July, 2006

• 26 July

  Lebanon talks open under pressure after U.N. deaths

  ROME (Reuters) – Crisis talks on Lebanon began on Wednesday with pressure growing for a ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas after four U.N. observers were killed, but

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• 26 July

  At least 9 Israeli troops killed in S.Lebanon: TVs

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s army suffered heavy casualties in a battle with Hizbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon on

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• 26 July

  Fresh rocket barrage wounds several in Haifa area

  HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – A barrage of rockets fired by Hizbollah guerillas slammed into the city of Haifa and other parts of northern Israel on Wednesday, wounding

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• 26 July

  China condemns raid that killed citizen in Lebanon

  BEIJING (Reuters) – China condemned on Wednesday an Israeli air strike in south Lebanon that killed four United Nations observers, including a Chinese national, and called for an investigation into the raid.

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• 26 July

  Hizbollah says war with Israel entering new phase

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday the war with Israel would enter a new phase and

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• 26 July

  Jordanian plane lands in Beirut to evacuate wounded

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Jordanian military plane landed at Beirut’s international airport on Wednesday to evacuate people seriously wounded in the 15-day-old war between Israel and Hizbollah.

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• 26 July

  Israel hotels packed, with refugees not tourists

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) – There is no room at the inn in central and southern Israel. While many foreign tourists have packed their bags, their rooms have been taken by Israelis from the north fleeing Hizbollah rockets.

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• 26 July

  Even in war, some foreigners do not desert Lebanon

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – While tens of thousands of foreigners are fleeing Lebanon any way they can, some are determined to stick it out in the face of Israeli bombardment and blockade.

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• 26 July

  Saudi clerics torn over hatred for Israel, Hizbollah

  RIYADH (Reuters) – Hardline Sunni Muslim clerics in Saudi Arabia are refusing to support Hizbollah’s fight against Israel because of their ancient hatred of Shi’ites and Iran.

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• 26 July

  Fierce fighting in Lebanon as peace talks start

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fierce fighting raged in Lebanon on Wednesday as an international conference opened in Rome

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