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Syria | Lebanon Newslinks 19 July 2006
 
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Date: 19 July 2006

Syria bars UN team seeking end to Mideast attacks
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
UNITED NATIONS, July 19 (Reuters) – Syria barred a UN mission to the Middle
East unless it excluded one of its members, Norwegian Terje Roed-Larsen,
the UN …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N19243407.htm

Syria, Turkey deplore slow world response to conflict
Turkish Press – Plymouth,MI,USA
DAMASCUS – Syria and Turkey on Wednesday deplored the “slow” international
response to Israel’s military offensive which has killed more than 300
Lebanese …
www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=134193

Israel warns Syria on missile supply
Financial Times – London,England,UK
As Syria came under Israeli and US pressure on Wednesday not to interfere
in the Lebanon crisis, senior Israeli officials said Israel had no interest
in a …
www.ft.com/cms/s/c6e63ad0-1749-11db-abad-0000779e2340.html

Army Commander Says Israel Does Not Seek to Involve Syria in …
FOX News – USA
JERUSALEM — A senior army commander said Wednesday that Israel does not
want to involve Syria in its current conflict with Lebanon. Brig. Gen.

www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,204313,00.html

Bush bid to put blame on Syria
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
US President George W. Bush raised the stakes in the Middle East conflict
yesterday, saying Syria was trying to “get back into” Lebanon. …
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,19848281%255E2703,00.html

CIA – The World Factbook — Syria
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government,
economy, communications,…
cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sy.html

NGO concerned over civilians killing in Lebanon
African News Dimension – Johannesburg,South Africa
Johannesburg (AND) The Human rights watch has raised concerns over the
killing of civilians in Lebanon, since the start of the conflict between
Israeli and …
www.andnetwork.com/index?service=direct/0/Home/older.titleStory&sp=l45522

World must avert Israel-Lebanon spillover – ex-Russian PM
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
… Russian prime minister and expert on the Arab world urged the global
community Wednesday to send a peacekeeping force to the Israel-Lebanon
conflict zone to …
en.rian.ru/russia/20060719/51566488.html

Belgian central bank chief evacuated from Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BRUSSELS, July 19 (Reuters) – Belgian central bank governor Guy Quaden
and his family, trapped in Lebanon by Israeli air strikes, have been evacuated
by a ship …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19838180.htm

LEBANON: Hundreds of migrant workers seek evacuation assistance
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, 19 July (IRIN) – With mass evacuations ongoing in Lebanon as a
result of escalating Israeli attacks, a number of governments have requested
assistance …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/1ab7f3779ccd7de968390b434fec296d.htm

Group of Russians ready to leave Lebanon by sea – embassy
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
… An emergencies ministry official earlier said a total of 270 people
evacuated across the Syrian border from Lebanon, where fighting has now
entered its second …
en.rian.ru/russia/20060719/51567744.html

Israeli air raids kill 62 in Lebanon
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Israeli air strikes on Lebanon have killed 61 civilians and a Hizbollah
fighter, the deadliest toll of the eight-day-old war, as thousands of
villagers fled …
www.theage.com.au/news/World/Israeli-air-raids-
kill-62-in-Lebanon/2006/07/20/1153166483062.html

Inutile in Lebanon
INQ7.net – Philippines
… I am horrified by the slow and unclear response of the Philippine government
to the plight of 30,000 Filipino workers who are helplessly trapped in
Lebanon. …
opinion.inq7.net/inq7viewpoints/letters/view_article.php?article_id=10770

Lebanon Demands Compensation From Israel
ABC News – USA
… 2006, as a British sailor mans a machinegun aboard the Royal Navy ship
HMS Gloucester, which is helping with the evacuation of British nationals
from Lebanon. …
www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2212250

Lebanon battles raise Hezbollah questions
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Israel said Wednesday it had wiped out half of Hezbollah’s
arsenal in a week of fighting, but the Shiite guerrilla group and some
experts say …
www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/15075700.htm

Lebanon PM appeals for urgent aid, cease-fire efforts
ABC Online – Australia
… Siniora has called on the international community to send urgent humanitarian
aid and to work for a cease-fire, rather than stand by and watch Lebanon
“torn to …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1691338.htm

Hundreds of thousands flee Lebanon bombings
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
… French President Jacques Chirac called for a humanitarian corridor
for people fleeing within Lebanon, and those heading abroad. …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=370658&lng=1

Ethiopia: Nationals to Evacuate From Lebanon
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is undertaking activities to evacuate
Ethiopians in Lebanon following the Hezbollah-Israeli political crises.

allafrica.com/stories/200607190775.html

‘No time limit’ in Gaza, Lebanon
News24 – South Africa
Jerusalem – Israel’s security cabinet met on Wednesday and decided that
the country’s twin offensives in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon would continue
with no time …

www.news24.com/News24/World/Middle_East/0,,2-10-2075_1970211,00.html

Army says two Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
JERUSALEM, July 19 (Reuters) – Two Israeli soldiers were killed and nine
others were injured in fighting with Hizbollah guerrillas on Wednesday,
the Israeli …

www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19649545.htm

Israeli shells hit UN posts in Lebanon, no one hurt
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, July 19 (Reuters) – Two Israeli artillery shells on Wednesday landed
inside a compound run by UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon who were sheltering
36 …

www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19767032.htm

45 civilians killed in Lebanon
News24 – South Africa
Tyre – At least 45 civilians were killed in a series of deadly Israeli
morning raids on Lebanon on Wednesday that flattened homes in the south
and east of the …

www.news24.com/News24/World/Middle_East/0,,2-10-2075_1970100,00.html

1,000 Indians to be evacuated from Lebanon
Times of India – India
NEW DELHI: India plans to evacuate 1,000 Indians from Lebanon as the situation
in the area has become “dangerous” due to the escalation of hostilities
between …

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1779009.cms

Filipino workers from N. Mindanao now in Lebanon
Sun.Star – Philippines
… OFWs) from the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon are temporarily
relocated in one of the churches in strife-torn Beirut, Lebanon, said
Overseas …

www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2006/07/20/news/
filipino.workers.from.n..mindanao.now.in.lebanon.html

Death toll rises as Israel, Lebanon fight
Bangkok Post – Thailand
By Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. (dpa) – Foreign governments were continuing
to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon Wednesday as fighting entered
its eight …

www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=109936

Dozens die in fresh Lebanon raids
BBC News – UK
The latest raids hit targets in the east and south of Lebanon, where at
least 12 people died in one village. Two Israeli soldiers …

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5193662.stm

Israeli air raids kill 57, foreigners flee Lebanon
ABC Online – Australia
Israeli air strikes on Lebanon killed 56 civilians and a Hizbollah fighter
on Wednesday, the deadliest toll of the eight-day-old war, as thousands
of villagers …

www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1691327.htm

On the Syria border: High chaos, high anxiety
MSNBC – USA
By Kerry Sanders. BEIRUT, Lebanon — There were very few people at the
Syria-Lebanon border heading in the direction I was going — toward Beirut.

msnbc.msn.com/id/13921660/

ANALYSIS – By hitting Hizbollah, Israel warns Iran and Syria
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
… Jewish state. The offensive is no less a message to Syria, another
patron of the Shi’ite guerrilla group and enemy of Israel. The …

in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID
=2006-07-19T174346Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-260217-1.xml

Israel voices sorrow over Canadian deaths in Lebanon
Reuters Canada – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
PARIS (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed his sorrow
on Wednesday over the deaths of eight Canadians in Lebanon from an Israeli
bomb, a …

ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=
2006-07-19T135114Z_01_N19212002_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-MIDEAST-CANADA-COL.XML

FACTBOX-Evacuation plans for foreigners in Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
July 19 – Israel unleashed fierce air strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday,
as boats and buses left Beirut carrying thousands of foreigners fleeing
the eight-day …

www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19664425.htm

UN Shapes Plans for Lebanon Force
Deutsche Welle – Germany
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has left open the extent
of German involvement in the planned UN stabilization force in Lebanon.

www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2104070,00.html

France’s Chirac says to send aid plane for Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Reuters) – French President Jacques Chirac said on Wednesday France
would send a large capacity aircraft to Cyprus with humanitarian aid for
Lebanon and urged …

www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19663108.htm

Israeli suspicion of UN clouds Lebanon force plan
Washington Post – United States
… The officer’s conspiratorial take on the meeting a few months ago underscores
Israel’s long-standing distrust of the United Nations force in Lebanon
and its …

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/19/AR2006071900385.html

EU rep to Israel: Act with restraint in Lebanon
Ynetnews – Israel
… It’s clear that there is a strategic goal here – the understanding
that we are facing a regional threat, and that Israel and Lebanon has
no real disagreement …

www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3278377,00.html

Germans, Seeking Evacuation to Syria, Cyprus, Gather in Beirut
Bloomberg – USA
German citizens will have a choice of boarding between 50 and 60 buses
to Damascus in neighboring Syria or traveling by French- charted ferry
to Cyprus …

www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=ayU8rc3TUrO8&refer=germany

100 Bulgarians Arrive in Syria, 20 Blocked in Southern Lebanon
Sofia News Agency – Bulgaria
A total of 105 out of all 270 Bulgarians, who have expressed willingness
to flee war-torn Lebanon, have arrived at the border with Syria, reports
said. …

www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=66741

Bush’s Profane Middle East Gaffe: Let them Get Syria to Get …
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
… Chatting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair over lunch, Bush said
“What they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this
shit, and it’s over …

www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&hn=34904

Israel turns screws on Syria
Independent Online – Cape Town,South Africa
Jerusalem – Israel has turned up the heat on Syria by bombing arms supplies
and accusing Damascus of backing Hezbollah but remains reluctant to open
up a third …

www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=123&art_id=qw1153322823355B253

Cut support for Hezbollah, Bush tells Syria
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
US President George W. Bush says he believes Syria is using Hezbollah in
an attempt to regain influence in Lebanon after international pressure
forced Damascus …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=370506&lng=1

Israel: We do not want to involve Syria in conflict
China Daily – China
Vice Premier Shimon Peres said Wednesday that Israel does not want to involve
Syria or Iran in its current conflict with Lebanon. …
www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2006-07/19/content_644556.htm

Syria trying to get back in Lebanon: Bush
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
President George Bush said on Tuesday that he suspects Syria is trying
to reassert influence in Lebanon more than a year after Damascus ended
what had …
www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug
=Syria+trying+to+get+back+in+Lebanon%3A+Bush&id=90367

IDF: Israel does not want to involve Syria
Jerusalem Post – Israel
A senior army commander said Wednesday that Israel does not want to involve
Syria in its current conflict with Lebanon. Brig.-Gen. …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150886
041372&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Israel hits Lebanon from air and by land
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Israel pounded Lebanon from the air and launched limited land attacks across
the border today as thousands awaited evacuation. The …
www.smh.com.au/news/world/israel-hits-lebanon-
from-air-and-by-land/2006/07/19/1153166441755.html

Civilian casualties mount in Lebanon
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
Civilian casualties mounted as Israeli warplanes blasted targets on the
southern edge of Beirut and elsewhere in Lebanon on Wednesday trying to
destroy …
www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Palestine
& slug=Civilian+casualties+mount+in+Lebanon&id=90378&callid=1

UN working on new deal between Israel and Lebanon
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
The United Nations is working toward a new diplomatic arrangement between
Israel and Lebanon that will be based on implementation of Security Council

www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/739962.html

Foreigners stream out of Lebanon
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
Foreign nationals continue to leave Lebanon in their droves. … The government
says thousands more remain in Lebanon, many tourists among them. …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=370526&lng=1

Lebanon evacuees arrive in Dublin on Aer Lingus flight
Unison.ie – Bray,Ireland
More than 80 Irish citizens evacuated from Lebanon earlier this week have
arrived in Dublin on an Aer Lingus flight. The group were …
www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=9&si=95259

Lebanon’s village of sorrows
Globe and Mail – Canada
… It is, by most accounts, a quiet tobacco-farming town, whose greatest
misfortune is to be located within a stone’s throw of the volatile Israel-Lebanon
border. …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060719
.MIDEASTCURSED19/TPStory/TPInternational/Africa/

Family safe at home after fleeing Lebanon
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
Tony Mouannes wasn’t going to put his daughters though the ordeal he went
through when he fled Lebanon the first time, in 1982. …
www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/
Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1153260643155&call_pageid=968332188492

US picks up pace of evacuations in Lebanon
Seattle Times – United States
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The United States stepped up efforts Tuesday to evacuate
US citizens from Lebanon to Cyprus as complaints grew that the effort
was slow …
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003136767_midevac19.html

Israeli troops in southern Lebanon
CNN International – USA
Hadath, Lebanon: A man runs Wednesday near the scene of a convoy destroyed
in an Israeli strike. Lebanon: 183 dead, Lebanese authorities …
edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/19/mideast/

Lebanon braces for another hit
Globe and Mail – Canada
… Tens of thousands of foreign nationals, including an estimated 40,000
Canadians, remain stranded in Lebanon and the United Nations is warning
of a massive …
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.200
60719.MIDEASTLEBA19/TPStory/TPInternational/Africa/

Bush points finger at Syria, Hezbollah for crisis
CTV.ca – Canada
US President George W. Bush passionately placed blame for the current Mideast
crisis on Hezbollah and Syria. He also said it is …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/2
0060718/mideast_bush_060718/20060718?hub=World

Syria denies Israeli accusations
Bahrain News Agency – Bahrain
19, (BNA) A Syrian official source strongly denied a statement by an Israeli
military spokesman related to the bombing of trucks arriving from Syria
to Lebanon …
english.bna.bh/?ID=47695

Blair blames Syria and Iran for stoking tension
Independent – London,England,UK
Tony Blair has increased the pressure on Syria and Iran by blaming the
two countries for stoking the crisis in the Middle East and accusing Tehran
of supplying …
news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article1185349.ece

Bush: Syria trying to get back into Lebanon
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Washington – US President George W Bush on Tuesday accused Syria of trying
to get back into Lebanon and again urged Syria to use its influence on
Hezbollah to …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_11
82224.php/Bush_Syria_trying_to_get_back_into_Lebanon

Americans Line Up To Leave Lebanon
CBS News – USA
(CBS/AP) American citizens who want to be evacuated from the war zone that
Lebanon now is – with the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Islamic
militant …
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/19/world/main1817385.shtml

UN team to suggest steps to ease Lebanon crisis
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – UN envoys will suggest deploying Lebanese troops
in southern Lebanon and enlarging an international force there to try
to end fighting …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/19/worldupdates/200
6-07-19T130450Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-260180-1&sec=Worldupdates

DEARBORN ANTIWAR PROTEST: 10,000 unite for Lebanon
Detroit Free Press – United States
Dearborn residents Nadeen Hasan, left, and her mother, Mona Hasan, were
among those marching in Dearborn in support of Lebanon on Tuesday. …
www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006607190396

IDF, Hizbullah clash in Lebanon
Ynetnews – Israel
Israel Defense Forces troops clashed Wednesday afternoon with Hizbullah
terrorists across the border with Lebanon near the Avivim community. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3278288,00.html

Philippine president orders evacuation of Filipinos from Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
… Arroyo Wednesday ordered Philippine embassy officials in Beirut to
evacuate the first batch of 200 overseas Filipino workers out of Lebanon,
the local radio …
english.people.com.cn/200607/19/eng20060719_284738.html

Asian nations join Lebanon sea evacuation
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia scrambled to charter ships on Wednesday
to evacuate thousands of citizens from Lebanon and India diverted warships
to Beirut as …
in.today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&story
ID=2006-07-19T143333Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-260190-1.xml

[NEWS IMPRESSION] Turkish Ship Fails to Reach Lebanon, Evacuations …
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
By KURSAT BAYHAN, BEIRUT. Foreign nationals based in Lebanon continue to
flee the country as Israel steps up attacks against the country. …
www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&hn=34897

Israeli Warplanes Kill 19 in Lebanon
Forbes – USA
… troops because Hezbollah is far more familiar with the terrain and
because of memories of Israel’s ill-fated 18-year-occupation of south
Lebanon that ended in …
www.forbes.com/business/healthcare/feeds/ap/2006/07/19/ap2888892.html

LaHood urges restraint in Lebanon
Chicago Tribune – United States
… homeland 10 times over the years, has become one of the few elected
politicians in the nation calling for restraint in the Israeli bombardment
of Lebanon. …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-06071
90189jul19,1,273614.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

UN team to suggest steps to ease Lebanon crisis
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
JERUSALEM, July 19 (Reuters) – UN envoys will suggest deploying Lebanese
troops in a security zone in southern Lebanon and bolstering an international
force …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19449944.htm

Two more Brazilians killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Israeli strikes killed two other Brazilian citizens in Lebanon, a man and
a child, the Brazilian foreign ministry said Tuesday. …
english.people.com.cn/200607/19/eng20060719_284529.html

Mideast Crisis • Lebanon: Americans Fret Over Evacuation
MSNBC – USA
… “What’s happening to Lebanon is sad,” says Burton, reflecting on the
10 months he spent in the country. “But I was expecting some kind of conflict
here.”. …
msnbc.msn.com/id/13924188/site/newsweek/

About 4,500 British nationals to evacuate Lebanon through Cyprus
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Some 4,500 British nationals will evacuate Lebanon through Cyprus within
this week, British High Commissioner Peter Millet said on Tuesday. …
english.people.com.cn/200607/19/eng20060719_284453.html

Israeli PM vows to continue Lebanon assault until soldiers …
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday that Israel would continue
a seven-day-old massive assault in Lebanon until two Israeli soldiers
taken …
english.people.com.cn/200607/19/eng20060719_284451.html

China evacuates 82 citizens from Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
A total of 82 Chinese citizens have been evacuated from Lebanon to Syria
by Tuesday and most are on their way back home, Chinese Foreign Ministry
said Tuesday …
english.people.com.cn/200607/19/eng20060719_284415.html

Syria, Iran are comfortable watching from the sidelines as Lebanon …
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… want to get very involved in this round of fighting and may leave Hizbullah
to fend for itself – willing to sacrifice some of its interests in Lebanon
at this …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150886039014&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Lebanon begins political chemotherapy
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
Israel’s retreats from Lebanon and Gaza may have been welcomed in Western
capitals as the beginning of the end of the Mideast conflict, but across
the Islamist …
seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/277968_amotz19.html

Iran warns Israel against attacks on Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
… “They (Israel) want Lebanon to be a meat in their mouth, but the powerful
Hezbollah has prevented their dream from being realized,” Supreme Leader
Ayatollah …
english.people.com.cn/200607/19/eng20060719_284393.html

More Foreigners Leave Lebanon
Voice of America – USA
By Challiss McDonough. Israel launched fewer air strikes on Beirut Tuesday
as foreign countries ferried their citizens out of Lebanon. …
voanews.com/english/2006-07-19-voa1.cfm

US orders warships to help evacuate Americans from Lebanon
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
The United States ordered five warships on Tuesday to help evacuate tens
of thousands Americans from Lebanon, the US Navy said. …
english.people.com.cn/200607/19/eng20060719_284452.html

Bush: Syria Trying to Influence Lebanon
Forbes – USA
President Bush said Tuesday he suspects Syria is trying to reassert influence
in Lebanon more than a year after Damascus ended what had effectively
been a long …
www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/feeds/ap/2006/07/18/ap2888154.html

Syria Denies Helping Hezbollah
CBS News – USA
(CBS) After six days of bombing, Israel says Syria is still managing to
smuggle weapons to Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. But in …
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/18/eveningnews/main1816564.shtml

IDF destroys weapons Syria smuggled into Lebanon
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… Gen. Gadi Eizenkot said the IAF had thwarted attempts by Syria to smuggle
weapons to Hizbullah. … Israel. “Syria is not a target,” he said. …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1150886039913&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Bush: Syria trying to “get back into Lebanon”
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) – The Middle East crisis indicates that Syria
is trying to “get back into Lebanon,” US President George W. Bush said
on Tuesday. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/WAT006061.htm

Bush: Syria trying to get back into Lebanon
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President George W. Bush on Tuesday accused Iran
and Syria of “inspiring” Hizbollah’s attacks on Israel and said Damascus
was trying …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/19/worldupdates/2006-07-19T061612Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-260129-1&sec=Worldupdates

Israeli troops carry out attacks inside Lebanon
Reuters.uk – UK
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Some Israeli ground troops crossed into southern
Lebanon on Wednesday to carry out attacks on Hizbollah guerrilla outposts,
the army said …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-07-19T030551Z_01_L19504985_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-LEBANON-BORDER.xml

Govt accused of leaving Australians stranded in Lebanon
ABC Online – Australia
… of the Lebanese community in Sydney have made a heated attack on the
Federal Government saying it is taking too long to evacuate Australians
stranded in Lebanon …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1690721.htm

Israel sends ground troops into Lebanon
ABC Online – Australia
Some Israeli ground troops have crossed into southern Lebanon to carry
out attacks on Hezbollah guerrilla outposts, the Army said. …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1690715.htm

Israeli troops cross into Lebanon
NEWS.com.au – Australia
SOME Israeli ground troops have moved into southern Lebanon today to carry
out attacks on Hezbollah guerilla outposts, the Israeli army has said.

www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19840950-23109,00.html

Bush warns Syria to keep out of Lebanon
MSN Money – USA
George W. Bush on Tuesday warned Syria to stay out of Lebanon as he signalled
to Israel that it would have more time to carry out its military campaign
against …
moneycentral.msn.com/inc/news/providerredir.asp?feed=FT&Date=20060719&ID=5875968

Israel Pounds Lebanon for Seventh Day, Hezbollah Rockets Hit …
Chosun Ilbo – Seoul,South Korea
… rockets hit northern Israel, killing one man and injuring at least
14 others, while Israel continued its bombardment and air strikes of Lebanon,
killing at …
english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200607/200607190002.html

Israeli troops enter Lebanon as attacks continue
International Herald Tribune – France
BEIRUT Israeli warplanes continued to batter targets in Lebanon on Tuesday,
killing 30 people, including 11 soldiers of the Lebanese Army when bombs
hit their …
www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/19/africa/web.0718mideastfront.php

US Mom, Ailing Son to Leave Lebanon
Forbes – USA
A Los Angeles mother stranded in Lebanon pleaded with American authorities
for days to evacuate her family because her son was running out of medication
vital …
www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/feeds/ap/2006/07/18/ap2888327.html

UN Efforts in Lebanon Show Difficulty of Effective Action
New York Times – United States
HOSH, Lebanon, July 18 — Buried in the rubble of one of the homes demolished
in Israel’s relentless bombardment of southern Lebanon was a stark …
www.nytimes.com/2006/07/19/world/middleeast/19lebanon.html

Crude Oil Rises From One-Week Low as Lebanon Conflict Continues
Bloomberg – USA
July 19 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil rose from a one-week low in New York as
fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues in Lebanon and US gasoline
supplies …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=aqOUQtmVE_FA&refer=germany

  

  

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