Date: 31 July 2006

Llamas help Israeli troops bear Lebanon offensive
Reuters.uk – UK
… mightiest militaries, but Israel has turned to imported beasts of burden
to help troops wage a 20-day-old offensive against Hizbollah guerrillas
in Lebanon. …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID
=2006-07-31T132819Z_01_L31646171_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-MIDEAST-LLAMAS.XML

Russia Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon
MOSNEWS – Russia
Russia’s foreign ministry on Monday criticised delays in calling for
an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon, the Reuters news agency reports. …
www.mosnews.com/news/2006/07/31/forminonlebanon.shtml

Israel bombs southern Lebanon just hours after promising halt
Boston Herald – United States
JERUSALEM – Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon
on Monday, hours after agreeing to temporarily halt raids while investigating
a …
news.bostonherald.com/international/view.bg?articleid=150725

US official stresses need for strong peacekeeping force in Lebanon
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Manila – A senior US official on Monday stressed the need for the deployment
of a strong international peacekeeping force in Lebanon as the international
…
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1185505.php/
US_official_stresses_need_for_strong_peacekeeping_force_in_Lebanon

Syria to supply Lebanon with gasoline
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
DAMASCUS, July 31 (Reuters) – Syria has agreed to supply Lebanon with gasoline
from its strategic reserve to compensate for shortages created by an Israeli
…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L31857339.htm

Bush: Iran, Syria must stop supporting terror
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… Hizbullah. Syria must end its support for terror and respect the sovereignty
of Lebanon,” Bush said in a speech at the Port of Miami. …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1153292042628&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Syria calls for int’l probe into Qana carnage
People's Daily Online – Beijing,China
… Meanwhile, the minister reasserted Syria’s condemnation of the Israeli
brutal aggression, solidarity with Lebanon and full readiness to offer
everything …
english.people.com.cn/200607/31/eng20060731_288486.html

SYRIA: WOMEN STAGE ANTI ISRAEL PROTEST
AKI – Rome,Italy
… Hasan Nasrallah. Women’s rights activists in Syria took part in the
rally, along with Palestinian and Lebanese feminists. One of …
www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.326247620&par=0

12 bodies found by south Lebanon roads
Daily Telegraph – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
… An AFP count has put the total number of people killed in Lebanon at
530, including 455 civilians, since Israel launched the onslaught following
the capture of …
www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,19980113-5001028,00.html

Aid agencies make most of halt in Lebanon airstrikes
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
International aid agencies are trying to make the most of a 48-hour cessation
of air strikes to help areas hardest hit by the fighting in Southern Lebanon.
…
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=372749&lng=1

Peacekeeping mission in Lebanon extended
Canada.com – Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council on Monday extended the UN peacekeeping
mission in Lebanon by one month, limiting the force’s duration to ensure
that it …
www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=e1e8aa50-d96b-4160-a77c-37c35844d2b6

Thanassis Cambanis chat transcript on the Israel – Lebanon …
Boston Globe – United States
… on Monday, July 31 about the violent, ongoing conflict between Israel
and Hezbollah, a militant group and political party that operates out
of southern Lebanon …
www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/07/31/
thanassis_cambanis_chat_transcript_on_the_israel___lebanon_conflict

Ajay Shukla: Dramatic changes in Lebanon
Business Standard – India
Beirut: In the eye of the storm raging across the Israel-Lebanon border
is a battalion called 4 SIKH, comprising about 800 Indian peacekeepers.
…
www.business-standard.com/common/storypag
e.php?autono=99997&leftnm=4&subLeft=0&chkFlg=

Israel’s Olmert: No Cease-Fire in Lebanon
Forbes – USA
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that no cease-fire would
be forthcoming in Israel’s 20-day battle with Hezbollah guerrillas in
southern Lebanon. …
www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/07/31/ap2916067.html

Israeli PM rejects call for Lebanon cease-fire
ABC Online – Australia
… Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has rejected mounting international pressure
to end its war against Hezbollah and launched a new incursion into Lebanon,
as world …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1702061.htm

Lebanon cease-fire plan emerging
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
… the picture was postponement of a meeting scheduled for yesterday at
the UN to begin preliminary planning for an international enforcement
mission to Lebanon. …
www.csmonitor.com/2006/0801/p01s01-usfp.html

Bush calls for sustainable solution to Lebanon crisis
Euronews.net – Lyon,France
… France’s foreign minister Philippe Douste-Blazy is in Lebanon. He may
have ruffled US feathers urging Iran to be part of peace efforts. …
euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=372754&lng=1

Lebanon rejects Rice’s statement
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… Lebanese nation. He warned that the Lebanese army “would join the battle”
if Israel launches a large-scale invasion of Lebanon. Lahoud …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=
1153292040914&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

A “constructive” Syria can have good EU ties-Germany
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BERLIN, July 31 (Reuters) – Germany said on Monday Syria could have closer
economic ties with the European Union if it played a constructive role
in …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L31876151.htm

Israel jets raid Lebanon-Syria border, five wounded
Antara – Antara,Indonesia
Masnaa, Lebanon (ANTARA News) – Israeli warplanes raided on Monday Lebanon`s
Masnaa border crossing with Syria for the third time in as many days,
wounding …
www.antara.co.id/en/seenws/?id=17418

Syria: Troops On Maximum Alert
Stratfor – USA
… Anti-aircraft missile batteries have been spotted by motorists south
and east of Syria, as well as along the coast in the northwest.
www.stratfor.com/products/premium/read_article.p
hp?selected=Situation%20Reports&sitrep=1&id=271016

LEBANON-SYRIA: Hear Our Voices – “I left my husband and two …
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
DAMASCUS, 31 July (IRIN) – “I came from the Bekaa Valley to Syria two days
ago with four of my children because there is nowhere else to go except
Syria. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/b27c4e9ac76162c698c3c1015b6a8807.htm

Lebanon-Syria border: IAF attacks truck
Ynetnews – Israel
Security sources said Monday an Israeli drone fired a rocket into a pick-up
truck suspected of carrying Hizbullah weapons that were smuggled in from
Syria. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3284339,00.html

Syria supports ‘Palestinian, Lebanese resistance despite threats’
Monsters and Critics.com – Glasgow,UK
Damascus – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed Monday Syria’s continued
support of Palestinian and Lebanese resistance ‘despite all threats’ by
powers …
news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1185623.php
/Syria_supports_Palestinian_Lebanese_resistance_despite_threats

Top Shiite cleric demands Lebanon ceasefire
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric has demanded an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon,
warning the Muslim world will “not forgive” nations that stand in the
way of a stop to …
www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Lebanonconflic
t&slug=Shiite+cleric+demands+Lebanon+ceasefire&id=90817&callid=1

Israel sees Lebanon truce only after force deploys
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
JERUSALEM, July 31 (Reuters) – Israel believes a ceasefire with Hizbollah
guerrillas in Lebanon will only take effect once an international force
has deployed …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L31379237.htm

Day of mourning in Lebanon
RTE.ie – Ireland
Lebanon is observing a national day of mourning for the 52 victims of an
Israeli bombardment on the southern village of Qana. Banks …
www.rte.ie/news/2006/0731/lebanon01.html

Asian dismisses Israeli attacks in Lebanon, call for cease-fire
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
JAKARTA (AP): Asian nations on Monday lashed out at Israel for its airstrikes
in southern Lebanon, describing the attacks as illegal and calling for
an …
www.thejakartapost.com/detaillgen.asp?fileid=20060731161555&irec=0

Lebanon’s problem is not just Shaba Farms
Jerusalem Post – Israel
The emergence of the Shaba Farms as a possible item in an agreement authorizing
a multinational force for South Lebanon raises a number of issues of which
not …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=115329
2036524&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

US seeks ‘strong’ Lebanon peacekeeping force
Forbes – USA
MANILA (XFN-ASIA) – The United States will press for a ‘strong’ peacekeeping
force in Lebanon after fresh tensions over an Israeli air raid that killed
52 …
www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2006/07/31/afx2914623.html

LEBANON PROTESTS DEATHS OF CIVILIANS: Amid carnage, outrage …
Detroit Free Press – United States
… JERUSALEM — Israel agreed late Sunday to suspend its aerial bombardment
of southern Lebanon for 48 hours after an attack on a house in the village
of Qana …
www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060731/NEWS07/607310358/-1/BUSINESS07

Israel to expand Lebanon offensive
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Israel is to expand its offensive against Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon,
Amir Peretz, the Israeli defence minister, has said, less than a day after
its attack …
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/820EE303-ADAB-44E7-AA4D-DFE985238B6C.htm

LEBANON: D’ALEMA, “A RAY OF HOPE”
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
(AGI) – Jerusalem, July 31 – Foreign Minster Massimo D’Alema said that
the 48-hour suspension of Israeli air strikes constituted a “ray of hope”
in Lebanon. …
www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200607311033-10
26-RT1-CRO-0-NF82&page=0&id=agionline-eng.italyonline

Lebanon rejects Rice’s statement
Jerusalem Post – Israel
… “When Israel stops its aggression on the south, on Lebanon, on civilians…
naturally this reaction could stop. But has Israel stopped its aggression?”.
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=115329204
0914&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Syria fully stands by Lebanon : President Al-Assad
Indian Muslims – San Diego,California,USA
Damascus, July 31, (NNN-SANA) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reiterated
Syria’s complete solidarity with the brotherly Lebanon on July 30. …
www.indianmuslims.info/news/2006/july/31/muslim_world
_news/syria_fully_stands_by_lebanon_president_al_assad.html

Syria stands to gain from Lebanon’s pain
Guardian Unlimited – UK
… “Syria doesn’t have to do very much to be potentially in a position
to gain,” said one western diplomat in Damascus. After years …
www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1834114,00.html

Israeli air force carries out strikes in south Lebanon
Independent – London,England,UK
The Israeli air force carried out strikes today near the village of Taibe
in southern Lebanon despite an agreement to halt raids for 48 hours, the
army said. …
news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1206601.ece

Israeli air force continue Lebanon strikes
Houston Chronicle – United States
JERUSALEM — The Israeli air force carried out strikes Monday in southern
Lebanon despite an agreement to halt raids for 48 hours after nearly 60
Lebanese …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4083188.html

Russian Foreign Ministry urges end to violence in Lebanon
RIA Novosti – Moscow,Russia
MOSCOW, July 31 (RIA Novosti) – Russia calls for an immediate end to violence
in Lebanon, the Foreign Ministry’s official spokesman said Monday. …
en.rian.ru/russia/20060731/52066556.html

UN focuses on new Lebanon force
Washington Post – United States
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Countries that might send troops to police a
ceasefire in southern Lebanon planned to meet at the United Nations on
Monday, as …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/31/AR2006073100283.html

LEBANON: Life getting harder by the day in south Lebanon, centre …
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… During the current Israeli offensive on Lebanon, which was triggered
by the capture of two Israeli soldiers on 12 July, the centre has helped
many displaced …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/4ce5673ae52c7236c2a433c417d1d83f.htm

Lebanon alleges war crimes
Gulf Times – Doha,Qatar
… Asked about the US position concerning the continued Israeli attacks
on Lebanon, Aridi said Washington “is covering up these aggressions.”.
…
www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&
item_no=100028&version=1&template_id=37&parent_id=17

France urges contacts with Iran over Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
BEIRUT, July 31 (Reuters) – France said on Monday it was important to maintain
contacts with Iran as part of efforts to resolve the crisis in Lebanon
but ruled …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L31806899.htm

FACTBOX-Details of aid to Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
July 31 (Reuters) – Two UN aid convoys left Lebanon’s capital Beirut on
Monday for the southern port of Tyre and Qana, the village where Israeli
bombs killed …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L31836566.htm

Iraq cleric criticises Arab states on Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
NAJAF, Iraq, July 31 (Reuters) – Iraq’s radical Shi’ite cleric Moqtada
al-Sadr accused Arab states on Monday of failing to stand behind Lebanon
in its crisis …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/GEO137642.htm

Talks with Syria, yes – but not now
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
Since Syria’s military intervention in the Lebanese civil war of March
1976, a triangular relationship has replaced the bilateral ties that existed
previously …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/744448.html
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Syria holds key to lasting peace in Lebanon: analysts
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
DAMASCUS – There can be no lasting solution to the conflict between Israel
and Hezbollah without the diplomatic support of Syria, which exerts considerable
…
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/mi
ddleeast/2006/July/middleeast_July769.xml&section=middleeast

Is the US Encouraging Israel to Attack Syria?
Antiwar.com – Redwood City,CA,USA
Despite Israel’s repeated insistence that it does not want an armed conflict
with Syria, could the United States be encouraging the Israelis to attack
Syria …
www.antiwar.com/news/?articleid=9444

Opportunity on Syria’s doorstep
Ha'aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
… the nature of international defense along the Israel-Lebanon border,
but one that can also serve as the basis for a renewed dialogue between
Israel and Syria. …
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/744441.html

Syria Seeks Cease-Fire Before Talks
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
DAMASCUS, Syria — Amid bitter condemnation across the Arab world for
the Israeli attack that killed as many as 56 villagers in the Lebanese
town of Qana …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-arabre
act31jul31,1,4689019.story?coll=la-headlines-world

Syria wants cease-fire without conditions
Houston Chronicle – United States
DAMASCUS, SYRIA – Amid bitter condemnation across the Arab world for the
Israeli attack that killed at least 60 villagers in the Lebanese town
of Qana, Syria …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4082760.html

Solana condemns Israeli attack in southern Lebanon
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
EU foreign and security chief Javier SOLANA on Sunday condemned Israel’s
attack at civilians in Qana of Lebanon. “I have talked …
english.people.com.cn/200607/31/eng20060731_288281.html

6 troops injured in southern Lebanon
Ynetnews – Israel
While an aerial ceasefire has been declared Sunday, the IDF continues its
ground operations in Lebanon. Six soldiers injured in …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3283921,00.html

First batch of Bangladeshis returns from war-torn Lebanon
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The first batch of stranded Bangladeshis in war-torn Lebanon was evacuated
on Sunday as a charter aircraft carrying 132 Bangladeshis, including women
and …
english.people.com.cn/200607/31/eng20060731_288255.html

Iraqi cleric demands cease-fire in Lebanon
Houston Chronicle – United States
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Sunday demanded an immediate
cease-fire in Lebanon, warning the Muslim world will “not forgive” nations
that stand …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4082322.html

Israel suspends bombing after deadly Lebanon raid
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon on
Monday for 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 civilians, mostly
children, and …
thestar.com.my/news/nastory.asp?file=/2006/7/31/worldupdates/2
006-07-31T073018Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-261644-11&sec=Worldupdates

China condemns Israeli raid on south Lebanon village
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
China on Sunday “strongly condemned” the Israeli attack against a village
in south Lebanon, killing at least 51 Lebanese, according to official
sources. …
english.people.com.cn/200607/31/eng20060731_288287.html

France proposes UN peace plan as Lebanon issues call for help
Times Online – UK
POTENTIAL contributors to a multinational force in Lebanon meet at UN headquarters
in New York today with a French peace plan already on the table. …
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-2292912,00.html

Peretz: Fighting in Lebanon to continue at least two weeks
Ha’aretz – Tel Aviv,Israel
… Some 40 targets were hit in IAF strikes overnight across Lebanon. …
The IDF renewed its ground offensive in south Lebanon on Sunday morning.
…
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/744332.html

Attack Forces Cancellation of Rice’s Lebanon Visit
NPR – USA
All Things Considered, July 30, 2006 · Late Sunday, Israel agreed to a
48-hour suspension of airstrikes in southern Lebanon as it investigates
the deadly …
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5593076

Iran FM slams Israeli attack on Lebanon’s Qana
IranMania News – Iran
LONDON, July 31 (IranMania) – Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki
strongly condemned an Israeli attack on Qana in southern Lebanon that
killed at least …
www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=44708&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs

UN Council: ‘Shock’ Over Lebanon Deaths
ABC News – USA
… UNITED NATIONS Jul 30, 2006 (AP)— The UN Security Council called
Sunday for an end to violence in Lebanon and expressed “extreme shock
and distress” over …
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2254810

IAF strikes near Lebanon-Syria border again
Ynetnews – Israel
Israeli warplanes blasted on Sunday the area close to the border crossing
between Lebanon and Syria in the Bekaa area, eyewitnesses reported. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3283916,00.html

Syria condemns Israeli attack on Qana as “state terrorism”
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
… Assad reiterated Syria’s “complete solidarity with the brotherly Lebanon
and full readiness to offer whatever may contribute in backing him to
face the Israeli …
english.people.com.cn/200607/31/eng20060731_288273.html

Mercy team visits refugee centre in Damascus
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: The Mercy Malaysia assessment team held meetings and conducted
a visit to a refugee centre in Damascus, Syria, on the second day of its
mission. …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/31/nation/14990694&sec=nation

Peace talks hinge on direct contact with Syria
Gulf News – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
… As international leaders search for a negotiated end to the violence
in Lebanon, there is little doubt that the go-to state is Syria, Hezbollah’s
powerful ally …
www.gulfnews.com/region/Syria/10056133.html

War in Lebanon
Kommersant – Moscow,Russia
Israel’s military action in Lebanon began as anti-terrorist operation,
but grew into a war not only against Hezbollah but also against Lebanese
people, which …
www.kommersant.com/page.asp?idr=527&id=693915

Roundup: Latin American countries condemn Israeli brutal attack on …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela have all condemned Israel’s attack on the
southern Lebanon village of Qana on Sunday, which killed more than 57
Lebanese citizens …
english.people.com.cn/200607/31/eng20060731_288443.html

Cut & paste: Is Lebanon a precursor to an Israeli strike on Iran?
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
… And I think that what would appear, at one level, to be a very serious
skirmish across the border between Israel and Lebanon is the beginning
of a new period …
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,19962755%255E7583,00.html

Lebanon: IAF strikes targets near Syrian border
Jerusalem Post – Israel
At 2 am, the IAF was instructed to suspend its activity over Lebanon for
a period of 48 hours, making exceptions only when necessary to prevent
an imminent …
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1153292039111&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Blair sees chance of Lebanon resolution
Reuters.uk – UK
… He was speaking after Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon
for 48 hours after a raid on the Lebanese village of Qana killed at least
54 civilians …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=
2006-07-31T053635Z_01_N29215977_RTRUKOC_0_UK-MIDEAST-BLAIR.xml

Kuwait pledges $300m for Lebanon
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
NEW YORK — Kuwait, the fourth-largest oil producer in the Middle East,
will provide $300 million for reconstruction in Lebanon as fighting between
Israel and …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=dat
a/business/2006/July/business_July899.xml&section=business

NZ commits to UN mission in Lebanon
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
New Zealand will make a small contribution to a United Nations peacekeeping
force in Lebanon, Prime Minister Helen Clark says. But …
www.theage.com.au/news/World/NZ-commits-to-
UN-mission-in-Lebanon/2006/07/31/1154198051186.html

UNSC deplores attack on Lebanon
Times of India – India
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council unanimously deplored
Israel’s deadly attack on Qana village in Lebanon, which killed at least
59 people …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1827346.cms