Friday, July 14, 2006

Israel - An 'Act of War' Declared – Day Three

Israel - An 'Act of War' Declared – Day Three
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This morning’s top quote by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“Despite the barbaric and criminal nature of the occupiers of Jerusalem, the regime and its Western supporters do not even have the power to give Iran a nasty look.”
Read more
HERE
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>>> 10:15am CDT Good morning one and all
Chosun.com is reporting... Israeli warplanes attacked Beirut's international airport for a second day on Friday, also hitting gas depots, the main Beirut-Damascus highway and Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs... At least 50 Lebanese civilians have been killed since Wednesday when Israel began retaliating for a Hezbollah attack that killed eight Israeli soldiers and captured two others. Two Israeli civilians have so far died in Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israel. Read this story in full HERE
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>>> 10:45am CDT
IsraelNationalNews.com reports... IDF forces from the Givati Bigade withdrew from central Gaza Friday morning, after killing more than 30 terrorists... IDF officials say the withdrawal is purely logistical. “The Gaza operation is not over and will continue in the same format,” and IDF spokesman said. Read story HERE
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> Ordinary People in Lebanon & Israel – Some of Their Stories
Read at BBCNEWS
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> CNSNEWS.com has a good read today. It goes in part as follows... Israelis on Friday expressed surprise at the events of the last few days. Although many didn't expect such an escalation in the fighting, most agree that enough is enough... “This is war,” some said. Read this story in full HERE
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>>> 11:40am CDT
IrishExaminer.com is reporting... Hundreds of people poured into the Gaza Strip from Egypt on Friday after Palestinians blew a hole in the border wall separating the two places... Read this short report HERE
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>>> 11:55am CDT
As the sun sets on Beirut... three explosions in Beirut targeted Hezbollah Headquarters... Sheik Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah was believed to have been in the building as it collapsed. Status of Sheik Nasrallah is not known at this time. (Info from Fox News Cable)
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>>> 12:25pm CDT
CNN Cable is reporting DoD is working on plans to get Americans out of Beirut and harms way... if the American Ambassador so orders an evacuation. (Could this become event number three to the World ratcheting up one more notch to an all-out World War?)
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>>> 12:50pm CDT
Hezbollah TV is reporting that Sheik Nasrallah is not only alive but is right now addressing the Nation in a speech. CNN Cable says it cannot confirm if Nasrallah’s speech is taped are being broadcast live. More to come...
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>>> 1:15pm CDT
All the News Cable Channels are reporting an Israeli Gunboat off the coast of Beirut has been hit by Hizballah rockets but fortunately no casualties are being reported.
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>>> 3:45pm CDT
Chron.com has a good read this afternoon on the peoples take in Haifa of the threat of rocket attacks. Click it out HERE
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>>> 4:10pm CDT
The Israeli Gunship that was reported to have been hit by a couple of rockets
off of the Beirut coast is now being reported to have been struck by a Unmanned Drone strapped with explosives instead. The Gunship has now been called back to Israel with more damage to it than was originally reported.
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>>> 5:04pm CDT
MiddleEastOnline.com has a good read today. It goes as follows... Regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia has indirectly accused Hezbollah of provoking Israel's onslaught on Lebanon, distancing itself from the Shiite militant movement amid fears of a wider regional conflict.
Read this story HERE (Powerful photo too)
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>>> 7:30pm CDT
Follow-up on gunship by HAAREIZ.com
goes in part as follows...
Several hours after the vessel was hit, an Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman said the damage was worse than originally thought. She added that the ship, still burning, was being towed back to Israel. There were some 80 people on board the ship when it was hit. Read this story HERE
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>>> 9:25pm CDT
ynetnews.com reports some real troubling news tonight... Syria will support Hizbullah and Lebanon against Israel's attacks, ruling Baath Party says. Italian PM discusses situation with President Assad in highest level contact since Syria spurned after Hariri assassination... Read story in full HERE
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UPDATES of EVENTS on GROUND at IDF Official Website
(Has Photos & Videos)
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NOTE: More ongoing updates can be found at:
YnetNews.com
HAARETZ.com News Flashes
IrishExaminer.com
And

IsraelNationalNews.com
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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
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This is event number two and the World ratchets up one more notch to an all-out war. It’s not going to take but one or two more significant events in this conflict to set this over into an all-out WORLD WAR.
Get ready Mr. President.
The biggest decision of your life might be coming.
We all pray that moment never comes......

AubreyJ.........
July 12, 2006
11:30am CDT

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