continues in its area of operation in the country s south, with Hizbollah rockets striking a UN position during the past 24 hours and the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) shelling close to another UN post.Red Cross delivers more aid in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 5:06 PM
The international Red Cross delivered more aid in Lebanon on Wednesday, and U.N. officials said they negotiated with Israel safe passage for two oil tankers to sail into the country to help ease a growing fuel crisis.UN Diplomats Still Divided Over Resolution to End Hostilities in Lebanon Voice of America - Aug 03 1:50 PM
France's U.N. ambassador, Jean Marc de la Sabliere, says he is losing confidence in the Security Council's ability to quickly adopt a resolution to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.Israeli army ordered to prepare for new stage of offensive in southern Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 03 6:06 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Thursday evening ordered the army to prepare for a new phase of its military offensive in southern Lebanon to push the area of its control to Lebanon's Litani River, Channel Two television reported.Blair hopes for UN resolution on Lebanon ceasefire in next few days People's Daily - Aug 03 6:21 PM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair hoped on Thursday that there would be a UN resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon "in the next few days".Olmert retreats from political firestorm after linking Lebanon to West Bank plan CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 03 12:17 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ignited a political firestorm by telling the Associated Press that Israel's Lebanon offensive will boost his proposal to withdraw from much of the West Bank.China sends humanitarian materials to Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 03 5:40 PM
The Chinese government is to send urgently needed emergency materials to Lebanon to ease the humanitarian crisis brought about by the conflict between Israel and the Hezbollah, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.Egypt's Mubarak calls for U.S. intervention for ceasefire in Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 03 5:51 PM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sent an urgent message late Wednesday night to U.S. President George W. Bush, calling him to intervene to reach an unconditional and immediate ceasefire in Lebanon, Presidential sources told Xinhua Thursday.Causes of Lebanon conflict must be tackled - Blair Scoop.co.nz - Aug 03 3:35 PM
The underlying causes of the Lebanon conflict must be "tackled urgently", Tony Blair has said in a newspaper article. Writing in today's Daily Mirror, Mr Blair said that he and Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett had been doing all they could to halt hostilities.Israel issues orders for control of southern Lebanon ABC Asia Pacific - Aug 03 5:25 PM
Israel's Defence Minister Amir Peretz has ordered the army to prepare to take control of southern Lebanon. Our correspondent Jane Hutcheon reports that a push to the Litani river would provide Israel with a security zone, before the arrival of an international force.Israel Readies New Push Into Lebanon phillyburbs.com - Aug 03 10:34 AM
BOURJ AL-MULOUK, Lebanon - Israel renewed airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs Thursday, and Hezbollah retaliated by firing more than 130 rockets at northern Israel, killing at least seven people in Acre and Maalot. It was the bloodiest day in Israel since eight people were killed July 16 near a train maintenance depot.Israeli soldier died of wounds by Hezbollah fire in southern Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 03 5:36 PM
An Israeli soldier seriously wounded by Hezbollah fire earlier Thursday died in the afternoon, bringing the day's death toll of Israeli soldiers to three in the fighting in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told Xinhua.Two Israeli soldiers killed in south Lebanon - TV People's Daily - Aug 03 4:51 PM
Two Israeli soldiers were killed and two others wounded on Thursday by Hezbollah fire in southern Lebanon, a military source confirmed to Xinhua.OIC demands immediate ceasefire in Lebanon News From Bangladesh - Aug 03 6:19 PM
The leaders of the 57-member strong OIC called for making it playing role of an influential actor in reaching a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Middle east and also a proactive role in the Israel-Lebanon conflict and be prepared to contribute troops for peacekeeping operations under the United Nations (UN) banner.Local Family Escapes Lebanon KWWL-TV Iowa City - Aug 03 2:27 PM
An Eastern Iowa family is relieved to be home after their vacation to war-torn Lebanon turned dangerous. The Ajram family of Cedar Rapids recently escaped Lebanon as violence between Lebanon and Israel continued to escalate. On Thursday alone, Israel launched 120 airstrikes in southern Lebanon.Spanish FM says Syria ready to play positive role in ending Lebanon crisis People's Daily - Aug 03 5:06 PM
Visiting Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos said on Thursday in Damascus that Syria would play a positive role in bringing about solutions to get out of the crisis in Lebanon.Killing in Lebanon reflects firepower imbalance International Herald Tribune - Aug 02 2:44 PM
The deaths in the conflict beetween Israel and Lebanon are a raw problem of modern war, in which a conventional army fights an elusive militia .IDF operates in 20 villages in southern Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 03 4:51 PM
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued to expand its operation in the southern Lebanon on Thursday, with thousands IDF soldiers in Lebanese territory, local newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported.Thousands Of Israeli Soldiers Move Into Lebanon Free Internet Press - Aug 03 6:29 PM
Thousands of Israeli soldiers streamed into southern Lebanon on Tuesday, as clashes with Hezbollah fighters in at least half a dozen towns marked an intensified ground campaign to dislodge Hezbollah strongholds that have withstood three weeks of aerial bombardment. Israeli troops carried out an operation in the eastern city of Baalbek early Wednesday, "hitting a number of terrorists and arresting Two Filipinos die in Lebanon INQ7.net - Aug 03 12:45 PM
THE FIRST FILIPINO deaths since the war broke out last month in Lebanon were reported yesterday by Vice President Noli de Castro, head of the task force formed to oversee the emergency repatriation of overseas Filipino workers from the war-torn country.Churches urge Lebanon ceasefire News Interactive - Aug 03 12:47 PM
THE World Council of Churches today appealed for an urgent ceasefire in Lebanon and sharply criticised the international community for failing to halt the violence between Israel and Hezbollah.Swiss aid struggles to get through in Lebanon NZZ - Aug 03 1:13 PM
Ongoing fighting in Lebanon is hindering the distribution of emergency supplies warn Swiss experts, while providing shelter for refugees is proving complicated.Israeli troops sweep southern Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 1:54 PM
Israel pressed the first full day of a massive new ground attack, sending 8,000 troops into southern Lebanon on Wednesday and seizing five people it said were Hezbollah fighters in a dramatic airborne raid on a northeastern town. Hezbollah retaliated with its deepest strikes yet into Israel, firing a record number of more than 210 rockets.