Wednesday, August 2, 2006
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| 00h | 00:35Baalbeck Une unité israélienne héliportée qui a atterri dans l'Est du Liban est encerclée par des combattants du Hezbollah au sud de Baalbeck, annonce un porte-parole du parti chiite libanais. | 00:25Helicopters put down IDF Commandos near Baalbek (Haaretz) 00:30Lebanese army official: Israeli air presence over Baalbek 'unprecedented' (AP) 00:40Hezbollah says it has Israel chopper crew surrounded 00:45Canada calls for 'immediate' ceasefire in Lebanon 00:55Al-Manar: Hezbollah fighting IDF troops on the ground west of Baalbek (AP) | 00:02Second Israeli landing attempt on Tal al-Abiad near Hikmeh Hospital in Baalbek confronted by Hezbollah + LebanonUpdates 00:05Large fire breaks out in Baalbek after Israeli shelling near Hikmeh Hospital + LebanonUpdates 00:22al-Jazeera correspondent: fierce clashes between Hezbollah and Israel troops foils Israeli landing + LebanonUpdates 00:26al-Jazeera correspondent: Israel targets Hikmeh Hospital thinking wounded high-ranking Hezbollah official at hospital + LebanonUpdates 00:29Lebanese internal security forces: Israeli helicopters circle at low altitude on Baalbek – Homs road, burns three petrol stations + LebanonUpdates 00:43Hezbollah says it surrounded Israeli airborne helicopter crew south of Baalbek + LebanonUpdates 00:53Hezbollah says three soldiers from Israeli helicopter crew hit in Baalbek + LebanonUpdates 00:54Hezbollah surrounds Israeli soldiers in hospital in Baalbek + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 01h | 01:30New York La France boycottera la réunion des pays contributeurs potentiels à une future force internationale au Liban qui a été reprogrammée pour jeudi, annonce une source diplomatique française. 01:40Washington La Maison Blanche déclare qu'un cessez-le-feu immédiat au Liban n'est pas à l'ordre du jour, mais a minimisé le différend avec la France sur l'urgence d'un arrêt des hostilités. 01:50Londres La campagne militaire israélienne au Liban va probablement encore durer "une dizaine de jours", affirme soir à la BBC le ministre israélien du Tourisme, Isaac Herzog. | 01:00Hezbollah says it has IDF Commandos surrounded inside Al Hikmeh Hospital in Baalbeck 01:25Hizbollah confirmed surrounding the Israeli Commandos (Al Arabiya) 01:25Fierce fighting around Al Hikmeh hospital (Al Jazeerah) 01:25France to boycott Lebanon stabilization force meeting 01:35Israeli sources: Israeli commandos attempting to capture Sheikh Yazbik from Hizbollah 01:35Hezbollah's chief spokesman: IDF troops battling guerrillas near Baalbek hospital (AP) 01:35Witnesses: Hospital near Baalbek burning after hit in IAF strike (AP) 01:40Hizbollah's Spokesman: Israeli commandos didn't succeed to capture anyone from the hospital 01:45Lebanese army ground defenses blocked an Israeli holicopter from dropping more Israeli commandos into Baalbeck 01:45Al-Jazeera: IDF aimed to reach Hezbollah official in Baalbek hospital (Agencies) 01:45Rice sees ceasefire in Lebanon in matter of 'days, not weeks' (AP) 01:45Shimon Peres: IDF operation in Lebanon could go on for 'weeks, not months' 01:50Hizbollah: Israeli operation in Al Hikma hospital was a successful intelligence setup by Hizbollah 01:50Hezbollah denies reports that IDF snatched patients from Baalbek hospital (AP) | 01:11Fierce battles around Hikmeh Hospital in Baalbek + LebanonUpdates 01:30Israeli sources: operation in Hikmeh Hospital aims to kidnap Sheikh Yazbek, Hezbollah Shura member + LebanonUpdates 01:35Fire breaks out in Hikmeh Hospital in Baalbek + LebanonUpdates 01:36Intense shelling and helicopters circle over Hikmeh Hospital in Baalbek + LebanonUpdates 01:45Reuters: Rice says ceasefire in Lebanon in matter of days, not weeks + LebanonUpdates 01:47Lebanese army foils Israeli landing attempt near Ain Bourday near Baalbek + LebanonUpdates 01:50Hezbollah: Israeli commandos surrounded in Hikmeh Hospital + LebanonUpdates 01:55Shimon Peres: Israeli operations to continue weeks, not months + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 02h | 02:50Washington Le vice-Premier ministre Shimon Peres affirme à la Maison Blanche que l'armée israélienne a largement nettoyé le sud du Liban et que la décision militaire n'est plus qu'une question de semaines, peut-être moins. | 02:30Annan deputy says that US, Britain should take back seat over Lebanon | 02:15Hezbollah denies Israeli army may have kidnapped anyone from hospital + LebanonUpdates 02:30Lebanese sources confirm Hezbollah surrounding Israeli unit near Baalbek + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 03h | 03:50Londres Le conflit entre Israël et la milice chiite du Hezbollah a porté un "coup fatal" aux espoirs libanais d'un Etat indépendant fort et libre des influences syrienne et iranienne, déclare le leader druze Walid Joumblatt dans le Financial Times. | 03:40Lebanese sources: Another IDF unit dropped in outskirts of Baalbek (Reuters) | 03:10Israeli air strikes on al-Jamaliyeh near Hikmeh Hospital in Baalbek, casualties reported + LebanonUpdates 03:20Kofi Annan expects final resolution of Israeli-Lebanese crisis soon + LebanonUpdates 03:26Yemen sends planes carrying relief to Gaza and Beirut + LebanonUpdates 03:30Lebanon receives 5.4 million euros from Holland and 7 tons of medicine and food from Spain + LebanonUpdates 03:45Lebanese sources: second Israeli combat unit advances in outskirts of Baalbek + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 04h | 04:10Israel Navy warships shell towns around Lebanese city of Tyre; no casualties (AP) 04:35Hezbollah says has Israel chopper crew surrounded | 04:00as-Safir correspondent: Israeli helicopters still launching air strikes on area around Hikmeh Hospital in Baalbek until after 3:00 am, while Israeli jet fighters launched fake air strikes; four hours after start of operation, explosions still heard in area; Hezbollah source denies Hezbollah Shura member Sheikh Mohammed Yazbek targeted in Israeli landing attempt + LebanonUpdates 04:35Aarqa-Aandaqit bridge in northern Lebanon destroyed + LebanonUpdates | |||
| 05h | 05:30Dubaï Le secrétaire général de l'Onu, Kofi Annan critique la déclaration du Conseil de sécurité qui n'a pas condamné Israël pour le bombardement de Cana au Liban sud qui a tué plus de 50 civils, dont 30 enfants, selon la télévision qatariote Al-Jazira. 05:45Jérusalem L'armée israélienne a enlevé plusieurs membres du Hezbollah et en a tué ou blessé plusieurs autres lors d'une opération de commando lancée dans la ville de Baalbeck dans l'est du Liban. | 05:00Blogworld goes into hyperdrive over Lebanon conflict (Naharnet) 05:10Lebanon crisis deepens Israeli Arabs' rift with the state (Naharnet) 05:30Israel pushes deep into Lebanon as talks flounder (Naharnet) 05:40Nations willing to contribute to Lebanon peacekeeping force to meet Thursday (AP) 05:45Lebanese security sources: IDF captured at least 3 militants in Baalbek (Reuters) 05:45IDF says troops returned from Baalbek to Israel base unharmed (AP) 05:55Lebanese security sources: at least 7 civilians killed in Baalbek fighting (Reuters) 05:55Hezbollah denies reports that the IDF snatched patients from Baalbek hospital (AP) | 05:45Israeli army says it has seized three Hezbollah fighters in Baalbek, captives transported to Israel + LebanonUpdates 05:55Hikmeh Hospital in Baalbek destroyed completely + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 06h | 06:00Tripoli L'aviation israélienne a détruit deux ponts dans l'extrême nord du Liban, dans la région du Akkar, limitrophe de la Syrie, rapporte la police libanaise. 06:50Baalbeck Cinq personnes ont été tuées et une dizaine blessées dans les bombardements aériens qui ont accompagné une opération israélienne héliportée à Baalbeck, indique la police libanaise. | 06:25Israel says Hezbollah militants captured in commando raid (Naharnet) 06:45police says that Israel hits bridges in northern Lebanon (Naharnet) 06:55Two Katyusha rockets fall in upper Galilee; no injuries reported (Israel Radio) | |||
| 07h | 07:50Baalbeck Onze civils, dont un Syrien, ont été tués, et six Libanais ont été enlevés lors de l'opération israélienne héliportée à Baalbeck, selon un nouveau bilan fourni par la police libanaise. | 07:007 Hezbollah militants killed in battles in Ayta a-Shab and north of Manara (Haaretz) 07:00IDF exchange fire with Hezbollah in Ayta a-Shab and north of Manara (Haaretz) 07:00Lebanese police says that Five killed in Israeli air strikes (Naharnet) 07:40Lebanese sources confirms at least 3 Hezbollah militants captured by IDF (Haaretz) 07:50IDF warns residents of 10 towns within 20km of Lebanon border to evacuate (Haaretz) 07:5511 IDF soldiers lightly wounded in Lebanon battles hospitalized in Nahariya (Haaretz) | 07:00Sources close to Hezbollah: those kidnapped were not Hezbollah fighters + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 08h | 08:30Gaza L'aviation israélienne a effectué deux raids dans la bande de Gaza, sans faire de victimes, indiquent des responsables des services de sécurité palestiniens. 08:45Saïda Trois soldats libanais ont été tués dans un bombardement israélien mené contre une importante position de l'armée à l'est de Saïda, chef-lieu du Liban sud, annonce la police. | 08:05Lebanese police: Six people captured in IDF raid, 11 civilians dead (Israel Radio) 08:1011 killed, five captured in Israeli commando raid (Naharnet) 08:15Hezbollah denies any militant captured by Israel (Naharnet) 08:55Three Lebanese soldiers killed in IAF raid on army base in south Lebanon (AP) | 08:50Lebanese police announces 11 civilians killed and 6 kidnapped by Israeli unit in Baalbek + LebanonUpdates 08:54Two consecutive Israeli air strikes on Lebanese army 2nd brigade headquarters in Sarba in Iqlim al-Tufah, wounding three soldiers still under rubble + LebanonUpdates 08:57Two Israeli air strikes on Aandaqit-Akroum road and Irqi bridge + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 09h | 09:05Jérusalem Une roquette tirée de la bande de Gaza a explosé dans la ville d'Ashkelon, dans le sud d'Israël, qui compte 120.000 habitants, selon des sources médicales. — De minuit à 8h00 09:35Paris Jack Lang a qualifié George W. Bush de "crétin" et "fauteur de guerre", qui a mené, selon lui, la région du Proche-Orient "au chaos". Il appelle la France et l'Europe à opposer une vision "humaine, constructive" à celle du président américain. 09:45Téhéran Le Guide suprême iranien, l'ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prône la résistance des musulmans face "au loup sauvage du sionisme et aux agressions du grand Satan" américain, et leur a promis un "coup de poing destructeur", dans un message au monde islamique. | 09:10Israel pushes deep into Lebanon as talks flounder (Naharnet) 09:2517 soldiers lightly wounded in Lebanon battles 09:55Siren sounded in Hatzor Haglilit (Haaretz) | 09:03Israeli air strike on al-Hijeh bridge between al-Musayleh and Nabatiyeh + LebanonUpdates 09:04Israeli army destroys 3 bridges in Akkar region + LebanonUpdates 09:17Israeli air strike on al-Rihan, al-Aishiyeh; fierce shelling on Yohmor Shqaif region + LebanonUpdates 09:24Clashes on Rab Thalatheen, al-Adayseh, Mhabib axis; Israeli air strikes on Kfar Jouz + LebanonUpdates 09:25Israeli air strikes and fierce shelling on Majdal Zoun, al-Qleileh, Zibqeen, Batouliyeh and Tayr Harfa 09:33Series of Israeli air strikes on Majdal Sulum, Talouseh, outskirts of Markaba, al-Ghandouriyeh, Burj Qlawi, outskirts of Tibnin, Wadi Slouqi, Wadi al-Hujair, Wadi al-Qaysiyeh; Fierce shelling meanwhile on al-Hujair, al-Qaysiyeh, Bara’asheet, Shaqra 09:34Israeli air strikes on Lebanese Army 2nd Brigade headquarters in Sarba, Iqlim al-Tufah killed three soldiers: Sergeant Major Mohamad Burghul, Sergeant Major Khalid Abdul Hamid and soldier Aboud al-Nada + LebanonUpdates 09:55Tens of rockets on settlements in northern Israel + LebanonUpdates | 09:33Series of Israeli air strikes on Majdal Silm, Tallousa, outskirts of Markaba, al-Ghandouriyeh, Borj Qalawiyeh, outskirts of Tebnine, Ouadi al-Slouqi, Ouadi al-Hujair, Ouadi al-Qaysiyeh; Fierce shelling meanwhile on al-Hujair, al-Qaysiyeh, Baraashit, Shaqra 09:25 Israeli air strikes and fierce shelling on Majdel Zoun, al-Qlayeh, Zebqine, Batouliyeh and Tayr Harfa | |
| 10h | 10:35Jérusalem Une quarantaine de roquettes tirées du sud du Liban se sont abattues en moins d'une heure sur plusieurs localités du nord d'Israël, sans faire de victimes, indiquent des sources policières. 10:45Jérusalem Près de 7.000 soldats israéliens sont engagés au Liban sud, où l'armée cherche à neutraliser la milice du Hezbollah, ses caches d'armes et ses fortins, selon des sources militaires. | 10:25Heavy Israel-Hezbollah clashes in Lebanon border region 10:55Iran criticizes Security Council for Lebanon ceasefire failure 10:55Dozens of rockets rain down on northern Israel | 10:01Katyusha rockets target Tabarayya and Safad + LebanonUpdates 10:12Hezbollah announces it has confronted Israeli force on outskirts of al-Rmeish + LebanonUpdates 10:25Warning sirens in Haifa; four Hezbollah rockets fall on Tabarayya + LebanonUpdates 10:28Continued Israeli shelling on Aita al-Shaab + LebanonUpdates 10:34Fires break out in Nahariya and Akka as result of Hezbollah rockets + LebanonUpdates 10:44Demonstrations in Tunisia and Morocco last night in support of Lebanon + LebanonUpdates 10:47Hezbollah announces it has destroyed number of tanks on al-Taybeh road heading south + LebanonUpdates 10:48Hezbollah fires 8 rockets on Kiryat Shmona; fires break out + LebanonUpdates 10:49Hezbollah rockets target northern Israel + LebanonUpdates 10:523 wounded in Akka and Kiryat Shmona + LebanonUpdates 10:56Hezbollah rockets target Carmiel, Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona and Safad settlements + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 11h | 11:10Jérusalem Ehoud Olmert déclare que l'offensive de l'Etat hébreu au Liban ne cessera qu'une fois qu'une force multinationale solide sera déployée à la frontière israélo-libanaise. — De 8h00 à 10h00 11:40Paris La CGT a écrit à Philippe Douste-Blazy pour lui demander d'agir "auprès de la communauté internationale pour que soit imposé un cessez-le-feu immédiat" au Proche-Orient. 11:45Bruxelles Le commissaire européen au Développement et à l'aide humanitaire, Louis Michel, estime que le droit d'Israël à l'autodéfense ne lui donnait pas celui de "rayer Beyrouth de la carte". | 11:057,000 Israeli ground troops fighting in Lebanon 11:15analysts says that Lebanon conflict could benefit Iran in nuclear standoff 11:20Malaysian Islamic party protests Israeli offensive 11:20Philippines asks all citizens in Lebanon to leave 11:25Thailand gives Lebanon 150,000 dollars in aid 11:35EU official says that Israel has right to defence but not to destroy Beirut 11:40Iran leader calls for Muslim resistance against US, Israel 11:55Olmert says that Israel to continue fighting until international force deployed 11:55Israel presses Gaza assault but rocket fire continues 11:55Spanish FM heads for Lebanon talks | 11:00Hezbollah confronts Israeli attempt to advance towards Aita al-Shaab + LebanonUpdates 11:01Jordanian foreign minister Abdullah al-Khatib arrives in Beirut + LebanonUpdates 11:04Renewed Israeli shelling of Yohmor and Zotor-Mayfadoun road, resulting in heavy damage + LebanonUpdates 11:05Israeli air strikes on outskirts of Tibneen and Ain al-Mizrab road + LebanonUpdates 11:06Olmert: attack will continue until international force deployed in southern Lebanon + LebanonUpdates 11:08Hezbollah rockets land in Golan Heights and Tabarayya + LebanonUpdates 11:12al-Jazeera: Olmert accuses Hezbollah of targeting civilians in Israel + LebanonUpdates 11:15Olmert accuses of Syria of encouraging terrorism 11:1817 Israeli soldiers wounded in Aita al-Shaab + LebanonUpdates 11:20al-Jazeera: 19 killed in Israeli air strikes on Baalbek + LebanonUpdates 11:21Olmert: Hezbollah infrastructure completely destroyed + LebanonUpdates 11:2312 airplanes carrying relief arrived yesterday in Beirut airport, including 2 from Egypt, 2 from Saudi Arabia and 4 from UAE + LebanonUpdates 11:27Hezbollah announces shelling of Israeli settlements with 200 rockets this morning + LebanonUpdates 11:38Hezbollah resists Israeli incursion at four pivotal points and destroys 4 tanks and bulldozer + LebanonUpdates 11:41Spanish foreign minister visits Beirut and Damascus + LebanonUpdates 11:45Israeli air strike targets civilian vehicle in Rais al-Mal area (Hermel), no causalities reported + LebanonUpdates 11:51Meeting expected tomorrow to discuss deployment of international forces to Lebanon + LebanonUpdates 11:53Hezbollah fires rockets on settlements of Tzuri’el and Safad, and military bases of Biranit and Ain Hammour + LebanonUpdates 11:55Israeli police: 84 missiles hit northern Israel + LebanonUpdates | 11:15Olmert accuses Syria of promoting terrorism | |
| 12h | 12:05Jérusalem Nouveau bilan de la police: Plus de 80 roquettes ont été tirées du Liban sud, faisant sept blessés légers, a indiqué la police. 12:10Vatican Le pape Benoît XVI lance à nouveau un appel "à la fin de toutes les hostilités et de toutes les violences" au Liban et réclame une "solution politique définitive capable de garantir un avenir plus serein et plus sûr aux générations futures". 12:20Jérusalem Cinq membres du Hezbollah ont été enlevés à Baalbeck tandis qu'au moins dix autres combattants de cette organisation ont été blessés ou tués, annonce le chef d'état-major israélien. 12:55Damas Le Premier ministre syrien Mohammad Naji Otri affirme que son pays met toutes ses capacités à la disposition du Liban, lors d'un entretien téléphonique avec son homologue libanais Fouad Siniora. | 12:00Israeli commandos snatch suspected guerrillas deep in Lebanon 12:10France says that Meeting of troop contributors for Lebanon 'premature' 12:10Israel commandos seize Lebanese in night helicopter raid 12:25Halutz: IDF considering resumption of air strikes on Lebanon, including Beirut (AP) 12:25Halutz: Baalbek commando raid yielded important intelligence (Israel Radio) 12:25Syria holds five minutes' silence for Lebanon, Gaza 12:20 More than 80 rockets rain down on northern Israel 12:30Pope reiterates call for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon 12:30Olmert says that Israel to continue fighting until international force deployed 12:30Israel says five Hezbollah fighters captured in Baalbek 12:30Sirens sound in Tiberias, Afula (Haaretz) 12:35Israel says five Hezbollah fighters captured in Baalbek 12:40Qana funerals delayed due to Israeli bombing raids 12:50Hezbollah says it fired 300 Katyusha rockets since dawn Wednesday (AP) | 12:02Hezbollah fires missiles on settlements of Goren Ilout, Ma’alot, Kfar Sadeem, and Ghosh + LebanonUpdates 12:03Five Israeli air strikes on Burj al-Shamali in Sour (Tyre) + LebanonUpdates 12:12IDF chief-of-staff Dan Halutz says Israel killed 10 Hezbollah fighters and took 5 as prisoners in Baalbek + LebanonUpdates 12:30Halutz: Israel is considering bombing deep in Lebanon, including Beirut + LebanonUpdates 12:37Hezbollah missiles hit Bissan deep in Israel + LebanonUpdates 12:38Israeli surveillance planes circle over Akkar and villages of Jird al-Qati + LebanonUpdates 12:41Cancellation of burial ceremony for Qana victims due to security reasons + LebanonUpdates 12:43Intense ground bombardment on villages and district of Sour (Tyre) + LebanonUpdates 12:45Hezbollah announces its rockets on Ain Hammour military base resulted in injuries + LebanonUpdates 12:49Yedioth Ahronot: 8 injured, 1 in serious condition, as result of Hezbollah shelling of Israeli settlements in northern Israel + LebanonUpdates 12:51Lebanese security sources: Hezbollah launched 300 missiles into northern Israel today + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 13h | 13:00Paris L'ancien Premier ministre Alain Juppé (UMP) estime sur son blog que "ce que fait Israël au Liban (et à Gaza) est moralement inacceptable et politiquement déraisonnable". — De 10h00 à 12h00 13:10Jérusalem Des roquettes tirées à partir du Liban sont tombées à proximité de Beth Shéan en Israël, la localité la plus éloignée jamais atteinte par ces tirs, à plus de 60 km de la frontière. 13:25Tyr Des bombardements israéliens touchent la périphérie de Tyr, au Liban-Sud, en se concentrant sur des villages au sud de la ville. 13:30Paris Le député UMP Jacques Myard estime que, dans le conflit au Proche-Orient, "la France doit agir seule au Conseil de sécurité" des Nations Unies et "n'a rien à attendre des vaines palabres bruxelloises". 13:35Beyrouth Le Conseil de sécurité de l'Onu devrait lancer un appel à un cessez-le-feu au Liban dans les prochains jours, affirment les chefs de la diplomatie égyptienne et jordanienne en visite. 13:50Paris Dans une interview au quotidien Le Monde daté du 3 août, le chef des opérations de maintien de la paix de l'Onu, Jean-Marie Guéhenno, déclare qu'une force internationale ne peut jamais imposer la paix "de l'extérieur" et doit venir "en appui d'un processus politique". 13:50Jérusalem Le ministre israélien de la justice, Haïm Ramon, affirme que l'offensive israélienne au Liban se poursuivra jusqu'à la fin de la semaine prochaine. 13:55Beyrouth Le chef de la diplomatie espagnole Miguel Angel Moratinos insiste sur la nécessité pour le Hezbollah chiite libanais et Israël d'accepter un cessez-le-feu. 13:55Jérusalem Une personne a été tuée dans le nord d'Israël par l'explosion d'une roquette tirée par le Hezbollah à partir du Liban. | 13:00Qana funerals postponed after Israeli bombing raids 13:10Hezbollah missile lands in West Bank, 70Km from border (Haaretz) 13:10Acre woman, 67, lightly to moderately wounded in rocket strike (Haaretz) 13:10Rockets hits 60 km inside Israel in deepest Hezbollah strike 13:15Vietnamese nationals in Lebanon evacuated 13:20Israel-Hezbollah clash in Lebanon border region 13:25Settler reservists: Won't go to Lebanon if aim is to advance W. Bank pullout (Haaretz) 13:25Syria offers support for Lebanon 13:35Rockets hit 60 km inside Israel in deepest Hezbollah strike 13:35Four Hezbollah fighters killed by IDF reservists in south Lebanon (Haaretz) 13:40Lebanon denies energy crisis amid petrol queues 13:45Initial report: Man killed by Katyusha fire on kibbutz north of Nahariya (Haaretz) 13:45Olmert says that Israel to fight on until 'robust' international force deployed 13:45Street cats take over Lebanese port as Israeli offensive looms 13:50minister says that Israel's war on Hezbollah to last until end of next week 13:50Report: Spain willing to participate in UN international force for Lebanon (DPA) | 13:11Ha'aretz: Hezbollah missile hits 70 km deep into Israel + LebanonUpdates 13:14Reuters: Hezbollah fighters engage with around 6,000 Israeli soldiers on five fronts inside Lebanon + LebanonUpdates 13:15Hezbollah says it launched missiles on Ain Hammour military base in Tabarayya for first time + LebanonUpdates 13:16Hezbollah launches Khaibar I missile on city of Beit She’an, 68 Km south of Lebanese border in response to Israeli attacks + LebanonUpdates 13:27al-Jazeera correspondent: Israeli air drop in Baalbek carried out with intention to abduct Hassan Nasrallah + LebanonUpdates 13:30Hezbollah says it launched Khaibar I missile on Bissan village deep inside Israel + LebanonUpdates 13:37Foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt and Spain arrive in Beirut + LebanonUpdates 13:41Reuters: Hezbollah missiles hits northern West Bank + LebanonUpdates 13:43Two French military vessels at port of Beirut carrying food and medical supplies + LebanonUpdates 13:43Inhabitants of Dibl call on officials to evacuate them from village + LebanonUpdates 13:48Fadal Shalaq holds press conference in Development Council on damages caused by aggression: cost of damage as of end of July amounts to $2.464 billion, and reconstruction will require 2 years if all necessary conditions are secured + LebanonUpdates 13:52Israeli air strikes and ground bombardment resume on villages of Bint Jbeil + LebanonUpdates 13:55Israel declares that offensive on Lebanon will continue until end of next week + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 14h | 14:05Paris Le ministère des Affaires étrangères français annonce qu'environ 900 ressortissants français et étrangers doivent quitter Beyrouth pour Chypre mercredi soir. 14:10Rome L'Italie estime qu'aucune force internationale ne pourra être déployée au Liban tant que les hostilités n'auront pas pris fin, déclare le chef de la diplomatie italienne Massimo D'Alema. 14:35Beyrouth Les destructions provoquées par les bombardements israéliens au Liban ont atteint près de 2,5 milliards de dollars, en progression d'un demi-milliard en une semaine, selon une nouvelle estimation officielle. 14:45Paris La sénatrice PS Monique Cerisier-ben Guiga appelle à "la fin des bombardements et des tirs de roquettes" pour éviter au Liban "un chaos à l'irakienne". | 14:00Egypt hopes UN will call for Lebanon ceasefire in 48 hours 14:00Israeli raid brings death and devastation to Baalbek 14:00One killed in rocket attacks on northern Israel 14:10Justice Minister: Operation in Lebanon to continue until end of next week (AFP) 14:10UN: Israel allows two oil tankers to deliver fuel to Lebanon (Reuters) 14:10Conflict in Lebanon escalates after Israeli commando raid 14:15One killed in rocket attacks on northern Israel 14:25Lebanon: IDF caused $2B worth of damage to country's infrastructure (Reuters) 14:25160 rockets slam into Israel in biggest barrage so far 14:45Greek NGO sends 10 tonnes of aid to Lebanon as anti-Israeli indignation mounts 14:45Two IDF soldiers wounded by Katyusha fire in southern Lebanon (Haaretz) 14:50Israeli Medics treat total of 128 casualties in rocket attacks Wednesday 14:50160 rockets slam into Israel in biggest barrage so far 14:55minister says that Israel's war on Hezbollah to last until end of next week | 14:03One Israeli settler killed in missile strikes on Nahariya + LebanonUpdates 14:08Three Israeli air strikes on Qana, Hanawiyeh, al-Ramaideh and Ain Ba'al + LebanonUpdates 14:09Spanish foreign mnister in Beirut accompanied by delegation, with 6 tons of medical supplies + LebanonUpdates 14:10Israeli air strikes on outskirts of Burj al-Shamali and Tayr Harfa, and ground bombardment on outskirts of al-Mansouri, al-Hiniyeh and al-Jbein + LebanonUpdates 14:22Hezbollah announces launch of 200 missiles into northern Israel, among them one Khaibar I missile + LebanonUpdates 14:34Israeli police consider launch of 160 missiles into Israel record since beginning of war + LebanonUpdates 14:36Israeli army chief-of-staff, Dan Halutz, says objective behind Baalbek operation to demonstrate Israeli army's capabilities to carry out operations wherever it wishes in Lebanon + LebanonUpdates | 14:55Israeli air strike on outskirts of village of al-Housh in Sour (Tyre) | |
| 15h | 15:20Paris La France a fait appel à une compagnie d'assurances pour "l'accueil et le transfert" de plus de 2.000 personnes rapatriées du Liban, confirme le ministère des Affaires étrangères. — De 12h00 à 14h00 15:25Beyrouth Les bombardements israéliens du Liban ont fait au moins 835 tués et plus de 3.210 blessés, selon un nouveau bilan fourni par la Commission des secours du gouvernement libanais. 15:50Berlin Le ministre allemand des Affaires étrangères suggère de relancer le Quartet, auteur de la "feuille de route", avec l'aide des pays arabes, pour qu'il s'occupe aussi de la crise au Liban. | 15:00Israel fears stopwatch ticking in Lebanon 15:05One killed in rocket attacks on northern Israel 15:20EU turns to Hezbollah backers, Syria and Iran, in bid to end Lebanon crisis (Reuters) 15:30Israel commandos seize Lebanese in night helicopter raid 15:35Downcast Beirut mourns lost revival as war stigma returns | 15:07al-Jazeera: Hezbollah says it has launched rockets on military base of Ein Hammour east of Tiberias for first time 15:30Fierce fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli forces in Rmeish and Aita al-Shaab; reports of tank being destroyed 15:3516 people killed, including seven children in Israeli attack on Baalbek 15:45Israeli airplanes circle repeatedly over al-Zahrani 15:47Israeli air strike on area between al-Zrariyeh and al-Brayqaa in al-Zahrani 15:50Israeli radio: Israel prevents oil shipments from entering Lebanon 15:52Belgium expresses willingness to participate in international force in Lebanon 15:57Warning sirens in Tabarayya 15:59Israeli radio: Israeli soldiers ask commanders for justification for objectives of military operation on Lebanon | ||
| 16h | 16:15Jérusalem Cinq militaires israéliens ont été blessés, dont un grièvement, dans les combats en cours au Liban-Sud, annonce l'armée israélienne. | 16:20Israel reels under rocket hail day after Olmert's assuring words 15:55 Spanish FM urges Hezbollah, Israel to accept ceasefire 16:25IDF soldier seriously wounded in battles with Hezbollah in Lebanon (Haaretz) 16:358 rockets land in open fields near Afula; no injuries (Haaretz) 16:45Five Israeli soldiers wounded in Lebanon fighting | 16:10Two Israeli soldiers injured in al-Taybeh and three injured in Moheibeeb, two seriously — # + LebanonUpdates 16:15Saudi foreign minister holds press conference + LebanonUpdates 16:37Hezbollah launches new round of Khaibar I missiles on Afula + LebanonUpdates 16:43Fires break out in Israel as result of Hezbollah rockets + LebanonUpdates 16:48Israeli air strikes on village of al-Babiliyeh and al-Saksikiyeh Heights + LebanonUpdates 16:49Warning sirens in Tabarayya + LebanonUpdates 16:51Israeli police: Hezbollah launched 182 missiles today, which is most launched in one day to date + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 17h | 17:25Strasbourg Le Président de l'Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l'Europe (APCE), René van der Linden, appelle à un arrêt immédiat des combats au Proche-Orient. — 16h - Paris Médecins du monde annonce l'envoi d'"une mission d'urgence chirurgicale" dans la bande de Gaza, où les offensives de l'armée israélienne ont fait plus de 150 morts en un peu plus d'un mois. — 16h - Rome Le ministre italien des Affaires étrangères Massimo D'Alema : Le conflit entre Israël et le Hezbollah au Liban peut être "contagieux" et comporte le "risque d'une internationalisation". — De 14h00 à 16h00 17:45New York Selon deux ambassadeurs, les membres permanents du Conseil de sécurité de l'Onu progressent vers un accord sur le Liban et les perspectives d'adoption prochaine d'une résolution se sont améliorées. | 17:00IDF sources: Hezbollah kills Lebanese civilians suspected of aiding Israel (Haaretz) 17:10Germany suggests Middle East Quartet, with Arab help, address Lebanon crisis (AP) 17:15Sirens sound in Haifa and Nahariya (Israel Channel 10) 17:15Hezbollah fires Khaibar-1 missile at Afula area (Haaretz) 17:20Hezbollah rockets hit near Haifa (Israel Channel 10) 17:30Israel Justice Minister Ramon: IDF offensive in Lebanon will last until end of next week (AFP) 17:40Saudi FM says that Arab ministerial meeting possible in Lebanon 17:40Twenty UN lorries take aid to Lebanon from Syria 17:50ambassadors says that UN powers close in on Lebanon resolution 17:55Slovakia to send humanitarian aid truck to Lebanon 17:55 Egypt, Jordan, Spain step up Lebanon ceasefire pressure | 17:00Israeli shelling resumes on Aitaroun, Bint Jbeil, al-Mansouri, al-Qleileh, al-Hinieh and al-Talouseh + LebanonUpdates 17:12Warning sirens in Akka (Acre) and Upper Galilee + LebanonUpdates 17:18Two consecutive Israeli air strikes on northern entrance of Sour (Tyre) + LebanonUpdates 17:21Hezbollah rockets fall near Haifa + LebanonUpdates 17:2222 Israeli soldiers injured today in confrontations with Hezbollah + LebanonUpdates 17:24Hezbollah fires new round of missiles on northern Israel + LebanonUpdates 17:40Arrival of two planes in Beirut Airport from UAE carrying 25 tons of aid + LebanonUpdates 17:40French health minister in Beirut tomorrow to meet officials and deliver aid + LebanonUpdates 17:41Hezbollah: Fierce fighting on entrances of al-Aadayseh, Rab Thalatheen, al-Taybeh, Moheibeeb, Mais al-Jabal, Aita al-Shaab and al-Jbien + LebanonUpdates 17:44al-Jazeera correspondent: Israeli forces control al-Ouwaida village and are stationed on al-Aadayseh, Kfar Kila road + LebanonUpdates 17:49British prime minister Tony Blair confirms his support of Israel on Tuesday, calling for understanding of Israel's current predicament in Lebanon + LebanonUpdates 17:51Israeli radio: Israeli army will control by tomorrow area commensurate to previous security zone + LebanonUpdates 17:52Israeli aire strikes on Habboush, Roumeen, al-Zrariyeh and Aaba + LebanonUpdates 17:57Reuters: Security Council discussions make progress which will lead to adoption of international resolution for cease-fire + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 18h | 18:45Tunis des syndicats rapportent que plus de deux millions et demi de Tunisiens ont été appelés à arrêter le travail pendant cinq minutes pour protester contre la guerre et exprimer leur solidarité avec le Liban et les Palestiniens. 18:50Paris Trois députés socialistes, Gérard Bapt, François Loncle et Jérôme Lambert, approuvent "le refus de la France de cautionner les faux-semblants dilatoires de l'administration Bush" dans le conflit entre Israël et le Liban. | 18:00Memeber of Israeli Kenesit Ahmed Tibi assigned bodyguards after receiving death threats (Haaretz) 17:55 UEFA panel to re-examine its ban on Israeli teams from hosting games (Israel Channel 10) 18:10Daring Israeli raid provokes rain of Hezbollah rockets; UN meets 18:15300 people participating in pro-Israel rally in Helsinki, Finland (Haaretz) 18:20Ambassadors says that UN powers close in on Lebanon resolution 18:20Italian FM says that Lebanon crisis could have domino effect on region 18:30US feels the pressure for quick ceasefire in Lebanon 18:50Lebanese in Nigeria protests Israeli attack, urges UN intervention | 18:08US ambassador to UN, John Bolton, states Resolution 1559 must be implemented immediately, and that disarming of Hezbollah must precede deployment of international forces in Lebanon + LebanonUpdates 18:23Yedioth Ahronot: 6 Hezbollah rockets hit Nahariya and 5 missiles hit Ma’alot + LebanonUpdates 18:25Hezbollah announces short while ago that it fired rockets on city of Akka (Acre) + LebanonUpdates 18:28Fierce clashes at several points on border and Hezbollah prevents Israeli forces from retrieving tank and injured soldiers from eastern entrance to Aita al-Shaab + LebanonUpdates 18:33Israeli airplanes throw fliers over Nabatiyeh instructing residents to evacuate + LebanonUpdates 18:37Fierce Israeli air strikes on Arabsaleem river in Iqlim al-Tuffah and Ain Bouswar- Jebaa – Sarba – Houmeen roads in Iqlim al-Tuffah + LebanonUpdates 18:43Israeli air strikes on Dibeen and Mahmoudiyeh + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 19h | 19:00Washington Le porte-parole de la Maison Blanche Tony Snow : Les efforts diplomatiques au Conseil de sécurité et avec la France ont produit suffisamment de "réels progrès" pour espérer une résolution réclamant un cessez-le-feu au Liban dans les jours à venir. — De 16h00 à 18h00 19:30New York Une réunion de pays contributeurs potentiels d'une future force internationale, prévue pour jeudi et à laquelle la France refusait de participer, a été reportée, annonce un haut fonctionnaire de l'Onu. | 19:00Siren sounding in Haifa (Haaretz) 19:05report says that 200 elite troops took part in Israel raid in Baalbek (Naharnet) | 19:05Israeli warships shell Tyre, al-Josh road + LebanonUpdates 19:05Israeli forces try to retrieve burned tank from Aita al-Shaab for third time without success + LebanonUpdates 19:07Haaretz: new round of Hezbollah rockets falls on Nahariya and Haifa; warning sirens heard + LebanonUpdates 19:20Yedioth Ahronot: 3 Israeli soldiers wounded near Aita al-Shaab + LebanonUpdates 19:33Yedioth Ahronot: 3 wounded in Nahariya + LebanonUpdates 19:58Israeli army declares aim of landing mission at Hikmeh Hospital in Beqaa last night was information that two Israeli soldiers captured were being treated there + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 20h | 20:15Athènes La mairie d'Athènes annonce avoir lancé une campagne d'aide humanitaire pour le Liban à la demande de la mairie de Saïda, chef-lieu du Liban sud (communiqué). 20:15Paris Le ministère de la Santé annonce que Xavier Bertrand se rendra jeudi à Beyrouth, à la demande de Jacques Chirac, pour apporter une "aide humanitaire d'urgence", expression de "la solidarité française" au peuple libanais. — De 18h00 à 20h00 | 20:10IAF: 3 launchers that struck Beit Shean, Afula and Haifa have been destroyed (Haaretz) 20:55Oil spill from bombed Lebanese power plant spreading north towards Syria (Haaretz) 20:552,000 Cairo university students protest Israel's military operations (AP) | 20:08Meeting of nations possibly participating in international forces in Lebanon is postponed again + LebanonUpdates 20:10Security council progresses towards reaching agreement concerning Lebanon + LebanonUpdates 20:18Israeli army declares it destroyed 3 bases used to launch rockets into Beitshin, Afula and Haifa + LebanonUpdates 20:21Saudi Shiites demonstrate in support of Hezbollah + LebanonUpdates 20:25White House hopes that agreement on Lebanon will be reached in days + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 21h | 21:40Damas Un soldat israélien blessé grièvement mercredi dans des affrontements avec des combattants du Hezbollah au Liban sud, est décédé (Al-Jazira). 21:40Damas Le chef de la diplomatie espagnole Miguel Angel Moratinos réitère son appel à un cessez-le-feu immédiat au Liban, à l'issue d'une rencontre avec son homologue syrien Walid al-Mouallem. 21:50Amman Le roi Abdallah II de Jordanie affirme que son pays ne participera pas à une future force internationale au Liban et estime que toute initiative dans ce sens doit avoir au préalable le feu vert du Liban. 21:55Washington Le porte-parole du département d'Etat américain Sean McCormack : Les Etats-Unis et la France ont rapproché de façon significative leurs positions pour obtenir un cessez-le-feu et pourraient présenter un projet commun de résolution la semaine prochaine. | 21:15US, France narrow differences over Lebanon ceasefire 21:40Spanish FM Moratinos visits Beirut and Syria (Reuters) 21:45Arab TV says that Israeli soldier killed in south Lebanon 21:50US assails deputy UN chief over Lebanon criticism 21:50Spanish FM urges Hezbollah, Israel to accept ceasefire 21:55UN calls off meeting on international force for Lebanon | 21:11Israeli air strike on area between Jarjou’a and al-Louaizeh + LebanonUpdates 21:12Renewed Israeli air strikes on al-Mahmoudiyeh near Marjeyoun + LebanonUpdates 21:22Reconnaissance planes circle over Baalbek + LebanonUpdates 21:25Israel admits number of soldiers killed in Aita Chaab rises to 9 + LebanonUpdates 21:40Israeli air strike on al-Jabour pond in western Beqaa + LebanonUpdates 21:45Israeli airplanes circle over central Beqaa and Dahr al-Baidar + LebanonUpdates 21:47Israeli air strikes on areas near Marjeyoun + LebanonUpdates 21:48Israeli army declares that reserve forces called to duty took part in today’s battles in Aita al-Shaab for first time, alongside parachutists + LebanonUpdates 21:50Israeli air strikes on outskirts of Arab-ssalim + LebanonUpdates 21:5512 Israeli air strikes on southern neighborhood of Arab-ssalim and surroundings of al-Suweida + LebanonUpdates 21:57Hezbollah hits Zareet military base, Israeli military headquarters for northern Israel and Ami Aad military base + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 22h | 22:10Jérusalem Amir Peretz : Le gouvernement israélien ne cédera pas à la pression internationale et mettra un terme à son offensive contre le Hezbollah au Liban une fois que ses objectifs seront atteints. | 22:40Isreal confirms 15 injuries 4 of wish from the reservists in calshes with Hizbollah in Yaroun and Majdaloun | 22:30Israeli air strikes on Debbine near Marjeyoun and al-Hamamess hill overlooking Marjeyoun + LebanonUpdates 22:45Israeli shelling on al-Teebo and Houla + LebanonUpdates 22:50Israeli army admits 15 soldiers injured today in clashes with Hezbollah, including 4 reservists, in Bareen and Majdaloun + LebanonUpdates 22:51King of Jordan: We will not participate in peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon + LebanonUpdates 22:53Israeli air strike between al-Qusaybeh and Kfar Sir in Nabatiyeh + LebanonUpdates | ||
| 23h | 23:20Jérusalem 230 roquettes sont tombées sur Israël mercredi (nouveau bilan de la police israélienne). — De 20h00 et 22h00 | 23:05One killed as a record 230 rockets slam into northern Isreal 23:05Peretz: Israel won't succumb to international pressure to end Lebanon offensive (AFP) 23:25Jordanian, Egyptian FMs: Israel-Hezbollah violence could lead to Mideast chaos (AP) 23:40Israeli army, Hezbollah clash in south Lebanon village | 23:01Amir Peretz: Israel will not succumb to international pressure to cease operations in Lebanon + LebanonUpdates 23:10Israeli shelling on Iqlim al-Tuffah heights + LebanonUpdates 23:39Israeli artillery fire on al-Aarqoub + LebanonUpdates 23:53Meeting of nations nominated for international forces in Lebanon postponed + LebanonUpdates 23:59230 Hezbollah rockets land in Israel on Wednesday, highest number launched from Lebanon in one day since beginning of Israeli military operation, as reported by Israeli police + LebanonUpdates |
Compiled by 111101 during the war from four live news streams, July–August 2006. Times are Beirut time. Texts are quoted as published, with their source. Sources and method.