Latest developments in the Middle East
July 17 (Reuters) - Following are developments in the Middle East.
* Israeli plans to pursue its offensive against Hizbollah until two captured soldiers are returned and Lebanese army troops controlled all of southern Lebanon
* Lebanese prime minister says Israel's attacks have inflicted billions of dollars of damage on Lebanon's infrastructure
* Hizbollah fires 20 rockets at Israel overnight -- more than 100 rockets in 24 hours. Twenty-four Israelis killed in the fighting so far, including 12 civilians hit by rockets
* Britain, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan call on the U.N. Security Council to deploy a multilateral security force in Lebanon; U.S., Israel frown on the idea.
* Israeli security sources say Israel has about a week to hit Hizbollah before international pressure forces it to curb its offensive
* Rocket fired from Lebanon destroys building in Israeli city of Haifa
* Israel closes its port in Haifa after rocket attacks
* Palestinian gunmen ambush Israeli troops in occupied West Bank, kill one and wound at least two
* Israeli air strikes flatten Palestinian Foreign Ministry building and offices of Hamas-led security force in Gaza Strip
* Hizbollah chief says rocketing of Haifa was retaliation for Israeli killing of civilians and promises more "surprises"
* Saudi Arabia steps up criticism of Lebanese and Palestinian militants, saying they have allowed Israel to wage war against their people
* Thousands of foreigners fleeing Lebanon, some by road to Syria, others waiting for places on U.S. and European ships
* Israeli army says no ground forces in southern Lebanon. Spokesman says there was "very small incursion" overnight.
* United Nations says escalating violence threatens to create a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon
* Latest Israeli air strikes kill 48 people across Lebanon on sixth day of bombardment
* Israel plans to pursue its offensive against Hizbollah until two captured soldiers are returned and Lebanese army troops controlled all of southern Lebanon
* "Israel will not agree to live in the shadow of missiles or rockets against its residents," Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says
* Lebanese prime minister says Israel's attacks have inflicted billions of dollars of damage on Lebanon's infrastructure
* Twenty-four Israelis killed in the fighting so far, including 12 civilians hit by rockets
* Britain, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan call on the U.N. Security Council to deploy a multilateral security force in Lebanon; U.S., Israel frown on the idea.
* Israeli security sources say Israel has about a week to hit Hizbollah before international pressure forces it to curb its offensive
* Hizbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israeli city of Haifa and medics say three-story building collapses, wounding two people.
* Israel closes its port in Haifa after rocket attacks
* U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice intends to travel to the Middle East to seek to calm violence
* Palestinian gunmen ambush Israeli troops in occupied West Bank, kill one and wound at least two
* Israeli air strikes flatten Palestinian Foreign Ministry building and offices of Hamas-led security force in Gaza Strip
* Hizbollah chief says rocketing of Haifa was retaliation for Israeli killing of civilians and promises more "surprises"
* Saudi Arabia steps up criticism of Lebanese and Palestinian militants, saying they have allowed Israel to wage war against their people
* Thousands of foreigners flee Lebanon to escape Israeli air strikes, some traveling by road to Syria, others waiting for places on U.S. and European ships.
* Israeli plans to pursue its offensive against Hizbollah until two captured soldiers are returned and Lebanese army troops controlled all of southern Lebanon
* Lebanese prime minister says Israel's attacks have inflicted billions of dollars of damage on Lebanon's infrastructure
* Hizbollah fires 20 rockets at Israel overnight -- more than 100 rockets in 24 hours. Twenty-four Israelis killed in the fighting so far, including 12 civilians hit by rockets
* Britain, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan call on the U.N. Security Council to deploy a multilateral security force in Lebanon; U.S., Israel frown on the idea.
* Israeli security sources say Israel has about a week to hit Hizbollah before international pressure forces it to curb its offensive
* Rocket fired from Lebanon destroys building in Israeli city of Haifa
* Israel closes its port in Haifa after rocket attacks
* Palestinian gunmen ambush Israeli troops in occupied West Bank, kill one and wound at least two
* Israeli air strikes flatten Palestinian Foreign Ministry building and offices of Hamas-led security force in Gaza Strip
* Hizbollah chief says rocketing of Haifa was retaliation for Israeli killing of civilians and promises more "surprises"
* Saudi Arabia steps up criticism of Lebanese and Palestinian militants, saying they have allowed Israel to wage war against their people
* Thousands of foreigners fleeing Lebanon, some by road to Syria, others waiting for places on U.S. and European ships
* Israeli army says no ground forces in southern Lebanon. Spokesman says there was "very small incursion" overnight.
* United Nations says escalating violence threatens to create a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon
* Latest Israeli air strikes kill 48 people across Lebanon on sixth day of bombardment
* Israel plans to pursue its offensive against Hizbollah until two captured soldiers are returned and Lebanese army troops controlled all of southern Lebanon
* "Israel will not agree to live in the shadow of missiles or rockets against its residents," Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says
* Lebanese prime minister says Israel's attacks have inflicted billions of dollars of damage on Lebanon's infrastructure
* Twenty-four Israelis killed in the fighting so far, including 12 civilians hit by rockets
* Britain, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan call on the U.N. Security Council to deploy a multilateral security force in Lebanon; U.S., Israel frown on the idea.
* Israeli security sources say Israel has about a week to hit Hizbollah before international pressure forces it to curb its offensive
* Hizbollah fires dozens of rockets at Israeli city of Haifa and medics say three-story building collapses, wounding two people.
* Israel closes its port in Haifa after rocket attacks
* U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice intends to travel to the Middle East to seek to calm violence
* Palestinian gunmen ambush Israeli troops in occupied West Bank, kill one and wound at least two
* Israeli air strikes flatten Palestinian Foreign Ministry building and offices of Hamas-led security force in Gaza Strip
* Hizbollah chief says rocketing of Haifa was retaliation for Israeli killing of civilians and promises more "surprises"
* Saudi Arabia steps up criticism of Lebanese and Palestinian militants, saying they have allowed Israel to wage war against their people
* Thousands of foreigners flee Lebanon to escape Israeli air strikes, some traveling by road to Syria, others waiting for places on U.S. and European ships.
posted by Marko at 7/17/2006 09:20:00 AM
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