The secretary-general blamed Hezbollah for triggering the crisis and accused it of holding Lebanon hostage with its campaign against Israel.
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July, 2006
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21 July
U.S.: Iranians witnessed N. Korea missile test
Asked at a U.S. Senate hearing about reports that Iranians witnessed the July 4 tests, Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill, the chief U.S. negotiator with Pyongyang, replied: “Yes, that is my understanding” and it is “absolutely correct” that the relationship is worrisome.
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21 July
Finance minister: Lebanon ‘now being destroyed’
BEIRUT (CNN) — Israeli bombing in Lebanon during the past week has crippled the country’s economy, reversing what had promised to be a boom year, the nation’s finance minister said Thursday.
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21 July
Lebanese refugees pour across Syrian border
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said earlier that up to 500,000 people had been forced from their homes by Israeli airstrikes that began last week after Hezbollah guerrillas seized two Israeli soldiers in cross-border raid.
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21 July
Family bids Beirut goodbye, with mixed feelings
Tony and Monika Esseily and their three children were winding up a vacation in Lebanon when Israeli airstrikes began July 12.
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20 July
Spain and Malta agree deal over stranded migrants
A standoff between Malta and Spain over the fate of some 50 African migrants has been resolved.
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20 July
Australians left in Beirut as rescue ship forced to go
While thousands of Westerners have been bussed, flown and shipped out of Lebanon as Israel continues to bomb the country, some are struggling to get out.
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20 July
Ninth day of fighting in Lebanon
Israeli troops were reportedly fighting Hezbollah militants in two locations near the border.
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20 July
Egypt groups want deals with Israel revoked
CAIRO (AFP) — Israel’s crushing offensive in Lebanon prompted calls by Egyptian opposition groups Wednesday for peace deals with the Jewish state to be revoked and oil and gas exports to be frozen.
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20 July
Arab gov’ts have different reasons for truce
CAIRO — Arab governments disagree on who to blame for starting the Middle East violence of the past week but, unlike Israel and the United States, they agree at least that the bombings should end immediately and talks should begin.
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