In Lebanon: Celebration and condemnation Arabs from around world shown on Hizbullah TV al-Manar praising attack, kidnapping of IDF soldiers as joyous victory, pride for Arab world.
Iraqi PM: Last chance for peace The Iraqi prime minister has told Iraqis that they have one last chance for peace.
World powers refer Iran to UN council With the Bush administration facing growing pressure to cool or confront crises flaring across the globe, the world's major powers agreed with the U.S. on Wednesday to send Iran back to the UN Security Council with the threat of sanctions.
Amidror: 'Israel's Gov't Allowed Hizbullah to Build Up' Maj.-Gen. Yaakov Amidror says that for the past six years, the government made a conscious decision to allow Hizbullah to build up its military capabilities on the border with Israel.
Israel Bombs Palestinian Foreign Ministry An Israeli warplane bombed the Palestinian Foreign Ministry early Thursday.
Bush defends Israel actions, Russia condemns attacks Russia and France condemned Israel's strikes in Lebanon on Thursday.
Oil Prices Hit New High of $75.89 a Barrel Oil prices hit a new intraday high near $76 a barrel Thursday.
Iran Shrugs Off Security Council Referral President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday shrugged off a decision by world powers to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council over its atomic program.
Mideast envoys have war of words in U.N. hallway The Palestinian and Israeli ambassadors to the United Nations engaged in an impromptu debate.