Israeli war headlines last 30 hours

[papau]

http://www.haaretz.com/

Many IDF casualties in heavy clashes in Bint Jbail Efforts underway to retrieve the casualties

Soldiers in close-quarter fighting with Hezbollah
IDF took control of the Hezbollah stronghold a day earlier, but decided against seizing the entire town. 14:14

9 people hurt, one seriously, as rockets hit northern Israel
Katyushas land near Tiberias, Safed, Kiryat Shmona and Carmiel; girl, 15, killed in Galilee strike Tuesday. 13:52

Olmert: Hezbollah's resistance in Bint Jbail not surprising
At Knesset meeting, PM reiterates stance of no negotiations regarding release of prisoners. 14:37

Report: U.S. plan includes Israeli withdrawal from Shaba Farms
Israeli sources deny report; proposed int'l force would not disarm Hezbollah, stem arms flow from Syria. 14:01

Olmert orders investigation into deadly IAF strike on UN base
PM dismayed by Annan charge that base was targeted; Ayalon demands apology for 'baseless' remarks. 14:43

Ten Palestinians killed in Israel Air Force strikes in Gaza 12:33

Top officials meet in Rome in bid to end Israel-Hezbollah fighting 12:27

The Hezbollah empire
With huge financial backing from Iran, Hezbollah runs hospitals, schools in Lebanon.

Olmert: we will try to ease humanitarian distress
Israel promises Secretary Rice that it will work to ease humanitarian crisis in Lebanon.

Peres to Lebanon: It's us or Hezbollah

Rome Conference to discuss int'l force

Int'l peace keeping
Proposal won't disarm Hezbollah of rockets
Proposed multinational force will not be responsible for disarming Hezbollah.

15 year-old girl killed by Katyushas

Other headlines over last 30 hours:

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/ShTickers.html

14:59 PM: Israel wants to establish 2-km Hezbollah-free buffer zone in south Lebanon (AP)

14:20 Siniora to take action to make Israel compensate Lebanon for destruction (Reuters)

14:11 IDF working to retrieve casualties from Bint Jbail battlefield (Haaretz)

14:03 Canadian-Israeli prof. held 18 days ago on suspicion of spying for Hezbollah (Haaretz)

14:00 Former PM Sharon transferred to intensive care unit (Haaretz)

13:54 Two Katyusha rockets land near Tiberias; no injuries or damage (Haaretz)

13:40 Barrage of Katyusha rockets slams into Galilee (Haaretz)

13:39 Report: Rice truce initiative includes pullout from Shaba Farms (News Agencies)

13:32 Chief UN aid official: Hezbollah strikes on north are `totally condemnable` (Reuters)

13:02 Katyusha rockets hit Kiryat Shmona; some injuries reported (Channel 1)

12:53 PM: Israel unsurprised by scale of Hezbollah resistance in Bint Jbail (Haaretz)

12:44 Palestinian journalist seriously wounded while covering fighting in Gaza (AP)

12:42 French President opposes NATO leading any international force in Lebanon (AP)

12:06 IDF: 200 Hezbollah militants holed up in Bint Jbail (Israel Radio)

12:04 Siren sounds in Safed (Israel Radio)

11:50 Jordanian plane lands at Beirut airport to evacuate wounded Lebanese citizens (AP)

11:40 Two Katyusha rockets land in open fields near Carmiel; no injuries reported (Itim)

11:38 Finnish president: No justification for deadly IAF attack on UN observer post (AP)

11:37 Sirens sound in Haifa and its northern suburbs (Itim)

11:25 10-truck UN aid convoy leaves Beirut for port city of Tyre in south Lebanon (AP)

11:08 State won`t make significant tax revenue from Hewlett Packard-Mercury deal (Haaretz)

10:38 Rockets strike Carmiel, Acre and Safed; unclear if any injuries (Haaretz)

10:25 One person seriously hurt, one lightly hurt in rocket attack on Haifa suburbs (Haaretz)

10:24 Five Katyusha rockets land in northern Haifa suburbs (Haaretz)

09:57 Ahmadinejad, Putin discuss Lebanon crisis, Iran nuclear program (Reuters)

09:51 Katyusha rocket lands in open field near Kiryat Shmona; no injuries reported (Haaretz)

09:31 7 IDF soldiers wounded in fighting in Bint Jbail (Haaretz)

09:28 Olmert promises Annan future results of probe into UN peacekeepers` deaths (Haaretz)

09:05 Qassam rocket lands south of Ashkelon; no injuries reported (Israel Radio)

09:00 PM `deeply regrets mistaken killing of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon` (AP)

08:36 Katyusha rockets land near Safed; no injuries reported (Israel Radio)

08:03 IDF troops sustain injuries in Bint Jbail fighting (Haaretz)

07:37 Hamas militant killed, 8 others hurt in IAF missile strike in north Gaza (Haaretz)

07:31 Heavy gunfire between IDF troops, Hezbollah in Bint Jbail (Haaretz)

07:23 New Zealand condemns attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon (AP)

07:11 Israel`s UN envoy expresses `deep regret` for deaths of UN peacekeepers (AP)

07:09 5 Palestinians killed, 15 others hurt in three IAF strikes in Gaza (AP)

06:26 5 Katyusha rockets land around Tiberias; no injuries (Haaretz)

06:20 Sirens sound warning of possible rocket strikes in Tiberias, Safed (Israel Radio)

06:14 Witnesses: IDF kills Hamas militant, wounds 8 in Gaza (Reuters)

05:09 North Korea accuses U.S. of defending Israel`s `brutal massacre` in Lebanon (AP)

05:07 4 UN observers killed in IAF strike reported as Austrian, Canadian, Chinese, Finn (AP)

04:03 Israel`s UN ambassador shocked by Annan`s claim that IDF targeted UN base (Haaretz)

04:01 IAF strikes security staff building in Gaza; no injuries reported (Reuters)

03:05 HP purchases Israeli high tech company Mercury in 4.5 billion dollar deal (Haaretz)

02:09 Israel says regrets `tragic death` of UN observers in IAF strike (Reuters)

02:02 IDF opens inquiry into strike which killed 4 UN observers in Lebanon (Israel Radio)

01:17 IDF kills Hezbollah `central sector` commander in fighting in South Lebanon (Reuters)

00:46 UN official confirms four U.N. peacekeepers killed in IAF strike (AP)

00:24 UN: Observers wounded in IAF strike in Lebanon belonged to Indian contingent (AP)

23:51 IDF says it killed a senior Hezbollah gunman near Lebanese border (Reuters)

23:49 Unknown number of Americans stranded in S. Lebanon, as U.S. evacuation ends (AP)

23:44 Israeli shell hits UN base in south Lebanon; casualties reported (Reuters)

22:37 Hezbollah official: Didn`t expect such strong response to capture of IDF soldiers (AP)

22:35 Palestinian officials: 20 IDF jeeps enter Ramallah, surround building (AP)

22:11 Greek police clash with demonstrators outside the Israeli Embassy in Athens (AP)

22:10 Two IDF soldiers lightly hurt in mortar attack in Upper Galilee (Channel 10)

21:39 Haifa resident suffers heart attack, dies, during Katyusha strike on city (Haaretz)

21:35 Bush on Lebanon crisis: Our goal is to have a lasting, not temporary peace (Reuters)

21:24 Siren sounds in Haifa (Channel 1)

20:45 Haifa police detain four people who took part in anti-war rally (Haaretz)

20:18 One person lightly hurt in Katyusha strike near Ma`alot (Channel 10)

20:01 Red Cross says some Lebanon villages still cut off from aid supplies (Reuters)

19:47 EU to lobby for international force to help Beirut disarm Hezbollah (Reuters)

19:38 Tory MP: IDF`s Lebanon raid reminiscent of Nazi atrocity on Warsaw ghetto (Agencies)

19:35 Beilin petitions court, says actions in Lebanon constitute declaration of war (Haaretz)

19:05 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warns Lebanon fighting could trigger broader hostilities (AP)

18:49 15-year-old killed in Katyusha strike on Maghar named as Da`a Abbas (Haaretz)

18:18 U.S. Democrats blast Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki on Israel statements (Reuters)

18:14 Greek trade unions to march against attacks in Lebanon (AP)

18:06 First shipment of U.S. aid arrives in Lebanon (AP)

17:57 Katyusha rockets land near Acre; no injuries reported (Channel 10)

17:45 Officials: Up to 20,000 peacekeepers needed to take over south Lebanon (Reuters)

17:38 Siren sounds in Haifa (Channel 2)

17:22 Russian President Vladimir Putin says Israel has the right to security (AP)

16:57 Two Palestinians hurt as IAF aircraft fires rocket at house in southern Gaza (AP)

16:54 IDF general: Army has killed 20-30 Hezbollah fighters in past day (Reuters)

16:53 Peretz: Israel to hold south Lebanon security strip until int`l force arrives (Reuters)

16:49 IAF renews aerial strikes of Beirut (Channel 2)

16:48 Three Katyusha rockets land in vicinity of Nahariya; no injuries (Haaretz)

16:36 Abbas: We are exerting all our efforts to release IDF soldier Gilad Shalit (AP)

16:31 Rice: United States grieves for victims of violence in the Middle East (AP)

16:05 Representative dollar exchange rate set at $1 / NIS 4.4280 (Haaretz)

15:40 Katyusha rockets land in open areas near Safed and Hatzor; no injuries (Haaretz)

15:27 Siren sounds in Safed (Haaretz)

15:26 Rice: There is a need to remain focused on establishing a Palestinian state (Reuters)

15:25 Lebanese PM says will press for immediate cease-fire at Rome conference (Reuters)

14:42 Olmert: Israel to allow aid airlifts to Lebanon (Reuters)

14:40 Woman dies of wounds incurred in rocket strike on Kafr Maghar in Galilee (Haaretz)

14:26 Police probe accusations of sexual harassment against Justice Min. Ramon (Haaretz)

14:19 Hezbollah rockets ignite fires in open fields of Galilee panhandle (Haaretz)

14:11 Resident of Galilee village of Maghar seriously hurt by Hezbollah rocket (Haaretz)

14:02 Saudi king: Mideast war may erupt if Israel doesn`t halt Lebanon, Gaza raids (Reuters)

14:01 Saudi King Abdullah pledges $500 million to help rebuild Lebanon (Reuters)

13:58 Jordan: Arab states to insist on cease-fire, Lebanese sovereignty over all territory (AP)

13:37 Dozens of J`lem Arab families request permission to host Galilee Arabs (Haaretz)

13:03 Defense Minister Peretz meeting with Rice (Israel Radio)

13:00 General strike in Ramallah as hundreds of Palestinians protest Rice visit (Haaretz)

12:52 Seven rockets hit Kiryat Shmona; no reported casualties (Israel Radio)

12:50 Rocket hits Haifa restaurant; damage but no casualties (Israel Radio)

12:48 Rocket attacks cause extensive damage in Haifa`s lower city (Haaretz)

12:47 Two moderately wounded, 10 lightly wounded in Haifa rocket attack (Haaretz)

12:25 Five rockets hit Nahariya; no injuries reported (Haaretz)

12:24 Seven people wounded in rocket attack in Haifa, two of them lightly (Haaretz)

12:23 Police arrest East Jerusalem youth suspected of planning stabbing attack (Haaretz)

12:17 16 rockets strike city of Haifa, two of them in residential areas (Israel Radio)

12:16 Five rockets hit western Galilee near town of Ma`alot, damaging buildings (Haaretz)

12:08 Livni: Int`l conference in Rome should condemn Hezbollah as terrorist group (Reuters)

12:01 MK Lieberman: Israel must stop the Lebanonization of the Gaza Strip (Haaretz)

11:56 UN humanitarian chief: Aid convoy could move south of Beirut on Wednesday (AP)

11:54 IAF strikes 15 rocket-launching sites northeast of Lebanese town of Tyre (Haaretz)

11:48 Netanyahu: Iran doesn`t care if one million Arabs in Israel die from missiles (Haaretz)

11:45 Peres: Hezbollah lost morally and will also lose militarily (Army Radio)

11:40 Peres calls on Lebanese army to fight Hezbollah (Haaretz)

11:23 Peres: No alternative to victory over Hezbollah (AP)

11:13 Fallen IDF Staff Sgt. Lotan Slavin to be buried at 5 P.M. at Moshav Hatzava (Itim)

11:08 Olmert: 15 percent of Israelis living in bomb shelters since start of crisis (AP)

11:07 Rice: We need to ensure we won`t go back to previous Lebanon-Israel situation (AP)

11:05 Siren heard in Haifa (Channel 2)

11:01 Four IDF soldiers wounded in Lebanon combat evacuated to Israel (Israel Radio)

10:51 Palestinians open fire on IDF troops in Nablus overnight; no casualties (Itim)

10:40 Germany to sign protocol opening Nazi files to researchers (AP)

10:37 Two Hezbollah rockets hit near Nahariya, one near Shfaram; no casualties (Haaretz)

10:29 Three Hezbollah rockets hit Safed, one hits Acre; no casualties (Haaretz)

10:20 MK Vilnai: Hezbollah being worn down, taken aback by Israeli response (Israel Radio)

10:10 Police arrest Tel Aviv man suspected of beating his wife (Israel Radio)

10:03 Knesset panel retroactively approves special draft of IDF reservists (Israel Radio)

09:50 Haifa municipality opens children`s activity centers in bomb shelters (Itim)

09:35 One person moderately wounded by Qassam rocket attack in Negev kibbutz (Haaretz)

09:12 Olmert: We will not hesitate to take `most severe measures` against Hezbollah (AP)

09:09 Haifa factories reduce their stocks of hazardous materials (Israel Radio)

09:04 IDF official: Raid on south Lebanon won`t stop rocket fire (Haaretz)

08:54 IDF troops take control of Hezbollah stronghold Bint Jbail (Israel Radio)

08:52 Two rockets land in open areas in Safed; no injuries or damage (Haaretz)

08:42 Two rockets land in Upper Galilee; no injuries (Haaretz)

08:33 Knesset panel to convene to approve draft of IDF reserve soldiers (Israel Radio)

08:32 PM Olmert to meet Rice in Jerusalem at 9 A.M. (Israel Radio)

08:05 UN humanitarian chief accuses Hezbollah of `cowardly blending` among civilians (AP)

07:59 Palestinians open fire on IDF position near Nablus; no injuries (Israel Radio)

07:54 IAF examining possibility Apache was accidentally shot down by IDF (Haaretz)

07:19 Lebanese officials: IAF missile kills seven people in a house in south Lebanon (AP)

07:13 IDF strikes 36 Hezbollah targets overnight, including rocket launchers (Haaretz)

[Toots]

1. "Hezbollah runs hospitals, schools in Lebanon."

Now we understand why hospitals and schools are being destroyed. I am beginning to understand why Israelis are despised throughout the world...

[papau]

2. $300 million from Iran is spent by Hez on social services - but there's no

Israeli destruction of hospitals, schools in Lebanon as such -

indeed Hez and Hamas rockets have hit jewish schools in last weeks, killing jewish kids of various ages from pre-k to 8th grade - and yesterday killing a little arab-Israeli girl.

Many folks want to believe Israelis are despised throughout the world because they get off on being a jew hater - and they think that if they hang with the left as they sell hating the jews they can avoid being thought as cowardly copies of the Nazi's of the 40's.

On the other hand Israel is a strong albeit tiny nation, so some like to pretend 4 million jewish Israeli's are pushing back harder than 1.5 billion Islamic enemies of Israeli are pushing Israel. And since the pushing is indeed brutal on both sides, and since the PA have been screwed by their leaders for 50 years and live a lousy life under unfair conditions - many of which conditions are the product of decisions of the Israeli government - it is easy to hate Israel, forgetting the role of PA leaders, as you wish for a better life for Palestinians.

[KoKo]

3. I admire your "Pluck" on this....

I'm a "war baby." WWII..that is...in case you would wonder.