July, 2006

• 21 July

  Gunmen storm Fatah officer’s home

  Nabil Tammous, a member of a security force loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas, was not there at the time.

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• 21 July

  Iran’s stake in Lebanon crisis

  Iran’s government has denied Israeli accusations that it played a role in Hezbollah’s seizure of two Israeli soldiers last week – a move that sparked Israeli strikes on Lebanon.

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• 21 July

  Iraq ban extended as attacks rise

  The ban, enforced on Fridays to prevent attacks on mosques during weekly prayers, now covers most of the day.

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• 21 July

  Rice: Lasting peace is the goal, not a quick fix

  Speaking at the State Department on Friday, Rice said Hezbollah is the source of the problem in Lebanon and must be disarmed. “We must work urgently to create the conditions for stability and lasting peace,” she said.

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• 21 July

  ‘I’m out of Lebanon, and I’m going to cry’

  Esseily and her husband, Tony, have three children: a 10-month-old, an 11-year-old and a 12-year-old. They and 1,000 other American evacuees from Beirut arrived in Cyprus aboard the Navy transport ship USS Nashville early Friday.

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• 21 July

  Israeli troops mass on Lebanon border

  The Israel Defense Forces said it was calling up to 6,000 troops for reinforcements along the border as leaflets were dropped urging Lebanese residents to leave their homes and move north of the Litani River 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the Israeli border.

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• 21 July

  The true cost of war

  We ask questions that might seem extraordinary if our families at home knew we were pondering them. Should we put CNN on top of the car? Does that make us less of a target — or more of one?

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• 21 July

  Israel warns that offensive will continue : Strikes against Hezbollah enter 10th day in Lebanon

  Also on Friday, two Israeli Apache attack helicopters crashed in northern Israel after colliding in midair, the Israel Defense Forces said. The pilot was killed and three others on board the copters were injured.

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• 21 July

  Hezbollah leader apologizes for attack’s child victims

  In a Thursday interview with Arabic-language news network Al-Jazeera, Nasrallah accepted responsibility for the Wednesday attack, while conceding that an apology to the family was not sufficient.

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• 21 July

  Pace of U.S. evacuations quickens

  On Thursday about 2,250 Americans left Lebanon, and another 3,000 are expected to depart Friday, State Department officials said.

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