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Israel - An 'Act of War' Declared
Day Fourteen
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The following statement by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued today in Rome:
I am shocked and deeply distressed by the apparently deliberate targeting by Israeli Defense Forces of a United Nations observer post in southern Lebanon that has killed two United Nations military observers, with two more feared dead.
This coordinated artillery and aerial attack on a long established and clearly marked United Nations post at Khiyam occurred despite personal assurances given to me by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that United Nations positions would be spared Israeli fire. Furthermore, General Alain Pelligrini, the United Nations Force Commander in south Lebanon, had been in repeated contact with Israeli officers throughout the day on Tuesday, stressing the need to protect that particular United Nations position from attack.
I call on the Government of Israel to conduct a full investigation into this very disturbing incident, and demand that any further attack on United Nations positions and personnel must stop.
The names and nationalities of those killed are being withheld pending notification of their families. I extend sincere condolences to the families of our fallen peacekeepers.
(Courtesy of UN NEWS CENTRE)
Israel - An 'Act of War' Declared
Day Fourteen
.
The following statement by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued today in Rome:
I am shocked and deeply distressed by the apparently deliberate targeting by Israeli Defense Forces of a United Nations observer post in southern Lebanon that has killed two United Nations military observers, with two more feared dead.
This coordinated artillery and aerial attack on a long established and clearly marked United Nations post at Khiyam occurred despite personal assurances given to me by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that United Nations positions would be spared Israeli fire. Furthermore, General Alain Pelligrini, the United Nations Force Commander in south Lebanon, had been in repeated contact with Israeli officers throughout the day on Tuesday, stressing the need to protect that particular United Nations position from attack.
I call on the Government of Israel to conduct a full investigation into this very disturbing incident, and demand that any further attack on United Nations positions and personnel must stop.
The names and nationalities of those killed are being withheld pending notification of their families. I extend sincere condolences to the families of our fallen peacekeepers.
(Courtesy of UN NEWS CENTRE)
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>>> 6:25am CDT
Let’s get a quick timeline update this morning... of the events on ground... from our friends at ynetnews.com
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> ynetnews.com also reports this-- this morning... Iranian threats against Israel continue... Iranian media outlets published sections of interviews given by Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad-Reza Sheybani, who said that Hezbollah’s military capability has greatly increased in the last decade, and threatened that if Israel harmed Syria, the Iranians would respond with force... Sheybani stressed that Iran would support Syria if it is attacked by Israel. "There should be no doubt on this issue...
Read this story in full HERE
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>>> 12:55pm CDT
Here’s two good reads from late this morning at Reuters.com. They go in part as follows:
> Israel intends to control a security zone in southern Lebanon until an international force can be deployed to take it over, Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Tuesday... Israel believes a 10,000- to 20,000-member stabilization force will be needed and that it could be deployed one to two weeks after Western powers approve it...
Here’s two good reads from late this morning at Reuters.com. They go in part as follows:
> Israel intends to control a security zone in southern Lebanon until an international force can be deployed to take it over, Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Tuesday... Israel believes a 10,000- to 20,000-member stabilization force will be needed and that it could be deployed one to two weeks after Western powers approve it...
Read this story HERE
> Egypt and Saudi Arabia, facing popular anger over Israel's offensive in Lebanon, toughened their stance on Tuesday, warning the United States that Israeli militarism could lead to a wider conflict in the region... "Saudi Arabia warns everybody that if the peace option fails because of Israeli arrogance, there will be no other option but war..."
> Egypt and Saudi Arabia, facing popular anger over Israel's offensive in Lebanon, toughened their stance on Tuesday, warning the United States that Israeli militarism could lead to a wider conflict in the region... "Saudi Arabia warns everybody that if the peace option fails because of Israeli arrogance, there will be no other option but war..."
Read this story HERE
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> News.com.au also has a good take on events of the last few days. It goes in part like this... The bombing on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital ended a 24-hour lull that coincided with a lightning visit to the region by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice... With no end in sight to a conflict that has already claimed at least 390 lives on the Lebanese side alone, Defence Minister Amir Peretz warned Israel could establish its own security zone in southern Lebanon if multinational troops were not deployed along Israel's border...
Read this story in full HERE
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>>> 1:55pm CDT
Here’s one story that got by me... but thanks to our friends at The Neo Con Blogger(™)...we got it. This story is from ynetnews.com and goes in part like this... Lebanese sources say Revolutionary Guard units aiding Hizbullah against Jewish state, report bodies of dead Iranian soldiers transferred to Tehran via Syria. Read this story in full HERE
Here’s one story that got by me... but thanks to our friends at The Neo Con Blogger(™)...we got it. This story is from ynetnews.com and goes in part like this... Lebanese sources say Revolutionary Guard units aiding Hizbullah against Jewish state, report bodies of dead Iranian soldiers transferred to Tehran via Syria. Read this story in full HERE
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>>> 2:15pm CDT
IsraelNationalNews.com reports... Katyusha rockets rained on the northwestern coastal city of Nahariya in the last hour and injured about 20 people...
IsraelNationalNews.com reports... Katyusha rockets rained on the northwestern coastal city of Nahariya in the last hour and injured about 20 people...
Read this short report HERE
> Short Note: Approximately 100 Hezbollah Rockets hit northern Israel Tuesday. Places hit include Haifa, Kiryat Shmona, Safed, Acre, Nahariya and Tiberias. Haifa was again rained down on by rocket attacks today with at least seven rockets hitting inside the city. One rocket hit a bus and two more were said to have struck near a hospital injuring five. A rocket was also said to have hit a house in Haifa today but thankfully no one was injured. Sadly though, one man was reported to have died of a heart attack while running for a bomb shelter.
> Short Note: Approximately 100 Hezbollah Rockets hit northern Israel Tuesday. Places hit include Haifa, Kiryat Shmona, Safed, Acre, Nahariya and Tiberias. Haifa was again rained down on by rocket attacks today with at least seven rockets hitting inside the city. One rocket hit a bus and two more were said to have struck near a hospital injuring five. A rocket was also said to have hit a house in Haifa today but thankfully no one was injured. Sadly though, one man was reported to have died of a heart attack while running for a bomb shelter.
AJ
>>> 5:15pm CDT
FoxesNews.com has a lengthy read on the events of the day. It goes in part like this... A U.N. observer post was hit by an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon Tuesday, killing four peacekeepers, U.N. officials said. Read this story HERE
FoxesNews.com has a lengthy read on the events of the day. It goes in part like this... A U.N. observer post was hit by an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon Tuesday, killing four peacekeepers, U.N. officials said. Read this story HERE
>>> 8:40pm CDT
A short report from IDF (Israel Defense Forces)... It goes in part like this... In the last few days IDF has intensified its operations in Lebanon. Alongside the Air Force activity that has been ongoing since the operation's start, IDF has started sending ground forces including infantry, engineers, and armor into southern Lebanon for the eventual takeover of Hezbollah strongholds. Read in full HERE
A short report from IDF (Israel Defense Forces)... It goes in part like this... In the last few days IDF has intensified its operations in Lebanon. Alongside the Air Force activity that has been ongoing since the operation's start, IDF has started sending ground forces including infantry, engineers, and armor into southern Lebanon for the eventual takeover of Hezbollah strongholds. Read in full HERE
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>>> 10:30pm CDT
The leader of Hezbollah has threatened a new phase in the war with Israel and said his fighters will not accept any "humiliating" conditions for a ceasefire.
The leader of Hezbollah has threatened a new phase in the war with Israel and said his fighters will not accept any "humiliating" conditions for a ceasefire.
Read this story in full at Aljazeera.net
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U.S. Department of State
Travel.State.Gov
(Current information - A message to American citizens in Lebanon)
More info can be found HERE
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Daily UPDATES of EVENTS on GROUND at IDF Official Website
Travel.State.Gov
(Current information - A message to American citizens in Lebanon)
More info can be found HERE
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Daily UPDATES of EVENTS on GROUND at IDF Official Website
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NOTE: More ongoing updates can be found at:
EuroNews
(Has Videos- Photos)
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YnetNews.com
HAARETZ.com News Flashes
IrishExaminer.com
IsraelNationalNews.com
And
*New- IsraeliNewsNow.com
*New- IsraelNewsDesk.com
*New- Fox News Free Video
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NOTE: More ongoing updates can be found at:
EuroNews
(Has Videos- Photos)
.
YnetNews.com
HAARETZ.com News Flashes
IrishExaminer.com
IsraelNationalNews.com
And
*New- IsraeliNewsNow.com
*New- IsraelNewsDesk.com
*New- Fox News Free Video
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A good Summary of all the day/night events can be viewed at:
IBA (Israel Broadcasting Authority) -TV NEWS in ENGLISH
And at
JerusalemOnline.com -Has TV NEWS in ENGLISH
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Note: When all Foreign Citizens are out of Lebanon and on safe turf... it would not surprise me one bit... if within days of this event... we finally see this war escalate and flow quickly over other boarders. This would only be a few days from now if this should sadly become true... Oh Yeah... Keep an eye on our
Homeland Security Advisory System
AubreyJ.........
July 24, 2006
4:00pm CDT
IBA (Israel Broadcasting Authority) -TV NEWS in ENGLISH
And at
JerusalemOnline.com -Has TV NEWS in ENGLISH
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Note: When all Foreign Citizens are out of Lebanon and on safe turf... it would not surprise me one bit... if within days of this event... we finally see this war escalate and flow quickly over other boarders. This would only be a few days from now if this should sadly become true... Oh Yeah... Keep an eye on our
Homeland Security Advisory System
AubreyJ.........
July 24, 2006
4:00pm CDT
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