Date: 6 August 2006

Israel Moves Deeper Into Lebanon
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
The US announces that Israel has agreed to halt its bombing campaign for
48 hours and allow civilians safe passage out of southern Lebanon. …
www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg
-warsofar6aug06,1,7313996.story?coll=la-news-a_section

Israeli attack on S Lebanon continues
RTE.ie – Ireland
… war. Lebanon has rejected the Franco-US draft because it fails to call
for an immediate Israeli withdrawal from its soil. Israel …
www.rte.ie/news/2006/0806/lebanon.html

Five killed in IAF raid on south Lebanon village
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Five people were killed early Sunday when Israeli aircraft bombed a house
in the southern Lebanese village of Ansar, Lebanese security officials
and Arab media …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525
813479&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

IDF Special Forces continue operating deep into Lebanon
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
Two IDF soldiers were killed this weekend in fighting in southern Lebanon.
IDF ground forces continued their advance into Lebanon …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/746939.html

Lebanon does not agree with UN resolution
RTE.ie – Ireland
… Hezbollah cabinet minister Mohammed Kneish said the guerrilla group
would stop fighting when Israel ended its bombardment of Lebanon and withdrew
its troops. …
www.rte.ie/news/2006/0805/lebanon.html

Syria leaders hold talks on Lebanon conflict
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
DAMASCUS – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has held talks with his Iranian
counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the conflict in Lebanon, the local
press …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middl

eeast/2006/August/middleeast_August175.xml&section=middleeast

Livelihoods in Lebanon Blown Out of the Water
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
… But with total infrastructure damage in Lebanon exceeding $2 billion
from the 3 1/2 -week Israeli campaign, few held out hope that their small
watercraft would …
www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la
-fg-fish6aug06,1,1396126.story?coll=la-news-a_section

Labor calls for Lebanon aid boost
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
AUSTRALIA should offer more aid to Lebanon as the country now faces an
unprecedented humanitarian crisis, Labor said today. Foreign …
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,20036176%255E23109,00.html

Brazilian synagogue attacked in protest at Lebanon offensive
Irish Independent – Dublin,Ireland
Three or four unidentified people attacked the synagogue in Campinas, about
100 kilometres (60 miles) north of Sao Paulo, and painted ``Lebanon, the
true …
www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=29&si=96273

Doctor volunteers for reserve duty, killed in Lebanon
Ynetnews – Israel
A heavy mourning fell on the family Saturday when they learned the bitter
news about their fallen son Kyril, 26 years old, in an IDF operation in
Lebanon. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3286953,00.html

Govt urged to do more for Lebanon
ABC Online – Australia
The Federal Government is being urged to do more to contribute to the humanitarian
effort in Lebanon. The conflict between Hezbollah …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1707507.htm

Syria buries air strike victims
Gulf Times – Doha,Qatar
JANDARES, Syria: Grief and shock engulfed a remote village in north-west
Syria yesterday as its inhabitants buried 23 locals killed by an Israeli
missile …
www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&
item_no=101017&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17

Lebanon seeks emergency oil supplies from Turkey – minister
Forbes – USA
… Lebanon has asked Turkey for urgent supplies of petroleum products
and Turkish companies are currently considering a route for shipments
via Syria, a Turkish …
www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/2006/08/06/afx2929916.html

Filipino evacuees in Syria after delay
ABS CBN News – Philippines
A convoy of Filipino evacuees from Lebanon arrived in Syria after being
delayed following the destruction of roads used to flee the war-torn country,
the …
www.abs-cbnnews.com/topofthehour.aspx?StoryId=46619

Syrian Foreign Minister Visits Lebanon
FOX News – USA
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem crossed into
Lebanon Sunday for the first visit by a top Syrian official since Damascus
ended 29 …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,207200,00.html

Jordan ready to supply fuel to Lebanon
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
AMMAN – Jordan will supply Lebanon with 10,000 tonnes of gasoline as soon
as roads are secured into the violence-wracked country, a senior oil official
was …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middl
eeast/2006/August/middleeast_August177.xml&section=middleeast

People across Lebanon feel engulfed in the war
BBC News – UK
Burnt out shells of trucks and vans lay by the side of the road – the Israelis
have been hitting large vehicles across Lebanon, especially in this area
…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/5248518.stm

No let-up in Lebanon war despite draft UN measure
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israeli troops battled Hizbollah in south Lebanon and
eight civilians died in two of many Israeli air strikes on Sunday as both
sides spoke …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/8/6/worldupdates/
2006-08-06T135311Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-262552-4&sec=Worldupdates

Watson: EU Stance on Lebanon Embarrassing
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
The EU’s stance on Lebanon is being criticized by by its own members.
Graham Watson, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, the …
www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20060806&hn=35393

Reid backs PM over Lebanon moves
BBC News – UK
… has said. The PM had been criticised in recent weeks and delayed his
holiday to find a solution to the conflict in Lebanon. Mr Reid …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/5249918.stm

Indonesia protests Israel attack on Lebanon
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
Hundreds of Indonesians protested in at least three cities on Sunday against
Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, calling Israel a terrorist state. …
www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Lebanonconflic
t&slug=Indonesia+protests+Israel+offensive&id=91102&callid=1

Hizbollah says attacks Israeli forces in Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Hizbollah said its guerrillas attacked Israeli
forces in south Lebanon on Sunday, inflicting several casualties, as Israeli
aircraft …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06732528.htm

UN considers Lebanon truce text
BBC News – UK
The UN Security Council has begun considering a draft resolution aimed
at halting fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
…
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5249658.stm

More opinions on Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Syria
Contra Costa Times – CA,USA
What happened when the UN observers were hit in Lebanon? Little information
has appeared in the local and national newspapers, TV …
www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/15211824.htm
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Indonesian Muslims protest Israel offensive in Lebanon
Forbes – USA
… In Indonesia’s second-largest city Surabaya, some 1,500 Muslims held
a march today to condem Israeli attacks in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip,
ElShinta radio …
www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2006/08/06/afx2929998.html

Lebanon rejects US-French draft UN resolution
Ynetnews – Israel
Lebanon on Sunday rejected a US-French draft resolution, Parliament Speaker
Nabih Berri said during a press conference in Beirut. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3287215,00.html

Lebanon rejects draft UN resolution
Independent Online – Cape Town,South Africa
Beirut – Lebanon rejects a draft United Nations Security Council resolution
to end 26 days of fighting because it would allow Israeli forces to remain
on …
www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=123&art_id=iol1154872150774L155

International companies buying up Lebanon, NH, companies
Boston Globe – United States
LEBANON, NH —International companies are finding promising small businesses
in town and buying them up in multimillion dollar deals. …
www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2006/0
8/06/international_companies_buying_up_lebanon_nh_companies

Lebanon Rejects a Resolution Without a Ceasefire
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
Lebanese governmental sources reported that Lebanon was against the draft
text prepared by the US and France, since it would not end the conflict,
noting that …
www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20060806&hn=35413

Putin urges ceasefire in Lebanon in phone talk with Britain’s PM
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
MOSCOW, August 6 (RIA Novosti) – President Vladimir Putin called for an
immediate ceasefire in Lebanon in a phone talk with British Prime Minister
Tony Blair …
en.rian.ru/russia/20060806/52315434.html

Ministers support PM over Lebanon
BBC News – UK
Tony Blair has shown leadership in his handling of the Lebanon conflict,
two of his ministers have said. The PM, criticised for …
news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/1.0/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/5249918.stm

Verdict on Lebanon: could do better
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Then and now … yesterday’s rally to mark the 61st anniversary of the
atomic bombing of Hiroshima was marked by protests about the current conflict
in Lebanon …
www.smh.com.au/news/national/verdict-on-leba
non-could-do-better/2006/08/06/1154802756030.html

Lebanon, Syria reject US-French cease-fire plan
Al-Bawaba – Amman,Jordan
“If Israel attacks Syria by any mean, on the ground, by air, our leadership
ordered the armed forces to reply immediately,” Syrian Foreign Minister
Walid …
www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Syria/201619

Syria ‘ready for possible regional war’
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Speaking to reporters after the meeting with his Lebanese counterpart,
Fawzi Salloukh, Moallem said “Syria is ready for the possibility of a
regional war if …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=115452581
5642&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Syria Says It Is Ready to Join Hizbullah
Arutz Sheva – Israel
(IsraelNN.com) The Syrian foreign minister has warned that he is ready
to join Hizbullah fighters and that Syria would welcome a war with Israel.
…
www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=109299

A Solidarity Message from Syria to Lebanon
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
Lahoud was handed over the message when he received Syria’s Foreign Minister
Waleed al-Moallem at the Presidential Palace in Beirut on Sunday. …
www.sana.org/eng/21/2006/08/06/55201.htm

Lebanon wants Pak soldiers in a peace force
Times of India – India
DUBAI: Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has called for the inclusion
of Pakistani soldiers in a peace force to Lebanon, saying such a step
will help to …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1863010.cms

Blair continues talks on Lebanon
BBC News – UK
Prime Minister Tony Blair has spoken at length to George Bush and Vladimir
Putin about moves to halt the fighting between Israel and Lebanon. …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5250674.stm

Blair holds talks on Lebanon with Bush and Putin
Reuters.uk – UK
… spoke on Sunday with US President George W. Bush and Russian President
Vladimir Putin on securing rapid agreement on the UN resolution on Lebanon,
a spokesman …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=
2006-08-06T154732Z_01_L05125696_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-BRITAIN.xml

We won. IDF in Lebanon Photo: Reuters
Ynetnews – Israel
… We have killed 300-400 terror operatives including Nabil Kauk, Hizbullah
commander for southern Lebanon, and Nur Shahob, who was in charge of smuggling
in …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3287220,00.html

Arroyo seeks safe passage for Lebanon evacuees
Sun.Star – Philippines
MANILA — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Sunday asked Hezbollah militants
and Israeli soldiers to allow civilians to pass and leave Lebanon safely.
…
www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2006/08/07/ar
royo.seeks.safe.passage.for.lebanon.evacuees.html

LEBANON: Displaced kids taste normal life
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Israel’s military offensive in Lebanon has so far killed 933 people,
injured 3,222 and displaced 915,752, according to the Lebanese Higher
Relief Council. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/1fb53f83acb2fb70b7071c2593be3701.htm

Lebanon says draft resolution must be changed
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
Lebanon’s parliamentary speaker and Hizbollah interlocutor, Nabih Berri
rejects the UN draft resolution designed to end the fighting in his country.
…
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=373859&lng=1

Thousands march through Brussels to protest Israeli attacks in …
Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
… Belgium (AP) – Thousands of people marched Sunday through Brussels
to protest Israel’s military campaign against Hezbollah guerrillas in
Lebanon, chanting anti …
www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?
id=b936bfe3-d696-4498-afcc-a63c8a0a90bb&k=92918

Syria rejects Mideast cease-fire plan
Houston Chronicle – United States
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria’s foreign minister declared Sunday that a US-French
cease-fire plan was “a recipe for the continuation of the war,” between
Israeli …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4097739.html

Help Syria, and Syria will help
International Herald Tribune – France
DAMASCUS It is hardly surprising that when discussing the Lebanon crisis,
President George W. Bush tends to couple Syria’s role with Iran’s. …
www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/06/opinion/edtabler.php

Syria sends warning to Israel
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
As discussions of the UN resolution continue, Syria comes out with fighting
talk. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem has said …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=373878&lng=1

Looking to Syria – Daniel Pipes on a way out for Israel
Wizbang – Washington,DC,USA
… The Role of Syria and Iran.” Speakers include Patrick Clawson, Deputy
Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Aaron Mannes, Author,
Profiles in …
podcast.wizbangblog.com/2006/08/wizbang_podcast_32.php

Egyptian Delegation Expresses Solidarity with Syria, Reactions
SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency – Damascus,Syria
An Egyptian delegation of lawyers, MPs and popular organizations on Sunday
expressed full solidarity with Syria’s firm stances that support the Lebanese
and …
www.sana.org/eng/22/2006/08/06/55246.htm

OIC Decides To Open Bureaus In Syria And Lebanon
Turkish Press – Plymouth,MI,USA
ISTANBUL – The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) decided to
open bureaus in Syria and Lebanon to carry out relief efforts effectively.
…
www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=136421

Protesters use Hiroshima anniversary to call for Lebanon cease …
ABC Online – Australia
Anti-war protesters in Canberra are using the 61st anniversary of the bombing
of Hiroshima today to rally against the conflict in Lebanon. …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1707408.htm

No let up in Lebanon war, UN resolution awaited
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
BEIRUT – Israeli troops fought gun battles with Hezbollah in south Lebanon
and warplanes hit roads and bridges across the country on Sunday, hours
after the UN …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middlee
ast/2006/August/middleeast_August170.xml&section=middleeast

Gulf moves to support Lebanon’s economic stability
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
… close to $2 billion into the Lebanese central bank in an effort to
support the pound with the ultimate objective of protecting their own
investments in Lebanon …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/bus
iness/2006/August/business_August173.xml&section=business

Iran calls for international probe into Israel’s “atrocities” in …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Iran called on Saturday for an international investigation into Israeli
“atrocities” in Lebanon, the official IRNA news agency reported. …
english.people.com.cn/200608/06/eng20060806_290300.html

Demonstrators gather in London calling for immediate ceasefire in …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
… to deliver a letter with 40,000 signatures to the Downing Street, urging
British Prime Minister Tony Blair to work towards an unconditional ceasefire
in Lebanon …
english.people.com.cn/200608/06/eng20060806_290299.html

South Africans protest Israeli actions in Lebanon
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Thousands of South Africans marched through the streets of Cape Town to
Parliament on Saturday to demand diplomatic and trade sanctions against
Israel. …
english.people.com.cn/200608/06/eng20060806_290280.html

Casualties in Lebanon-Israel fighting
Houston Chronicle – United States
— At least 660 people have been reported killed in Lebanon and Israel
since fighting broke out July 12 between Israeli forces and Hezbollah
guerrillas. …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4097332.html

One Israeli soldier killed, 8 naval commandos wounded in Lebanon
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
One Israeli soldier was killed in fierce clashes with Hezbollah guerillas
in Lebanon overnight, the Israeli army said on Saturday. …
english.people.com.cn/200608/06/eng20060806_290294.html

Philippines resumes evacuation of overseas workers from Lebanon
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The Philippines Saturday resumed its evacuation of overseas Filipino workers
(OFWs) from Lebanon via an alternative route, said the Department of Foreign
…
english.people.com.cn/200608/06/eng20060806_290292.html

Appointment In Damascus
Newsweek – USA
‘It’s not Syria’s problem anymore,’ he told me. ‘We gave Lebanon to Iran.’.
By Robert Baer. … “It’s not Syria’s problem anymore,” he told me. “You
threw us out. …
msnbc.msn.com/id/14207410/

Syria and Iran at Odds
Strategy Page – USA
While Syria is rather strongly allied with Iran in supporting Hizbollah
in Lebanon, this alliance is not so strong when it comes to the complex
Iraqi situation …
www.strategypage.com/dls/articles/20068602211.asp

Syria accuses Israel of bombing Qaa “intentionally”
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
DAMASCUS – Syria late Saturday accused Israel of having “intentionally”
bombed the Lebanese village of Qaa near the Syrian border where 28 people,
mostly …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middle
east/2006/August/middleeast_August171.xml&section=middleeast

Syria Blames Israel for Massacre
Arutz Sheva – Israel
(IsraelNN.com) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem called the IDF attack
in the Qana area a premeditated act, blaming Israel for the “massacre
in Qana …
www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=109212

Peace march appeals for ceasefire in Lebanon
Hindu – Chennai,India
VOICE OF THE YOUNG: Children from Bachpan Bachao Andolan enter the Raj
Ghat, in protest against the Israeli bombing of Lebanon, in New Delhi
on Saturday. …
www.hindu.com/2006/08/06/stories/2006080605961100.htm

US and France Back Plan to End Lebanon Clashes
New York Times – United States
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. … After a week of fighting in southern Lebanon,
two Israeli soldiers crossed the rocky border on Saturday into Israel.
…
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/world/middleeast/06mideast.html?ref=washington

Lebanon’s working wounded
The Observer – UK
Israel’s onslaught on Lebanon over the past three weeks has been totted
up in lives lost, prisoners taken and refugees created; but when the bombing
stops and …
observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1837979,00.html

France and US Agree on UN Resolution on Lebanon (Update7)
Bloomberg – USA
… agreed on a proposed United Nations Security Council resolution designed
to end the fighting between Israel and the militant Islamic group Hezbollah
in Lebanon …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a8hc6EXCXyrc&refer=worldwide_news

Lebanon’s 3rd-Largest City Warned of Strikes
Washington Post – United States
TYRE, Lebanon, Aug. 5 — Israel … East. Violence escalates as Israel
responds to militant attacks from Gaza, Lebanon. Interactive …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/05/AR2006080501103.html

Israelis should stay in Lebanon: US
NEWS.com.au – Australia
THE US Middle East envoy has said overnight that he was determined to “put
behind us forever” the violence in Lebanon as differences emerged with
the Lebanese …
www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20035234-1702,00.html

London march urges end to Lebanon war, targets Blair
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
Children wearing bandanas reading ‘Israel Out’ and ‘Free Lebanon’ take
part in the demonstration organised by Stop the War Coalition in London
August 5, 2006. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L05720701.htm

march urges end to Lebanon war
Boston Globe – United States
LONDON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands marched through London on Saturday
to demand a halt to the Lebanon war and protest against the British government’s
…
www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2006/08/05/london_march_urges_end_to_lebanon_war

Israel carries out heaviest yet bombardment of Lebanon
Hindu – Chennai,India
BEIRUT: Israel on Saturday launched its heaviest bombardment of the nearly
month-long conflict in southern Lebanon, carrying out 250 air raids and
firing 4,000 …
www.hindu.com/2006/08/06/stories/2006080604971400.htm

Syria condemns Israeli “massacre” in Lebanese village al-Qaa
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
… On Friday, the Israeli warplanes pounded the village of al-Qaa, which
is close to Lebanon’s border with Syria, killing at least 30 Syrian farm
workers and …
english.people.com.cn/200608/06/eng20060806_290266.html

Dubai Princess To Meet With Lebanese Refugees In Syria
All Headline News – USA
… of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President
and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is scheduled to travel
to Syria to meet …
www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004444612

US activists call for troop withdrawal
Houston Chronicle – United States
… About half the activists will head to Syria on Sunday and then to Lebanon
to “assess the humanitarian crisis” caused by 25 days of fighting between
Israel and …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4097183.html

OCHA Situation Report No. 02 Lebanon Response: Syria
ReliefWeb (press release) – Geneva,Switzerland
Persons of Concern (POCs) including Lebanese displaced, Third Country Nationals
and others are continuing to cross the border into Syria to escape the
conflict …
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKEE-6SDS8V?OpenDocument