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Full Coverage: Israel Attacks Lebanon - July 2006

Saturday, 15 July 2006, 11:37 am
Article: The Scoop Editor

Scoop.co.nz Full Coverage: Israel Attacks Lebanon - July 2006
DAY 3

Israel Hits Hizbullah HQ, "Open War" Declared on Israel By Militants

Dahr Jamail Reports From Lebanon: - Once again the U.S. government has refused to condemn the Israeli invasion of Lebanon as the bombs fall on Beirut, killing scores of civilians. When we arrived at the Lebanese border this morning we found thousands of people streaming across in cars with their luggage lashed on top, and many on foot pulling wheeled suitcases. See... Dahr Jamail: A Big Disaster for the Lebanese
MORE REPORTS:

Scoop Link - BBC: Israel Hits Hezbollah Leader's HQ

Wikinews.Org - Hezbollah-Israel war continues for a third day

Wikipedia.Org - 2006 Israel-Lebanon crisis

MORE COMMENT ON THE ATTACK ON LEBANON:

Remi Kanazi - The Israeli Destruction of Lebanon and Gaza

M. Shahid Alam - M. Shahid Alam: Israel, US and the New Orientalism

Tlaxcala Translation - Israel Lebanon Crisis - The Lesson Of Hizbollah

Tlaxcala Translation - Corpses On The Ground, Minds In The Clouds

MORE:

RNZI - Fiji to consider deploying soldiers to Lebanon

US State Dept. - Daily Press Briefing July 14, 2006 - July 13, 2006

US State Dept. - John R. Bolton on Draft Middle East Resolution

US State Dept. - Rice's Press Briefing With NSA Steve Hadley

UN - Middle East: End urged to disproportionate attacks

UN - UN team on the Middle East arrives in Cairo

UN - Middle East: All sides must cooperate with UN team

UN - Annan sends top advisers to Middle East

UN - US vetoes Security Council resolution on Gaza

Amnesty International - Israel / Lebanon: End attacks against civilians

DAY 2

Israel Bombs And Shells Beirut As Hizbullah Conflict Escalates

An
Israeli missile has exploded on the Lebanese side of the
border, just outside the town of Zar'it in northern Israel.
Image Source Wikipedia / VG NETT

Fighting continued in Israel and Lebanon as Israel attacked targets in Lebanon using aircraft and ships. Rockets also came from Lebanon and landed on the Israeli side of the border, Thursday. See... Day Of Attacks Continue In Israel And Lebanon. Israel's naval ships have entered Lebanon's territorial waters to enforce a blockade on the Levantine state, Thursday. See... Israel Enters Lebanese Waters To Enforce Blockade
MORE REPORTS:

Wikinews.org - Israeli Forces Cross Into Lebanon

Wikipedia.org - 2006 Israel-Lebanon crisis

Scoop Link - Scoop Link: Israeli Jets Strike Airport in Beirut

COMMENT:

Adam Keller - Stop The War Madness!

William Rivers Pitt - You Are Not Safe

Am Johal - Am Johal: Beautiful Madness

Ramzy Baroud - Racism Plagues West's Media Coverage

Tel Aviv Notes - Syria's Role In Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation & Shlomo Brom: The Confrontation with Hizbullah

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UN - US Vetoes Gaza Security Council Resolution

State Dept. - Daily Press Briefing July 13, 2006

UN - Annan Sends Advisers To ME To Defuse New Crisis

White House - Hizballah Kidnapping of Soldiers Condemned

President Bush - Bush & Chancellor Merkel Press Conf.

John Bolton (US UN Ambassador) - Remarks on Iran, North Korea, and the ME

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