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
Public urged to lend a hand in relief efforts
With the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon mounting, the UAE branch of the Young Arab Leaders has launched a relief appeal.
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Sunday May 3
Soldiers frustrated at slow progress
Late last week while guarding a house in southern Lebanon that Israeli forces were using as a command post, Corporal Matan Tyler received an unusual order from his commander: Watch out for guys wearing Israeli uniforms.
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Sunday May 3
Hezbollah hits back after commando raid
Eight thousand Israeli troops pressed the first full day of a massive new ground attack in southern Lebanon yesterday and said they seized five suspected Hezbollah fighters in a dramatic raid on a northeastern town. Hezbollah retaliated with its deepest missile strikes yet, firing a record number of rockets into Israel as the conflict escalated.
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Sunday May 3
Iran: Hezbollah disarming is illogical
Iran welcomed the planned ceasefire to halt the month-long war between Hezbollah and Israel, but described the UN Security Council's call for disarming the Iranian-backed group as "illogical".
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Sunday May 3
Lebanese blogs: August 8
Lebanese blogs: August 8
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Sunday May 3
Best opportunity to end Mideast conflict
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has stated that a simple ceasefire in Lebanon is not the solution to the current violence.
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Sunday May 3
Lebanon war is over, but just for now
The conflict may be the 'icing on the cake' for the mess the US president has made of much of the Middle East.
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Sunday May 3
Apologists with evil minds
They use verbal overkill to defend Israel's overwhelming use of force.
