Israel delays northern push in Lebanon
2006-08-11 08:42:30
Israel grabbed strategic high ground in south Lebanon on Thursday but delayed a major push northward, as diplomats cited progress toward agreement on a U.N. cease-fire resolution that could soon go to a vote.
Israel puts ground offensive on hold
2006-08-10 15:33:53
Israel has put its massive new ground offensive into southern Lebanon on hold to give the U.N. Security Council more time to come to an agreement on a cease-fire, an Israeli Cabinet minister and senior officials said Thursday.
Israel OKs expansion as UN truce talks falter
2006-08-10 08:47:27
Israel approved a massive new ground offensive into southern Lebanon in an effort Wednesday to inflict further damage on Hezbollah and halt most rocket attacks before the U.N. Security Council demands a cease-fire.
S. Lebanon closed; Strikes kill 19
2006-08-09 08:59:46
Israel shut down south Lebanon with a threat to blast any moving vehicles, as ground fighting intensified near the Israeli border, airstrikes killed at least 19 civilians.
Olmert: Proposed Lebanese deployment interesting
2006-08-08 17:47:59
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday that Lebanon's decision to deploy 15,000 Lebanese troops in southern Lebanon was an "interesting step" which would be reviewed.
Bomber attacks Iraqi funeral, killing 10
2006-08-07 08:39:28
Fighting erupted early Monday in a Shiite militia stronghold of Baghdad, and a suicide bomber blew himself up among mourners at a funeral in Saddam Hussein's hometown, killing 10 people and injuring 22.
Israel and Hezbollah both to declare victory
2006-08-05 16:03:21
When the fighting is over, both Israel and Hezbollah are likely to declare victory. But the truth will be far more complicated.
Militants on anti-Israel missions
2006-08-04 15:22:07
More than 200 Islamic militants from Southeast Asia have been sent on missions to attack Israel's interests and countries that support the Jewish state, their leader said on Friday.
Rice signals possible Lebanon compromise
2006-08-04 08:39:24
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed support Thursday for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon as the first phase in ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Mideast war rages on
2006-08-03 08:35:35
Hezbollah fired its biggest and deepest volley of rockets into Israel on Wednesday as Israel pursued the guerrillas with 8,000 soldiers on the ground and heavy bombing.
Olmert: Only world would end clash
2006-08-02 16:22:56
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday that Israel's three-week-old offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas will stop only once a robust international peacekeeping force is in place in southern Lebanon.
Israel launches attack deep in Lebanon
2006-08-02 08:39:09
Israel launched a major attack deep into Lebanon, and Hezbollah said its guerrillas were fighting Israeli commandos trapped inside a hospital in the eastern city of Baalbek early Wednesday.