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U.S. Embassy Works on Lebanon Evacuation

The United States is working on a plan to evacuate American citizens from Lebanon to the neighboring island of Cyprus, the U.S. Embassy said Saturday. Complete Story

Israel Hits Lebanon Bridges, Gas Stations

Israeli warplanes renewed attacks on Lebanon early Saturday, targeting bridges and fuel storage tanks and gas stations in the east and south, security officials said.

U.S. Citizens Should Weigh Leaving Lebanon

The State Department said Friday that Americans in Lebanon should consider leaving when it is safe to do so, and officials made contingency plans for the evacuation of people who cannot leave on their own.

Israel Bombs Hezbollah Leader's Beirut Home

Israel destroyed the home and office of Hezbollah's leader Friday and tightened its seal on Lebanon, blasting its air and road links to the outside world to punish the guerrilla group — and with it, the country — for the capture of two Israeli soldiers.

Israeli Jets Hit Beirut-Damascus Highway

Israeli warplanes struck the highway linking Beirut to the Syrian capital of Damascus early Friday, but the main artery remains open, Lebanese security officials said.

Lebanon Says It Doesn't Control Hezbollah

Israel has held Lebanese leaders responsible for Hezbollah's capture of two soldiers, but the government here says it has no real control over the guerrillas — and taking action to rein them in could tear the country apart.

Israel Blasts Beirut's Airport, Highways

Israel unleashed a furious military campaign on Lebanon's main airport, highways, military bases and other targets Thursday, retaliating for scores of Hezbollah guerrilla rockets that rained down on Israel and reached as far as Haifa, its third-largest city, for the first time.

Israel Intensifies Attacks Against Lebanon

Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, imposing a naval blockade, twice hitting Beirut's airport, and blasting two Lebanese army air bases near Syria. Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into Israel, which said one also struck the port city of Haifa.

Lebanon Attacks Bring Life to Standstill

American tourist Michael Frantel had decided it was time to leave less than 24 hours after starting his vacation in Lebanon. But as he stood at the check-in desk at Beirut's airport, Israeli airstrikes smashed the runways outside.

Israel Hits Beirut Airport for 2nd Time

Israel attacked Beirut's airport for a second time Thursday, with helicopter gunships unleashing missiles that set fuel tanks ablaze at Lebanon's only international air facility, Lebanese security officials said.

Developments in Israel-Lebanon Crisis

Developments in the Israel-Lebanon crisis stemming from the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah.

EU Accuses Israel Over Attacks on Lebanon

The European Union on Thursday criticized Israel for using "disproportionate" force in its attacks on Lebanon following the cross-border raid by Hezbollah guerillas who captured two Israeli soldiers.

Beirut Airport Bombing Disrupts Travel

Israel's bombardment of the Beirut airport Thursday disrupted Middle Eastern air travel and threatened to cripple Lebanon's tourism industry at the start of its busiest season.

Israel: No Targets in Lebanon Are Immune

Israel's air force is prepared to strike anywhere in Lebanon, including the capital of Beirut, if the Lebanese government fails to rein in Hezbollah guerrillas, the Israeli army chief said Thursday.

Israel Imposes Blockade on Lebanon

Israel on Thursday imposed a sea and air blockade on Lebanon to cut off supply routes to Lebanese militants, the Israeli military said.

Israel Blasts Lebanon Airport, Air Bases

Israel intensified its attacks against Lebanon on Thursday, imposing a naval blockade, twice hitting Beirut's airport and blasting two Lebanese army air bases near Syria. Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into Israel, which said one also struck the port city of Haifa.

Israeli Warplanes Attack Beirut Airport

Israeli warplanes struck the runways of Beirut's international airport in the Lebanese capital's Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs, forcing the closure of the facility, police and airport officials said.

Hezbollah Raid Boosts Group's Image

Hezbollah's leader vowed that only a prisoner swap will win the release of two Israeli soldiers after a cross-border attack Wednesday that showed the guerrilla group — and its backers Iran and Syria — still have the power to reignite a spiral of violence in the volatile region.

Israel Attacks Lebanon After Troops Seized

Israel bombed and shelled southern Lebanon and sent ground troops over the border for the first time in six years Wednesday after Hezbollah guerrillas captured two Israeli soldiers. Israeli planes attacked the runways of Beirut International Airport early Thursday, Israeli Army Radio reported, starting off a second day of attacks.

Key Events in Lebanon-Israel Conflict

A look at major events between Lebanon and Israel:

Israel Hits Lebanon After Soldiers Grabbed

Hezbollah militants crossed into Israel on Wednesday and captured two Israeli soldiers. Israel responded in southern Lebanon with warplanes, tanks and gunboats, and said eight of its soldiers had been killed in the violence.

Suspect in Tunnel Plot Said to Visit U.S.

Lebanese authorities found maps and bombing plans on the personal computer of an al-Qaida loyalist accused of plotting to attack New York train tunnels, and a U.S. official disclosed that he had visited the country at least once.

Lebanon Accuses Israel of Car Bombing

Lebanon accused Israel on Thursday of using an aircraft last month to detonate a car bomb that killed two officials of a Palestinian militant group in south Lebanon.

U.N.-Backed Hariri Probe Reports Progress

A U.N.-backed investigator reported on Saturday "considerable progress" in his probe of a former Lebanese prime minister's assassination, and said most of his work could be wrapped up in several months.

Lebanon 'Mass Grave' Said to Be a Cemetery

A burial site in eastern Lebanon originally believed to be a mass grave for victims of Syria's military presence is actually a graveyard dating to the 17th century, a Lebanese prosecutor said in a statement published Wednesday.

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An Iranian made Silkworm missile - not a drone - hit the Israeli Navy corvette off Lebanon

Source: debka.com

An Irainian made Silkworm missile struck the Israeli corvette off the Lebanese coast - not a drone as earlier reported. This advanced missile carries anti-jamming technology clearly sophisticated enough to defeat the Israeli navy's newest corvette's defensive systems.

A Really Easy Way to Prevent War Between Israel and Lebanon

Obviously there are a great deal of people who are looking forward to war between Israel and Palestine and possibly even Syria and Iran as well.

Fleeing Lebanese burnt alive

Source: news.com.au

Over 100 civillians have now been killed in the escalating conflict.

The Mideast death dance

Source: Salon.com

Rami G. Khouri: Hamas and Hezbollah, Lebanon and Palestine, Syria and Iran, the US and Israel: Unless these four pairs of actors turn away from their failed policies, the Middle East will sink further into violence and despair.

From my home, I saw what the 'war on terror' meant

Source: informationclearinghouse.info

It was a brisk start to Day Two of Israel's latest "war on terror", a conflict that uses some of the same language - and a few of the same lies - as George Bush's larger "war on terror".

Israel PM sets three conditions for ceasefire

Source: khaleejtimes.com

if Hezbollah releases our two soldiers, stops its rocket fire and the disarmament of Hezbollah, the Shiite movement based in Lebanon which abducted two Israeli soldiers on Wednesday.

American Prospect Online - The Rules of the Game

Source: prospect.org

An American mediator with Hezbollah interprets the signals from Tel Aviv and the Lebanese militia group.

Drone Bomb Hits Israelis, U.A.V. Pioneers

Source: Defense Tech

Defense Tech has an interesting take on the Hezbollah drone attack.From the article: Hezbollah has flown simple "Misrad-1" unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, twice before, in November 2004 and April 2005. But those were reconnaissance flights, last just a couple of minutes each.

Israel says Lebanon will hide WMDs for Iran

Source: The Raw Story

In remarks made before the UN Security Council today, Ambassador Dan Gillerman claimed that Lebanon was willing to work with Iran to hide weapons of mass destruction. A partial transcript of his remarks follow:

Holocaust Revisited: Uncensored News Reports From the Middle East

Source: Information Clearing House

This video contains images depicting the reality and horror of Israel's gruesome war on the people of Palestine and Lebanon.

Hezbollah DENIES Haifa attack

Source: Yahoo! News

After a barrage of rocket attacks against towns in northern Israel that left two dead and 50 injured, two rockets fired from south Lebanon also penetrated deeper than ever inside Israel, hitting its third largest city of Haifa.

Hostility envelops wider region

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

From the page: -- As so often in the Middle East, text and sub-text are inextricably bound up. --

Radical Shiite Cleric Hints at Militia Attacks to Protest Israel’s Actions

Source: New York Times

From the article: The radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr said Friday that Iraqis would not “sit by with folded hands” while Israel struck at Lebanon, signaling a possible increase in attacks from his mercurial militia, the Mahdi Army.In a written statement, Mr.

Israel resumes Lebanon offensive

Source: today.reuters.com

Israeli aircraft pounded areas in south, east and northern Lebanon on Saturday, a day after Hizbollah's chief declared an open war against the Jewish state following the bombardment of his stronghold in Beirut.

Op-Ed: Lebanon pays for Hezbollah's sins

Source: informationclearinghouse.info

Why do they involve children? She was not attacking Tel Aviv,” he says of Akkash's 6-month-old daughter, killed in the strike. "She was sleeping with her family. I hope the American people think of a 6-month-old-girl killed with an American fighter, flown by an Israeli pilot.

Iraqi Militia Leader Lashes Out at U.S. and Israel

Source: nytimes.com

Some analysts of the Middle East say that if Iran is inflamed by the Israeli attack on Hezbollah, it could stir up trouble for the Americans here by prodding the Mahdi Army.

Hizbollah chief defiant, Israeli warship attacked

Source: Reuters.com

This can't be good.From the article: "You wanted open war. We are going to (wage) open war," Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a telephone message broadcast live on Hizbollah television after the attack. He said an Israeli navy ship was ablaze off the coast of Beirut.

Israeli Web Sites Attacked

Source: redherring.com

The fighting along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon has brought with it an upsurge in attacks on Israeli-related web sites in the past 24 hours, Israeli web sites reported Thursday.

Israel Vows to Crush Militia; Group’s Leader Is Defiant

Source: nytimes.com

The Israeli government decided today to press ahead with its military operations in Lebanon, concentrating on targets associated with the Hezbollah militia, including the bombing this evening of the headquarters of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Israeli officials said.

Israel's Presumptive Reprisals

Source: opednews.com

Lebanon's Daily Star has an editorial describing what they call, 'Israel's signature strategy: collective punishment. That's one of the apparent goals of Israel's bombardment of targets inside of Lebanon.

US, major allies differ in response to Israeli attack

Source: breitbart.com

Major US allies condemned the ferocity of Israel's military attack on Lebanon, revealing a clear split with Washington's moderate call for restraint.

Bush's Indifference Drives Conflict

Source: commondreams.org

Israel's assault on Lebanon, following Hizbullah's cross-border raid on Wednesday and weeks of unremitting bloodshed in Gaza, brought demands yesterday for international action to contain the crisis and mediate an end to the fighting.

Middle East Chaos; Who Benefits?

Source: opednews.com

The insanity in the Middle East is increasing. It's gotten me thinking who benefits from this. Consider this somewhat wild, unsubstantiated speculation.

Israel takes charge

Source: townhall.com

It’s good to see Israel not just talking the talk but walking the walk. Time and time again, Israel has tried to compromise with terrorist-laden entities like the Palestinian Liberation Organization, only to be greeted with even more violence and bloodshed.

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