Fresh Israeli army raid on Gaza kills 4

2006-11-01 15:48:25

Four Palestinians were killed and over 20 others were injured at predawn on Wednesday in a new Israeli army ground raid on the town of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza Strip.

Israeli air strikes kills Palestinian, wounds 17

2006-11-01 10:05:21

Israeli troops killed at least one Palestinian on Wednesday and wounded 17 in a series of air strikes and gun battles that erupted in northern Gaza, security sources and witnesses said.

Another 60 bodies found in Baghdad

2006-10-10 17:19:53

Authorities found the mutilated bodies of 60 men in Baghdad in the 24-hours ending Tuesday morning, likely the latest victims of the sectarian death squads that roam the capital.

Israeli cluster bombs still killing Lebanese - UN

2006-08-31 10:24:39

Cluster bombs dropped by Israel on southern Lebanon in the conflict with Hizbollah are still threatening civilians, a top U.N. official said on Wednesday, calling Israel "completely immoral" for using the weapons in residential areas.

Israel pushes ahead with offensive in Lebanon

2006-08-12 19:17:18

Israel widened its ground war in Lebanon on Saturday, almost tripling the number of troops there as it tried to seize more territory and inflict as much damage as possible on Hezbollah.

Israel hits convoy fleeing south Lebanon, 7 dead

2006-08-12 13:47:56

Israeli aircraft fired rockets at a convoy of hundreds of cars carrying people fleeing southern Lebanon on Friday, killing at least seven and wounding 36, witnesses and medical sources said.

Israeli PM endorses UN cease-fire deal

2006-08-12 07:20:40

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert endorsed an emerging Mideast cease-fire deal late Friday, after a day of dramatic day brinksmanship.

Israel plans to target Hizbollah rocket stocks

2006-08-07 13:43:07

Israel believes it will be able to reduce the threat posed by Hizbollah missiles by targeting resupply convoys and by getting an international force to keep rockets out of south Lebanon.

Israel hits hard but suffers 15 deaths

2006-08-07 08:55:00

A defiant Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with rockets Sunday after rejecting a U.S.-French truce proposal, killing at least 15 people.

Bomber kills 10 at soccer field in Iraq

2006-08-05 14:20:15

Two dozen people died in a surge of violence in northern Iraq, including 10 at a soccer game hit by a suicide car bombing, police said Friday, while the country's spiraling sectarian and political bloodshed killed at least 17 others elsewhere.

Israel strike kills at least 54

2006-07-31 06:37:09

An Israeli air strike killed at least 54 Lebanese civilians, including 37 children, on Sunday, fuelling world pressure for a ceasefire in Israel's war in Lebanon.