July, 2006

• 25 July

  Israeli forces close in on key Hizbollah stronghold

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces battled to take over a second Hizbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon on Tuesday

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• 25 July

  Rice says need to keep focus on Palestinian state

  RAMALLAH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday there was a need to remain focused on establishing a Palestinian state alongside Israel despite the crisis in Lebanon.

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• 25 July

  “Russian roulette” with rockets in northern Israel

  SAFED, Israel (Reuters) – Eliezer Asulin lives alone in the remains of his home, half-destroyed by a direct hit from a Hizbollah rocket fired from Lebanon.

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• 25 July

  Thai election commissioners jailed for poll abuse

  BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai court sent three election commissioners to jail for four years on Tuesday for mishandling April’s inconclusive general election, clearing the way for a new poll to end a long-running political crisis.

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• 25 July

  Congo election protest turns violent in Kinshasa

  KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese opposition protesters rampaged down a main highway into Kinshasa on Tuesday,

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• 25 July

  Congo election protesters fight police in Kinshasa

  KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese opposition protesters rampaged down a main highway into Kinshasa on Tuesday,

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• 25 July

  Israeli Arab deputy threatened over hostage remark

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s interior minister has threatened to strip an Arab lawmaker of his citizenship for speaking in

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• 25 July

  Israel probes helicopter crash that killed two

  Israel has confirmed the deaths of two of its airmen in a helicopter crash. It is not being ruled out that Hizbollah rocket fire

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• 25 July

  US seeks Baghdad security boost

  US President George W Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki are to meet at the White House to discuss details.

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• 25 July

  Israel says offensive will continue

  “Israel is determined to continue on in the fight against Hezbollah,” Olmert said. “We will not hesitate to take severe

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