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  • Israeli Forces Begin Major Push Into Lebanon

    08/09/2006 6:29:20 PM PDT · by Izzy Dunne · 41 replies · 818+ views
    Fox News ^ | Aug. 9, 2006 | Bill Hemmer
    JERUSALEM — Israeli troops and armored vehicles began a massive push toward the Lebanon border late Wednesday, marking the start of a new ground offensive aimed at neutralizing Hezbollah's rocket-launching capabilities, FOX News has learned. Israel also launched an airstrike on Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp, killing at least two people. The camp is home to about 75,000 Palestinian refugees and their descendants who were displaced by the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
  • Israel presses Gaza assault, 31 killed (Kim Jong-il helps Israel)

    07/07/2006 11:03:05 PM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 26 replies · 1,113+ views
    AFP ^ | 07/08/06 | Kerry Sheridan
    Israel presses Gaza assault, 31 killed by Kerry Sheridan Fri Jul 7, 10:37 PM ET Seven Palestinians were killed as Israel pressed on with its bloody offensive in Gaza and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called on the international community to halt the deadly assault. UN chief Kofi Annan meanwhile called for an immediate stop to what he called Israel's "disproportionate use of force" in Gaza but also pressed for the release of an Israeli soldier snatched by Palestinian militants. Israel waged fresh air and ground attacks on northern Gaza, one day after reoccupying land in the deadliest 24 hours in...