JULY WAR '06After the war, the Israeli embargo is still on...
Live coverage archive: August 19 to 23.
Wednesday, 23 August 2006> ISRAEL IS STILL ENFORCING A BLOCKADE ON LEBANON (One month and 10 Days Today)
> 3 Lebanese troops killed in S. Lebanon while dismantling unexploded missile (AP)
> Siniora: U.S. can support us, put pressure on Israel to lift sea and air siege (Reuters)
> IDF says soldier killed, two officers hurt in south Lebanon (Haaretz)
> France to call for lift of Lebanon air and sea blockade in talks with Livni (AP)
> Israeli PM Olmert: Air and sea blockade of Lebanon will remain
> One Israeli soldier was killed and 3 others were wounded when a landmine hit their tank in South Lebanon today, media reports said
> Amnesty International says Israel guilty of war crimes during Lebanon offensive (AP)
> Amnesty: Israel committed war crimes in Lebanon campaign: IDF engaged in deliberate targeting of civilians, destruction of civilian infrastructure.
> UN permits peacekeepers wide use of force in Lebanon operation (Reuters) Tuesday, 22 August 2006> ISRAEL IS STILL ENFORCING A BLOCKADE ON LEBANON
> Assad rejects Israel`s demand for UN troops on Syria-Lebanon border (Reuters)
> Sweden says ready to help Lebanon rebuild, but doubtful about sending troops (AP)
> Israeli PM tells UN envoy Israel will lift blockade of Lebanon once int`l force arrives (AP)
> EU foreign ministers to debate UNIFIL troop contributions on Friday (AP)
> Lebanese Pres. Lahoud: Damages from war could cost $5 billion (AP)
> Roed-Larsen: Situation in south Lebanon will remain delicate in coming months (AP)
> Turkish FM today from Syria: After `catastrophe` of war, `there is opportunity to achieve peace`; Turkey still undecided about sending troops to Lebanon force (AP)
> Hezbollah minister: Lebanon might challenge air, sea blockade imposed by Israel (AP)
> Italian FM: Italy won`t send troops to Lebanon if Israel `keeps shooting` (Reuters)
> U.S. says new resolution to disarm Hezbollah is needed (AP)
> U.S. calls for quick deployment of UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon (AP)
> Hezbollah deputy leader says son badly wounded in fighting with Israel (AP) Monday, 21 August 2006> ISRAEL IS STILL ENFORCING A BLOCKADE ON LEBANON
> 20:51 - Al Arabiya TV: IDF kills 3 Hezbollah men in south Lebanon today (Reuters)
> Hezbollah: Group won`t stand down until army ready to defend Lebanon (Reuters)
> Peretz tells UN envoy that conditions not right for negotiations with Syria (Haaretz)
> Lebanese official says $3.5 billion needed to rebuild country (AP)
> Prodi says he told Annan that Italy is ready to lead UN force in Lebanon (Reuters)
> Bush: Can`t have a democratic gov`t with armed militia lobbing missiles; Israel has the right to defend itself; Hezbollah must not be allowed to re-arm through Iran or Syria; Iran encourages a radical brand of Islam; U.S. will give $230 million in aid to Lebanon; Lebanese people have made it clear that they want to live in freedom; Lebanon international force must have robust rules of engagement; UN resolution 1701 is essential to freedom of Lebanese people (Sky News)
> 20:21 - IDF: Troops shoot three Hezbollah men in south Lebanon (Reuters)
> 20:06 - IDF troops clash with Hezbollah in south Lebanon; no casualties (Channel 10)
> 23:10 IDF soldier seriously injured in accident in south Lebanon (Haaretz)
> Italian PM Prodi: Bush`s UN proposal for disarming Hezbollah `prudent` (AP)
> UNESCO sends experts to Lebanon to assess potential aid for recovery effort (AP)
> Lebanese minister calls for French support for UN peacekeeping mission (AP)
> Italian senator: Iran wants Italy to negotiate release of IDF soldiers (Reuters)
> Peretz: Implementation of Resolution 1701 is important test for UN (Israel Radio)
> Source: Israel insists all planes to Beirut go via Jordan for security checks (Reuters)
> Emir of Qatar: Lebanon war provides `greater opportunity` for Mideast peace (AP)
> Lebanese sources: Israel releases 5 Lebanese men taken during commando raid (DPA)
> Greece says will not contribute troops to UN`s peacekeeping force in Lebanon (DPA)
> Olmert: Syria `single most aggressive member of axis of evil` (AP)
> Syrian MP: Israel must endorse land-for-peace strategy in actions, not words (AP)
> German Chancellor: UNIFIL force must reach south Lebanon quickly (AP)
> PM Olmert: Israel won`t negotiate with Syria as long as it sponsors terrorism (AP)
> Turkey denies Iranian airplanes en route to Lebanon entry to its airspace (Haaretz)
> Annan expected to declare 10,000 troops to join int`l force by November (Israel Radio)
> Lebanese official: Italy pledges 2,500 troops for int`l peacekeeping force (AP) Sunday, 20 August 2006> ISRAEL IS STILL ENFORCING A BLOCKADE ON LEBANON
> Israel will prevent the Lebanese army from deploying along the volatile border until the arrival of international troops in the area, Defense Minister Amir Peretz says
> European Union members will meet this week in Brussels, probably on Wednesday, to discuss their contributions to a UN force in Lebanon, the EU's Finnish presidency says
> France called for a meeting of EU countries to "clarify" their troop contributions to the UN force in Lebanon, Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy says
> Swedish aid minister arrives in Beirut to prepare for donors` conference (DPA)
> Iran`s Foreign Ministry: Working on aid package to help rebuild Lebanon (Reuters)
> Halutz to cabinet: Lebanon war perhaps not knockout, but definitely a victory. Member of Knesset: It is very sad that Halutz can`t specify points of victory
> 150 French troops travel to Lebanon by ship, expected to arrive Thursday
> Security sources: IAF planes conduct reconnaissance missions over Lebanon (Reuters)
> U.S. officials: War in Lebanon may improve chances for sanctions on Iran
> Anyone who violates a ceasefire deal by firing rockets on Israel from Lebanon will be arrested and tried by military court as a "collaborator with the enemy," Defense Minister Elias Murr says
> Annan: Israeli violations of cease-fire could endanger fragile calm in the region; Israeli raid in Lebanon violates truce (Reuters)
> Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr threatens to halt army`s deployment in the south due to Israeli Operation in Bekaa (AP)
> Israeli Defense Ministry: IDF raid in Baalbek `does not violate cease-fire` (Haaretz)
> Lebanese PM: Israeli raid in Baalbek is `naked violation` of UN cease-fire Saturday, 19 August 2006> U.S. refuses to condemn IDF commando raid in Lebanon (AP)
> UN envoy: IDF raid in Lebanon would constitute `clear violation` of truce (Reuters)
> 23:05 - IDF says no Hezbollah prisoners were taken in Baalbek raid
> The Israeli army confirms its commandos operated in eastern Lebanon, saying the raid aimed at preventing smuggling of arms from Iran and Syria to Hizbullah
> 18:51 Bush: UN force will stop Hezbollah from acting as a state within a state; UN force will help the Beirut government restore sovereignty (Reuters)
> IDF officer killed, two others wounded, one seriously, in Baalbek raid (Haaretz)
> About 50 French soldiers arrived in the southern coastal town of Naqoura, the first troops to reinforce UN peacekeepers
> Hizbullah says its fighters have foiled early Today, Saturday 19 August, an Israeli commando raid west of Baalbeck
> Mubarak warns U.S. against invading Iran, says Hezbollah `legitimate resistance` (AP)
> UN official urges Israel to lift Lebanon blockade to allow aid
> Bush: It could take time for world to accept war was a Hezbollah loss
> Israeli warplanes launched air strikes targeting an uninhabited area near Baalbeck in eastern Lebanon, on Friday, security officials said
> The Italian government gave its approval for the deployment of Italian troops to an expanded UN mission in Lebanon, the Italian news agency ANSA reports
> France is sending urgently 200 troops to reinforce UN Interim Force in Lebanon, Chirac's office says
> The 37 Days of War Then UN Truce: July War
> Lebanese: more than 1,150 killed and 3,700 injured, mostly civilians and children.
> Israeli: More than 114 soldiers dead, many injured. And 43 civilians dead, 100 injured.
> More than 915,000 Lebanese displaced, 500,000 returned back since.
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