Thursday, August 17, 2006

8/17/06

Lebanese troops begin to deploy south of Litani River Lebanese troops, backed by tanks and armored vehicles, have begun deploying south of the Litani River in line with a UN cease-fire plan to end fighting between Israel and Hizbullah.

Israel wants Turkey to impose blockade on Iranian arms Israel wants the Turkish military to impose an air and ground embargo to prevent Iran using Turkish territory to send arms to resupply Hezbollah.

Europe faces 'very real threat' UK Home Secretary John Reid has said Europe faces a "persistent and very real" threat from terrorism, after a meeting with EU counterparts in London.

IDF continues to withdraw from Lebanon Senior IDF officers said that Israel would uphold the cease-fire and begin to gradually withdraw its forces ahead of the deployment of the Lebanese army in the south.

Iranian leader: Hizbullah resistance a victory for Islam In message to Hizbullah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says 'you have ridiculed myth that Zionist army is invincible'

"Star Wars" agency helps Israel on rocket threat The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency has begun working with Israel to help find ways to counter enemy rockets, a much shorter-range threat than the "Star Wars" mission to block ballistic missiles for which is it known.

Poll: 70 Percent of Israelis Oppose Cease-Fire Israel's defense minister has created a military committee to investigate how the war in Lebanon was conducted.

MKs: Convergence will ruin Olmert The convergence plan that served as a cornerstone of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's rise to office may lead to his downfall.

For Majority of Arabs, Hezbollah Won Around the Arab world, Hezbollah was widely seen as the victor in the 34-day war with Israel, because of the tougher-than-expected resistance it put up under Israel's relentless bombardment and heavy ground assaults.

Lebanese general arrested for drinking tea with IDF A Lebanese general was ordered arrested Wednesday for appearing in a videotape drinking tea with IDF soldiers who had occupied his south Lebanon barracks during their incursion of the country.