Israel approves wider ground offensive (Agencies) Updated: 2006-08-01 15:39
An elderly Lebanese woman is rescued by
unidentified foreign journalists in the battered village of Bent Jbeil in
southern Lebanon July 31, 2006. International pressure for a swift ceasefire in
Lebanon mounted on Monday, France and Germany saying Israel's partial pause in
air strikes was not enough and Russia calling for an immediate suspension of
hostilities. [Reuters]
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