Israeli troops on August 1 crossed into
Artillery shells also rained down on the border area around Aita al-Shaab, where Hezbollah said it was fighting fiercely with Israeli ground troops and had destroyed a tank.
The Israeli army said 20 Hebollah fighters were killed in south
A senior Israeli Cabinet member said on July 1 the army needed up to two more weeks to finish its offensive. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rejected international calls for a cease-fire until
As international diplomatic pressure to end the fighting gathers momentum, European Union foreign ministers are holding emergency talks on the crisis in
French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy has insisted it is vital that
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