InFocus | Israel Attacks
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Sunday May 3
Lebanon war report criticises Israeli PM Olmert
The Winograd report levelled scathing criticism against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in an interim report on Monday that cast doubt on his political future.
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Sunday May 3
Olmert testifies on war
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert begins testifying in a state inquiry into how the government and military handled the Israeli-Hezbollah war in Lebanon, which was met with heavy public criticism and has left more than a thousand people dead.
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Sunday May 3
Mediation 'resumes to free soldier in Gaza'
Egyptian mediators have resumed efforts to strike a deal to free an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian fighters from Gaza but any breakthrough looks some way off, a senior Palestinian official said yesterday.
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Sunday May 3
Outlook on war and peace
Poll respondents express pessimism over stability in the region.
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Sunday May 3
Olmert faces battle for survival
Lebanon has a habit of bringing down Israeli leaders.
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Sunday May 3
Top Israeli general resigns over Lebanon war
An Israeli general who was shunted aside as commander of the Lebanon front during a month of fighting against Hezbollah guerrillas resigned on Wednesday in a widely expected move.
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Sunday May 3
Internal bickering rattles Olmert's government
A number of Israeli businessmen have rushed a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Knesset members urging them to concentrate on rebuilding of northern Israel rather than bickering until the war is completely over.
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Sunday May 3
Israel gaining nothing in Lebanon war, says Komati
A Hezbollah leader yesterday said that Israel's offensive in Lebanon has achieved nothing militarily, and praised Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for withdrawing his country's top diplomat from Israel in protest.
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Sunday May 3
Israel hints at easing blockade of Lebanon
Israel said on Wednesday it could gradually dismantle its blockade of Lebanon as Lebanese and UN forces control entry points to stop Hezbollah rearming, and the UN commander in the south said a breakthrough could be close.
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Sunday May 3
Who won the war in Lebanon?
Most observers will conclude that neither side has won the Lebanon war and that, in itself, is bad news for Israel. In over a month of fighting, it has failed to achieve its principal war aim of destroying Hezbollah and stopping rocket attacks.
