Bush to push Putin on democracy President George W. Bush arrived in Russia on Friday planning to press President Vladimir Putin at a weekend G8 summit.
Iran warns Israel not to attack Syria Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday an Israeli strike on Syria would be considered an attack on the whole Islamic world.
Syria calls for Hizbullah cease fire In a significant move, the Syrian ambassador to London, in an interview with the BBC, called on Hizbullah to stop firing missiles at Israel.
Israel pulls out of central Gaza Israeli troops have withdrawn from central Gaza after the army said it had "completed" a two-day mission there.
'IAF is ready for any operation' "The air force is ready for any operation that will be necessary during the current military campaign against Lebanon."
Abbas 'held secret Israel talks' Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has secretly met Israel's domestic spy chief to try to broker an end to the crisis in Gaza.
US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza The United States has rejected a United Nations resolution demanding Israel end its military offensive in the Gaza Strip.
Peretz: We'll break Hizbullah Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Thursday following the rocket attack on Haifa, "We expected Hizbullah to break the rules and now we are going to break them."
Iran denies Hizbullah moving captives The Iranian Foreign Ministry described as "nonsense" on Friday the allegation that two IDF soldiers captured by the Lebanese Hizbullah were being transferred to Iran.