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Date: 7 August 2006
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 15 in Lebanon
Mainichi Daily News – Japan
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli warplanes launched fresh airstrikes on Beirut’s
southern suburbs and Lebanon’s southern and eastern regions Monday, killing
at least …
mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/international/news/20060807p2g00m0in015000c.html
Dire humanitarian consequences of Lebanon crisis
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
As Israeli air strikes continue unabated on southern, northern and eastern
areas of Beirut, World Vision Lebanon (WVL) is facing mounting challenges
with …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/wvmeero/fc6ef3ac532ed1a3d79451e3e49d398b.htm
Air strike cuts off aid route to Lebanon
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
An Israeli air strike hit the last crossing over Lebanon’s Litani river
today, cutting off the main artery for aid to the southern port of Tyre
and hard-hit …
www.smh.com.au/news/world/air-strike-cuts-off-a
id-route-to-lebanon/2006/08/07/1154802782240.html
Reports: Arab leaders may hold summit on Lebanon in Saudi Arabia …
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Arab leaders are considering holding an emergency summit
on Lebanon in Saudi Arabia later this week, two Lebanese media outlets
reported …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/747344.html
Israel demands changes to UN draft resolution on Lebanon
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
Israel on Sunday asked the US government to make changes in the American-French
draft resolution on Lebanon, which the Security Council is slated to approve
…
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/747329.html
Israeli Airstrikes Kill 15 in Lebanon
Guardian Unlimited – UK
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) – Israeli warplanes repeatedly bombed Beirut’s southern
suburbs and Lebanon’s southern and eastern regions on Monday, killing
at least 15 …
www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5998701,00.html
Russia says early to talk about its peacekeepers in Lebanon
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
… Novosti) – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Monday it was
premature to talk about Russian troops participating in a peacekeeping
operation in Lebanon …
en.rian.ru/russia/20060807/52338644.html
Three Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon
SABC News – Auckland Park,South Africa
… The Israel-Hizbollah conflict showed no signs of letting up today,
as Israeli air strikes killed 14 civilians in Lebanon while Hizbollah
battled Israeli ground …
www.sabcnews.com/world/the_middle_east/0,2172,132623,00.html
Lebanon says 1,000 dead or missing
Reuters.uk – UK
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israel’s 27-day-old offensive against Hizbollah in Lebanon
has killed 925 people, mostly civilians, and left 75 missing and presumed
dead …
today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-0
8-07T103117Z_01_L07374295_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-LEBANON-TOLL.xml
Syria won’t hesitate to respond to Israeli aggression …
ITAR-TASS – Moscow,Russia
BEIRUT, August 6 (Itar-Tass) — Syria will not hesitate to respond to an
Israeli aggression and engage in a regional war, Foreign Minister Walid
Mualem told a …
www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=10684635&PageNum=0
Nasrallah CDs, mementos sell like hot cakes in Syria
Washington Post – United States
… “I misjudged demand. I am out of CDs already and have only tapes left,”
Otabshi said. Nasrallah has become an iconic figure in Syria. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080700208.html
WFP operational update: UN convoys reach eastern Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
UN convoys reach eastern Lebanon for first time; Al Arida-Beirut humanitarian
corridor reopens; food distributed in Beirut; Portuguese airlift continues.
…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/WFP/137ec5e9ea819f551f5c9f7e96fb7dd3.htm
Lebanon opposes proposed UN resolution
Globe and Mail – Canada
… and France delayed action on a UN resolution aimed at ending nearly
a month of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah to consider demands from
Lebanon and Arab …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060807.wopposition0807/BNStory/Front
Casualties feared in Israeli hit on Lebanon village
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Israeli air strikes destroyed several
houses in the south Lebanon border village of Houla on Monday, and dozens
of …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L07683377.htm
ICRC president visits Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
Their discussions will focus on the humanitarian situation in Lebanon,
ways of providing assistance and protection for those most affected by
the armed conflict …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/220224/775b002fb5c4cd2b8e1666121646e708.htm
Hizbollah battles Israeli soldiers in Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Hizbollah guerrillas battled Israeli forces occupying
a swathe of territory in south Lebanon on Monday, killing at least one
Israeli …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L07167949.htm
Israeli Airstrikes Kill 15 in Lebanon
ABC News – USA
… woman runs past a destoyed building, still in flames, after it was
attacked by Israeli warplane missiles, in the southern suburbs of Beirut,
Lebanon Monday Aug …
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2281494
Lebanon sea evacuation to begin this week
INQ7.net – Philippines
THE sea evacuation of Filipinos fleeing war-torn Lebanon will start Wednesday
or Thursday, an official said on Monday, as Foreign Affairs Secretary
met Israeli …
newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=13966
Two Israeli soldiers killed in south Lebanon – TV
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
… killed in the village. Bint Jbeil, about 4 km into south Lebanon from
the border with Israel, is a Hezbollah stronghold. There was no …
english.people.com.cn/200608/07/eng20060807_290660.html
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Crossfire War – Syria FM Muallem – “Welcome to the Regional War”
NewsBlaze – Folsom,CA,USA
… TRIPOLI – Upon arriving in this northern Lebanese city, enroute to
Beirut to attend a meeting this week of Arab Foreign Ministers, Syria
Foreign Minister Walid …
newsblaze.com/story/20060806210107payn.nb/newsblaze/OPINIONS/Opinions.html
LEBANON: Laughter amid the bombs
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, 7 August (IRIN) – In an attempt to bring smiles back to the faces
of those displaced in Lebanon, a troupe from Masrah al-Arab (the Arab’s
Theatre …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/29f8ca41f8845b514b7972db37893e30.htm
“40 killed” statement retracted as Lebanon war goes on
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
… Fouad Seniora Monday retracted an earlier declaration claiming that
40 people had been killed in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Houla
in southern Lebanon. …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/
2006/August/middleeast_August216.xml§ion=middleeast
Lebanon Commits 15,000 Troops to South
Washington Post – United States
… stands guard at the scene where a building collapsed, as civil defense
rescuers search for survivors, in the town of Ghassaniyeh, southern Lebanon,
Monday, Aug …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080700671.html
Lebanon says to deploy army to south
Reuters – USA
… Lebanon hopes the unanimous decision of the government would pave the
way for changes to a UN Security Council resolution to end 27 days of
fighting between …
today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-0
8-07T192842Z_01_L07865828_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-LEBANON-R
ESERVISTS.xml&src=080706_1555_TOPSTORY_un_deal_delayed
Hizbollah fighter tells Israel he trained in Iran
Washington Post – United States
… out two operations with the Lebanese guerrilla group, the first in
December 2005 when they had tried to take on an Israeli tank entering
southern Lebanon. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080700629.html
Bush says UN Lebanon resolution will lay basis for peace
El Financiero (México) – Mexico
US, August 7th.- President George W. Bush, calling the loss of life in
Lebanon and Israel “a great tragedy”, said a resolution being considered
by the United …
www.elfinanciero.com.mx/ElFinanciero/Portal/cfpages/conte
ntmgr.cfm?docId=14572&docTipo=1&orderby=docid&sortby=ASC
Lebanon: Resolution Won’t End Fighting
Washington Post – United States
UNITED NATIONS — Lebanon warned on Monday that a UN draft resolution will
not end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants and could
exacerbate …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080700675.html
Lebanon demands Israeli withdrawal
Daily Telegraph – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
LEBANON was today urging changes to a draft UN resolution on the conflict
between Israel and Hizbollah, insisting it must include an explicit demand
for a full …
www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20042550-5001028,00.html
FACTBOX-Details of aid to Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
Aug 7 (Reuters) – Convoys bearing food and medical aid to hard-hit areas
in Lebanon reported difficulties as Israel continued its offensive in
south Lebanon on …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L07798399.htm
UNHCR tries to resume aid shipments to Lebanon from Syria
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, Lebanon, August 7 (UNHCR) – After days of waiting to enter Lebanon
following the bombing of the main road south from Syria, the UNHCR said
it hoped …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/73c7340c924ee6bf37dd9f963c072a11.htm
Three Chinese peacekeepers hurt in Lebanon
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
China has lodged complaints with Israel and Lebanon demanding better security
for peacekeepers, after three Chinese were wounded during a rocket attack
in …
www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Lebanonconflict&slug
=Three+Chinese+peacekeepers+hurt+in+Lebanon&id=91141&callid=1
Rocket blitz despite UN ceasefire bid for Lebanon
Unison.ie – Bray,Ireland
VIOLENCE raged in Lebanon and Israel last night despite urgent attempts
at a diplomatic breakthrough. Mounting casualties in the …
www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1666908&issue_id=14468
First Lebanon aid flight to leave UK
Guardian Unlimited – UK
An Oxfam flight carrying much-needed aid to war-hit Lebanon is due to leave
the UK. An Antonov-12 cargo plane will carry 18 tonnes …
www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-5998397,00.html
7 soldiers hurt in Lebanon fighting, two seriously
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
… were wounded yesterday, two of them seriously, in heavy fighting as
the Israel Defense Forces expanded its control to a certain extent in
southern Lebanon. …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/747038.html
US confidence in Israel at stake in Lebanon
Seattle Times – United States
… Israel’s leaders do not seem to understand how ruinous a military failure
in Lebanon would be to its relationship with America, Israel’s most vital
lifeline. …
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2003176311_krauthammer07.html
Massive killings of children, women in Lebanon a humanitarian …
PakTribune.com – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said massive killings of children
and women in Israeli aggression against Lebanon is a humanitarian catastrophe.
…
www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?151737
Israeli airstrike in northeastern Lebanon
Times of India – India
BEIRUT: Israeli warplanes struck deep in Lebanon early on Monday, targeting
a northeastern region that is a symbol of Hezbollah power, while guerrillas
fought …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1863480.cms
Parliament speaker: Lebanon nixes draft UN truce
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
… Lebanese soil. Lebanon submitted an amendment to the Security Council
calling for an Israeli withdrawal to be added to the draft. The …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/747035.html
Israel to hit wider range of Lebanon targets-report
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Israel’s YNET News said plans presented by the military for bombing
southern Lebanon’s electricity infrastructure will be frozen for now.
…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L07106142.htm
Officer, 2 soldiers hurt in Lebanon
Ynetnews – Israel
Troops wounded during fire exchanges with Hizbullah gunmen near village
of Houla in eastern sector of south Lebanon; four terrorists killed in
firefight. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3287488,00.html
Hezbollah, Iran, Syria vow to bow Israel
International Reporter – New Delhi,India
… Iran and Syria, the supporters and guiding leaders of Hezbollah, have
vowed to defeat Israel at any cost, hence rejected the proposed draft
resolution by …
internationalreporter.com/news/read.php?id=1988
Syria Transfers Deadly Russian Weapons to Hezbollah — Paper
MOSNEWS – Russia
… At first Israeli inquiries that Russia was transferring modern anti-tank
weapons to Syria and on to Hezbollah were received with anger. …
www.mosnews.com/news/2006/08/07/russianhazard.shtml
Lebanon, Syria oppose ceasefire draft
Journal of Turkish Weekly – Ankara,Turkey
Both Lebanon and Syria stated unequivocally that the draft’s most controversial
provision – the IDF remaining in place even after the end of fighting
– was …
www.turkishweekly.net/news.php?id=36084
LEBANON: Camps to address housing shortage
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… According to the HRC, the number of people who have left their homes
in Lebanon stands at 913,000, about a quarter of the population. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/e4c6b8e9536affe7c90be5c9e91e8eb1.htm
Lebanon’s choice in French-US peace plan
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
The French-US plan to halt the war in Lebanon went before the UN Sunday
with a focus on forcing Lebanon’s elected leaders to rein in Hizbullah’s
independent …
www.csmonitor.com/2006/0807/p08s02-comv.html
Lebanon asks UN to demand pullout
International Herald Tribune – France
UNITED NATIONS, New York: Lebanon officially asked Sunday for changes to
a draft UN resolution agreed to by the United States and France that calls
for a “full …
www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/06/news/diplo.php
War puts strain on Lebanon’s confessional balance
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
Members of the Christian communities in Lebanon attended their churches
as usual on Sunday. In recent years, christians have tried to keep out
of the conflict. …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=373876&lng=1
3 Chinese UN peacekeepers injured in South Lebanon
China Daily – China
Three Chinese UN peacekeepers were lightly injured by a rocket that landed
at their post in southern Lebanon on Sunday, a Chinese UN peacekeeper
confirmed. …
www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-08/07/content_658145.htm
Family hopes to rescue five-year-old from wartorn Lebanon
Calgary Sun – Canada
A Calgary family is fuming that the Canadian government has refused to
allow a five-year-old relative to flee to Canada from Lebanon despite
having dual …
calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2006/08/06/1722273.html
Montreal hosts huge Lebanon peace rally
Globe and Mail – Canada
… A coalition of 60 political, social and union groups invited Montrealers
to join the protest in a massive demonstration for peace and justice in
Lebanon. …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM
.20060806.wlebbprot0806/BNStory/National/home
RP to send ships for Lebanon OFWs
ABS CBN News – Philippines
The BRP Batangas, on the left, will be one of two Coast Guard ships that
will take the 15-day voyage to Lebanon to bring Filipino evacuees home.
…
www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=46667
Lebanon fears UN draft resolution will fail to end bloodshed
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Beirut – Lebanon fears that the current US-French draft UN resolution aimed
at ending the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict will fail in its attempt to bring
about an …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1187584.ph
p/Lebanon_fears_UN_draft_resolution_will_fail_to_end_bloodshed
Blair holds Lebanon talks with Bush, Putin, Chirac
Reuters.uk – UK
… President George W. Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French
President Jacques Chirac on diplomatic efforts to end the war in Lebanon,
officials said. …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-
08-06T175327Z_01_L05125696_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-BRITAIN.xml
Lebanon rejects UN draft
Hindu – Chennai,India
BEIRUT: Lebanon on Sunday rejected a draft UN resolution calling for an
end to the conflict between Israel and Hizbollah, insisting it must include
an explicit …
www.hindu.com/2006/08/07/stories/2006080705880100.htm
Chilling threat as Syria offer to join with Hezbollah
Scotsman – United Kingdom
SYRIA’S foreign minister yesterday offered to join militant group Hezbollah
in its fight against Israel and said a regional war would be “most welcome”
as more …
thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1141692006
Syria, Lebanon Slam Proposed UN Resolution
Arutz Sheva – Israel
(IsraelNN.com) Both Syria and Lebanon have rejected a proposed United Nations
Security Council resolution drawn up by France and the United States.
…
www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=109339
Eight feared killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Aug 7 (Reuters) – Eight civilians were trapped under rubble after an
Israeli air strike on Monday destroyed their house in southern Lebanon,
rescue workers said …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L07912338.htm
IDF plans attacks on key infrastructure in Lebanon
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
The Israel Defense Forces plan to ramp up their offensive in Lebanon in
response to Sunday’s rocket attacks on northern Israel, which killed three
civilians in …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/747070.html
Moussa criticizes draft UN resolution on Lebanon
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Visiting Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa criticized
on Sunday a draft UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon, saying it
did not call …
english.people.com.cn/200608/07/eng20060807_290443.html
A Truce for Lebanon
New York Times – United States
… must impose a truce, to be followed, in short order, by a political
settlement and the dispatch of a robust international force to patrol
Lebanon’s oft …
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/07/opinion/07mon1.html?hp
Arab leaders may hold summit on Lebanon this week
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Arab leaders are considering holding an emergency summit on Lebanon in
Saudi Arabia later this week, two Lebanese media outlets reported Monday.
…
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=11545258
20139&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
China demands Israel, Lebanon ensure safety of UN peacekeepers
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
China on Sunday demanded Israel and Lebanon ensure the safety of UN peacekeepers
as three of its UN peacekeepers in Lebanon were wounded when a mortar
round …
english.people.com.cn/200608/07/eng20060807_290453.html
Israeli Planes Strike Deep Into Lebanon
ABC News – USA
A Lebanese man inspects the scene where Israeli jets fired missiles in
the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006. …
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2280957
Report: IAF strikes northeast Lebanon
Jerusalem Post – Israel
Israeli warplanes struck deep in Lebanon early Monday, targeting a northeastern
region that is a symbol of Hizbullah power, while guerrillas fought with
…
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=115452581
9546&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Philippines to send evacuation vessels to Lebanon
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
… send two ferry ships Wednesday to Beirut, where the vessels will be
used as sea shuttles for the mass evacuation of Filipino workers from
Lebanon to Cyprus or …
english.people.com.cn/200608/06/eng20060806_290366.html
Israeli attacks on Lebanon may breed new terrorists: Kuwaiti PM
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The Kuwaiti prime minister has warned that Israeli attacks on Lebanon could
breed “new terrorists “ and further complicate the security situation
in the Middle …
english.people.com.cn/200608/06/eng20060806_290365.html
Oil Little Changed on Signs Lebanon Cease-Fire Some Way Off
Bloomberg – USA
7 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil was little changed in New York on signs a United
Nations cease-fire agreement for Lebanon won’t quickly quell the three-week-old
…
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aQ8w9dMDLG_k&refer=europe
Syria’s fortunate failure
Die Welt – Germany
… perverse. Syria’s performance in the past weeks represents a catalogue
of failure that will be remembered by allies and enemies alike. …
www.welt.de/z/plog/blog.php/the_free_west/the_
free_wests_weblog/2006/08/07/syrias_fortunate_failure
Israel slams Iran, Syria
NEWS.com.au – Australia
ISRAEL has accused Iran of “stoking instability in the region” and also
slammed Syria, after a barrage of Hezbollah rocket fire killed 15 people
in northern …
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