“Any Israeli incursion will have no political results if it does not achieve its declared goals, primarily an end to the rocketing of Zionist settlements in northern occupied Palestine,” Nasrallah said in remarks published on Monday.
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July, 2006
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24 July
Romania shaken by spying blunder
Radu Timofte’s resignation followed the disappearance of a Syrian-born suspect in the abduction of three Romanian journalists in Iraq in 2005.
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24 July
Israel takes aim at Hezbollah stronghold
The fighting took place in the Bint Jubeil area, north of Maroun al-Ras, and involved aerial and ground forces.
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24 July
South Lebanon caught in cross-fire
HASBAYA, Lebanon (Reuters) – Caught between Hizbollah rocket fire and Israeli air strikes, some residents of southern Lebanon are losing patience with the guerrilla group they blame for a war that is costing them lives.
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24 July
Israel kills five in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli shells killed five people and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on Monday, including two members of the same family who were riding a donkey cart when they were hit, Palestinian witnesses said.
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24 July
Born-again allies, France and US unite over Lebanon
PARIS (Reuters) – France and the United States worked together to oust Syria from Lebanon and, despite tactical differences due to divergent agendas in the region, they agree who is to blame for the current crisis — Hizbollah.
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24 July
Oil slips as Rice calls for Mideast ceasefire
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil slipped below $74 a barrel on Monday due to diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict in the Middle East, a region that pumps almost a third of the world’s oil.
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24 July
Lebanon needs huge aid inflow to repair war damage
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon will need billions of dollars in aid to recover from Israel’s war with Hizbollah, which has ruined many civil installations, hit tourism, forced businesses to close and forced hundreds of thousands to flee.
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24 July
Two more suicide attacks in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers targeted Afghan and U.S.-led coalition troops in Afghanistan on Monday, amid a wave of such attacks before NATO takes over security in the country’s violent south.
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24 July
Heavy fighting as Israel pushes further into Lebanon
Heavy fighting erupted today as Israeli ground forces pushed further into Lebanon, entering another Hezbollah stronghold, and 10 Israeli soldiers were wounded, the military said.
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