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added 2006 Sat Aug 19 12:26:07 by msaleem
Israel's fresh operation inside Lebanon came five days after the UN-brokered ceasefire came into effect.
added 2006 Wed Aug 16 14:00:50 by Karina
Hezbollah refused to disarm and withdraw its fighters from the battle-scarred hills along the border with Israel on Tuesday, threatening to delay deployment of the Lebanese army and endangering a fragile cease-fire.
added 2006 Tue Aug 15 2:49:15 by JimEspo
About 10 Katyusha rockets were fired inside southern Lebanon late Monday, hours after a cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas, the Israeli military reported early Tuesday. (From CNN Live Wire)
added 2006 Mon Aug 14 23:18:13 by dreman
Responses from George W. Bush, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora speak the day after the month long conflict ends. Much of their words show that tensions remain high.
added 2006 Mon Aug 14 14:11:21 by karam
Israel agrees to ceasefire ...and sends more troops into Lebanon.
added 2006 Mon Aug 14 12:59:19 by karam
The ceasefire agreement was clearly written in close collaboration with Israel. It allows the IDF to continue "defensive operations" (INSIDE Lebanon...knowing Israel, "defense" will be interpreted loosely, to say the least) while Hezbollah is required to stop fighting.
added 2006 Mon Aug 14 0:25:31 by Fabienne
The Lebanese cabinet has put off talks about disarming Hezbollah after Israel had agreed earlier to a UN proposed ceasefire due to go into effect at 5:00AM GMT. Postponement of these talks shows the area may not find a much needed respite from fighting.
added 2006 Fri Aug 11 14:27:54 by Fabienne
The UN Security council has yet to reach an agreement after yesterday's talks, but will resume discussions today, Friday, August 11th. Russia worries a solution will take too long and is drafting a three day ceasefire plan for humanitarian reasons. Fighting continued in the south and areas just south of Beirut were bombed earlier today.
added 2006 Thu Aug 3 15:19:21 by Fabienne
After a pause of a few days in air strikes, Israel has started up air attacks on Beirut once again. Yesterday, Wednesday, marked the highest number of rocket attacks from Hezbollah on Israel. The US, the UK and France are set to discuss plans for peace later today at the UN Security Council.