Israel approves wider ground offensive
2006-08-01 08:37:54
Israel's prime minister declared Monday that there would be no cease-fire with Hezbollah guerrillas, apologizing for the deaths of Lebanese civilians but saying "we will not give up on our goal to live a life free of terror."
Israel halts air attacks in south Lebanon
2006-07-31 09:53:47
Israel suspended air attacks on south Lebanon for 48 hours in the face of widespread outrage over an airstrike Sunday that killed at least 56 Lebanese.
UN council weighs Mideast cease-fire
2006-07-30 10:37:49
A draft resolution circulating Saturday among UN Security Council members would call for an immediate halt to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
UN: Lebanon ceasefire hard without Iran, Syria
2006-07-28 15:47:36
U.N. Middle East envoy Terje Roed-Larsen said on Friday it would difficult to agree a ceasefire in the Lebanon conflict without involving Iran and Syria, backers of Hizbollah guerrillas fighting Israeli forces.
Hezbollah: Israeli onslaught a surprise
2006-07-26 10:33:35
A senior Hezbollah official said Tuesday the guerrillas did not expect Israel to react with an all-out offensive after the capture of two soldiers.
Olmert, meeting Rice, vows to press Hizbollah war
2006-07-25 15:37:29
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday he was determined to pursue Israel's offensive against Hizbollah as he met U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Little sign of Lebanon truce
2006-07-25 09:09:44
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday with little immediate prospect of a ceasefire with Hizbollah guerrillas.
Israel not aiming at Hizbollah
2006-07-24 17:09:09
Israel's offensive in Lebanon is not aimed at destroying Hizbollah, only at preventing the guerrilla group returning to the border and attacking the Jewish state, a cabinet minister said on Monday.
Arabs press Syria to end Hezbollah support
2006-07-24 09:11:27
Mideast diplomats were pressing Syria to stop backing Hezbollah as the guerrillas fired more deadly rockets onto Israel's third-largest city Sunday. Israel faced tougher-than-expected ground battles and bombarded targets in southern Lebanon.
Israel preparing Lebanon ground offensive
2006-07-21 11:21:48
Pitched battles raged between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters on the border Thursday, and Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people to flee southern Lebanon "immediately."
Sharp rise in Baghdad violence reported
2006-07-21 09:32:53
Bombings and shootings soared by 40 percent in the Baghdad area in the past week, the US military said Thursday. An American general said extremists were preparing "an all-out assault" on the capital in a decisive battle for the future of Iraq.
Only prisoner swap can free soldiers-Nasrallah
2006-07-21 10:33:53
Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday two Israeli soldiers seized last week would be released only in a prisoner swap, despite a 10-day-old Israeli bombing campaign against Lebanon.