Date: 29 July 2006

Fighting in Lebanon ‘painful and tragic’: Bush
Hindu – Chennai,India
Washington, July 30 (PTI): The fighting between Israeli forces and Hizbollah
militant group in Lebanon may be “painful and tragic” but presents an
opportunity …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200607292201.htm

Protestors call for end to Lebanon conflict
Swissinfo – Switzerland
Around 3,000 people gathered in the Swiss capital, Bern, on Saturday to
demonstrate against the ongoing conflict in Lebanon and the Palestinian
crisis. …
www.swissinfo.org/eng/front/detail/Protestors_call_for_end_to_
| Lebanon_conflict.html?siteSect=105&sid=6933556&cKey=1154189812000

Bush: Lebanon Clash Brings Hope for Change
Washington Post – United States
WASHINGTON — President Bush said Saturday that while the fighting in Lebanon
is “painful and tragic,” it also presents opportunity for change in the
Middle …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/29/AR2006072900312.html

Bush: Rice Pushing UN Force for Lebanon
Voice of America – USA
… Rice is back in the Middle East Sunday, with plans for a United Nations
force to separate Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants fighting in southern
Lebanon. …
voanews.com/english/2006-07-29-voa17.cfm

UNHCR Sends First Convoys of Relief Supplies to Lebanon
Voice of America – USA
By Lisa Schlein. The UN refugee agency is sending the first convoys of
aid for Lebanon from Syria today. The UNHCR says it plans …
voanews.com/english/2006-07-29-voa9.cfm

Two UN peacekeepers wounded by air strike in Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, July 29 (Reuters) – Two Indian soldiers with the UN peacekeeping
force in southern Lebanon were wounded and their observation post damaged
by an …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2969451.htm

LEBANON: An environmental disaster looms
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, 29 July (IRIN) – Lebanon is facing an environmental crisis after
an Israeli air strike on the Jiyeh power station, about 20km south of
Beirut caused …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/a699ead380c89ae37e50ff367e315b0b.htm

Israel hits Lebanon-Syria highway near border
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, July 29 (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike hit Lebanon’s main road
to Damascus on Saturday just 1 km from the border with Syria, cutting
the highway in …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2939224.htm

First UNHCR relief convoy arrives safely in Beirut from Syria
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… 140 tonnes of emergency relief items for thousands of displaced people
in Lebanon – arrived safely in Beirut on Saturday after making the journey
from Syria. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/UNHCR/815f46b9b974d6ee83117e8cd7c26a3b.htm

Israel hits Lebanese road at border with Syria
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, July 29 (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike on Saturday hit Lebanon’s
main road to Damascus just 1 km from the border with Syria, cutting the
highway in …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29811751.htm

Bush, Blair warn Syria and Iran
Peninsula On-line – Qatar
Washington • The United States and Britain yesterday urged Syria and
Iran to be part of the search for an end to the conflict in Lebanon, or
risk more …
www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_
News&month=July2006&file=World_News2006072924050.xml

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

Rice heads to Israel to discuss Lebanon solution
SABC News – Auckland Park,South Africa
… secretary of state, headed for Israel today to discuss terms for a
UN Security Council resolution to end its 18-day-old war with Hizbollah
guerrillas in Lebanon …
www.sabcnews.com/world/north_america/0,2172,132129,00.html

Oil spilled from IAF bombed power plant pollutes Lebanon’s coast
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
A south Lebanon power plant that was knocked down by Israel Air Force planes
some two weeks ago caused a massive oil spill along the Beirut’s coast.
…
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/744026.html

Syrian newspaper condemns US plans for Lebanon force
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
DAMASCUS – A state-run Syrian newspaper said on Saturday that the US-proposed
multinational force in southern Lebanon, where fighting has been raging
between …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/midd
leeast/2006/July/middleeast_July691.xml&section=middleeast

UN appeals for truce to let aid reach Lebanon injured
Scotsman – United Kingdom
THE United Nations has today called for a three-day truce between Israel
and Hezbollah to allow aid teams to enter southern Lebanon and casualties
to be removed …
news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1101292006

Israeli airstrikes pound targets in Lebanon
CTV.ca – Canada
Israeli air strikes on Saturday pounded bridges in southern and eastern
Lebanon, as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was returning to the
region to try …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060
728/Israel_fighting_lebanon_060729/20060729?hub=World

Israeli Planes Pound Targets in Lebanon
Forbes – USA
Israeli planes targeted bridges in southern and eastern Lebanon in new
airstrikes Saturday, destroying one in a resort area on the Syrian border,
as US …
www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/ap/2006/07/29/ap2913199.html

Israeli Planes Pound Targets in Lebanon
ABC News – USA
An Israeli gunner prepares the next shell as a heavy artillery piece fires
at targets in southern Lebanon at a position near the Lebanese border
in northern …
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2250889

US boosts aid to Lebanon army to help it assert sovereignty in …
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
The United States is stepping up its aid to the Lebanese military to help
it enforce government sovereignty in southern Lebanon, now the bailiwick
of the …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/744015.html

Lebanon Clash Part of `Broader Struggle,’ Bush Says (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
``We must recognize that Lebanon is the latest flashpoint in a broader
struggle between freedom and terror that is unfolding across the region,’’
Bush said in …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aaMV.Nu3ougg&refer=home

Update: Eight Bodies Found In Southern Lebanon
All Headline News – USA
Tyre, Lebanon (AHN) – A Lebanese official informed Saturday that bodies
of eight civilians, including a couple and their three children, were
found in a car in …
www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004370053

Turkish Charities Mobilized for Lebanon
Zaman Online – Istanbul,Turkey
By Sezai Kalayci, Istanbul. The humanitarian tragedy resulting from Israel’s
Lebanon offensive, now on its 17th day, continues to grow. …
www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20060729&hn=35189

LEBANON: Arab nations more generous than Western counterparts
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
DUBAI, 29 July (IRIN) – Arab nations are donating huge amounts of funds
to Lebanon, following the destruction of the country’s infrastructure
and massive loss …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/cb96a5fddc040ee2c46e9f0db073f5c6.htm

Canada Post suspends mail delivery to Lebanon
CTV.ca – Canada
Except for Purolator International items, all other mail destined to Lebanon
will not be accepted at postal counters. Canada Post …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/
20060729/mideast_mail_060729/20060729?hub=Canada

More OFWs from Lebanon seen arriving in next few weeks
INQ7.net – Philippines
STATING they were preparing for the worst, officials overseeing the mass
evacuation of overseas Filipino workers from embattled Lebanon said Saturday
that the …
newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=12455

WFP opens first crossing point for aid convoys into Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
Palestinian refugees from al-Rashidiya refugee camp shelter at a school
in Sidon. One in five of Lebanon’s population is now homeless and fleeing
hostilities. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/WFP/174391f0bae28cb4da3c9a238e3716ed.htm

Rice arrives in Israel for talks on Lebanon war
Reuters – USA
… Rice arrived in Israel on Saturday for fresh talks on ways of ending
an 18-day-old conflict between the Jewish state and Lebanon’s Hizbollah
guerrillas. …
today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=
2006-07-29T151511Z_01_L29755168_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAS
T-ISRAEL-RICE.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C1-topNews-5

Israel not looking to fight Syria: Peretz
Peninsula On-line – Qatar
JERUSALEM • Israel is not looking for a fight with Syria, Defence Minister
Amir Peretz said yesterday for a second time in less than 12 hours, after
Israel …
www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_
News&subsection=Gulf%2C+Middle+East+%26+Africa&month
=July2006&file=World_News2006072922946.xml

Bush warns Iran and Syria over Hezbollah
KVOA.com – Tucson,AZ,USA
… to the militants. And he warns Syria to stop its “support for terrorism”
and to respect the sovereignty of Lebanon. In his weekly …
kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=5213891&nav=HMO6HMaW

Rice in Israel to discuss Lebanon solution
Independent Online – Cape Town,South Africa
… Rice headed for Israel on Saturday to discuss terms for a UN Security
Council resolution to end its 18-day-old war with Hezbollah guerrillas
in Lebanon. …
www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw1154161440742B253

Moral conundrums of Lebanon war
Boston Globe – United States
… Hezbollah is entrenched within the civilian structure of southern Lebanon:
their headquarters, their weapons stores, their rocket launchers. …
www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/
articles/2006/07/29/moral_conundrums_of_lebanon_war

Dublin protest at Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon and Gaza
Ireland Online – Dublin,Ireland
A demonstration is being staged in the capital later today to highlight
opposition to Israel’s on going bombardment of Lebanon. …
breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=190544458&p=y9x545y64

LEBANON: Fleeing Lebanese seek shelter with Palestinian refugees
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… Some 925 Lebanese families have sought refuge in the impoverished al-Bas
Palestinian camp in central Tyre since Israel’s air attacks against Lebanon
began on …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/df70dda8f3319f40a04d8c0e90f568b9.htm

Thousands flee homes as Israel-Lebanon conflict escalates
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
A Lebanese child rests in a temporary shelter in Lebanon’s capital of Beirut,
July 26, 2006. Over 400 Lebanese, most of them civilians …
english.people.com.cn/200607/28/eng20060728_287682.html

City march over Lebanon conflict
BBC News – UK
… of Cardiff. It has been organised by South Wales Stop The War Coalition,
which opposes to Israeli action in Lebanon. Actress Helen …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/5225810.stm

Israeli air strikes pound Lebanon as Rice prepares to return to …
Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
TYRE, Lebanon (AP) – Israeli planes flew 120 missions against targets in
Lebanon over a 36-hour period to Saturday morning, destroying a bridge
in a resort …
www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html
?id=f911a51c-5ed8-4935-b89e-b8819fc5ab0a&k=9771

US boat brings aid for Lebanon war displaced
Reuters.uk – UK
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A US boat carrying the first American aid delivered
to Lebanon by sea arrived in Beirut on Saturday with supplies for people
displaced by …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=
2006-07-29T065954Z_01_L29324771_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-LEBANON-BOAT.xml

72-hour truce asked in Lebanon fighting
Boston Globe – United States
BEIRUT — A US-chartered cruise ship left Beirut yesterday for Cyprus in
the last scheduled departure of Americans fleeing the fighting in Lebanon,
a day after …
www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/
2006/07/29/72_hour_truce_asked_in_lebanon_fighting

DEBKAfile reports climbing military tension with Syria, marked by …
DEBKA file – Jerusalem,Israel
DEBKAfile’s military sources report the Syrians ambushed the Israeli
spy drone to clear the skies for a large consignment of rocket launchers
and truckloads …
www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=3006

UN’s Larsen: Cease Fire Needs Okay from Syria and Iran
Arutz Sheva – Israel
… com) United Nations Middle East envoy Terje Larsen said Friday that
any cease fire in the Hizbullah terrorist war would not be effective if
Syria and Iran do …
www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=108614

Bush backs international force in Lebanon
Business Standard – India
Washington, July 28 (PTI) Backing an international force to return peace
in Lebanon, US President George W Bush today said Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice …
www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=11&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=3615

James Zogby: What Must Be Done in Lebanon
Yahoo! News – USA
Israel’s war on Lebanon and renewed pressure from the US to force implementation
of UNSC Resolution 1559 (which called, among other things, for the disarming
…
news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20060729/cm_huffpost/026036

UN calls for aid truce in Lebanon
BBC News – UK
The UN has called for a three-day truce between Israel and Hezbollah to
allow for aid to enter southern Lebanon and for casualties to be removed.
…
news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/1.0/-/2/hi/middle_east/5226076.stm

Israel drone crashes over mount Lebanon
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
… shot down. The Israeli website Ynet, the site of the Yediot Aharonot
daily, also said a drone had crashed in Lebanon. It quoted …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_
1184862.php/Israel_drone_crashes_over_mount_Lebanon

EU to help Lebanon cope with major oil spill
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The European Commission (EC) is to help Lebanon cope with a huge oil spill
south of Beirut caused by an Israeli air strike on a power plant, the
EC said on …
english.people.com.cn/200607/29/eng20060729_287904.html

Bush, Blair back Lebanon intervention
London Free Press – Canada
… George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair declared yesterday
that a multinational force should be dispatched quickly to help Lebanon
regain control …
lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/International/2006/07/29/1708528-sun.html

Israeli forces strike south Lebanon, face fierce resistance
Hindustan Times – India
Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters were engaged in fierce clashes around
a flashpoint border town in south Lebanon, as the air force hit a succession
of …
www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1755587,00050004.htm

Diplomacy speeds up to end Lebanon crisis
Mail & Guardian Online – Johannesburg,South Africa
… Friday after talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Washington
that an international force should be sent quickly to southern Lebanon,
particularly to …
www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=279153&
area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/

Anger in India over Israeli war on Lebanon
Times of India – India
NEW DELHI: Scenes of unbelievable destruction and mounting casualties of
innocent non-combatants caused in Lebanon by Israeli air strikes have
evoked outrage …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1823073.cms

Engage Iran & Syria for ME solution: Massimo
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, July 29 (IranMania) – The European Union must engage Syria and
Iran and use them to find a solution to the conflict between Israel and
Lebanon, Italian …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=44672&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

New Kuwaiti aid bound for Lebanon arrives in Syria
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
Three Kuwaiti cargo container trailers carrying four pickup trucks and
290 power generators arrived in Syria on Friday on their way to Lebanon.
…
english.people.com.cn/200607/29/eng20060729_287896.html

LEBANON FIGHTING INTENSIFIES
Special Broadcasting Service – Australia
Israel says it has killed 26 Hezbollah fighters in clashes in southern
Lebanon, as it launched a new wave of air assaults, while Hezbollah fighters
stepped up …
www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=130509&region=6

Lebanon Fighting Brings Bitter Memories
Voice of America – USA
Fierce fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah guerrillas has led
to widespread destruction in parts of Lebanon and brought back bitter
memories of the …
www.voanews.com/english/2006-07-28-voa65.cfm

LEBANON: Egeland calls for humanitarian truce to rescue children …
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… in an effort to rescue children and infirm trapped by the ongoing violence
between the Hizbollah militia and the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) in southern
Lebanon …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/54937fc55776f55f77b0b72d642ce5f9.htm

Bush pushes rapid Lebanon force
BBC News – UK
An international force must be quickly despatched to Lebanon, US President
George W Bush has said. … Israel has carried out dozens of fresh strikes
on Lebanon. …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5225358.stm

Annan calls meeting on int’l force in southern Lebanon
Xinhua – China
… Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday announced plans for a meeting
of potential troop contributors to a United Nations stabilization force
in southern Lebanon …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/29/content_4890568.htm

Bush and Blair back peace force to end Lebanon crisis
Irish Independent – Dublin,Ireland
… The announcement came on the 17th day of the crisis that has claimed
the lives of more than 400 people, mainly civilians, in Lebanon, and 51
Israelis, mainly …
www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1662388&issue_id=14434

Blair travels to Washington to discuss Lebanon crisis
Taipei Times – Taiwan
… But Blair is aware that many in Britain believe he should align himself
with the UN and EU and call for an immediate end to the fighting in Lebanon,
using the …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2006/07/29/2003320921

Lebanon crisis: UN calls for 72 hour ceasefire
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
Israeli artillery continued to pound southern Lebanon and Hizbollah rockets
targetted northern Israeli towns on Friday. Israel has …
www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=lebanonconflict&slug
=UN+calls+for+72+hour+ceasefire+in+Lebanon&id=19929&callid=0&category=interNational

UN decides to pull troops from south Lebanon
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The United Nations has decided to withdraw all UN troops from their posts
along the Israel-Lebanon border, according to reports from the Danish
capital …
english.people.com.cn/200607/29/eng20060729_287821.html

Casualties of War: Lebanon’s Trees, Air and Sea
New York Times – United States
JIYEH, Lebanon, July 28 — As Israel continues the bombing campaign that
has turned parts of Lebanon into rubble, environmentalists are warning
of widespread …
www.nytimes.com/2006/07/29/world/middleeast/29environment.html

UN pulls back Lebanon observers
TVNZ – New Zealand
The United Nations has withdrawn eight peacekeepers from two outposts in
southern Lebanon after another base, destroyed this week in a deadly Israeli
airstrike …
tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/798682

EU should engage Syria, Iran in search of solution to Lebanon …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The European Union (EU) should engage Syria and Iran “in an active and
positive manner in the search of a solution” to conflicts in Lebanon,
Italian Foreign …
english.people.com.cn/200607/29/eng20060729_287867.html

Russia to defend its principal Middle East ally: Moscow is the …
Center for Research on Globalization – Canada
… It points to Russian military presence in the Eastern Mediterranean
as well as support in the modernization of Syria’s air defense system,
the modernization of …
www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=IVA20060728&articleId=2847

No Setttlement Without Syria
Arab News – Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
… war between Israel and the Hezbollah, one thing is certain: The deeper
undercurrents that caused this miniwar will not vanish without Syria’s
cooperation. …
www.arabnews.com/?page=7&section=0&article=82988&d=29&m=7&y=2006

Syria denies shooting down Israeli scout
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
A Syrian air force official on Friday denied reports that Syrian air defense
force had shot down an Israeli scout, the independent Syria news website
reported. …
english.people.com.cn/200607/29/eng20060729_287761.html