Libanon

[ThomasWach]

ne kleine Presseschau:

Israel set for big push north to Litani
By Harvey Morris in Jerusalem, Jonathan Birchall at the United Nations and William Wallis in Beirut

Published: August 9 2006 18:37 | Last updated: August 9 2006 22:42

The Israeli security cabinet voted on Wednesday for a major escalation of the Lebanese conflict, authorising the army to advance to the Litani river, up to 18 miles north of the border, to halt rocket fire from Hizbollah guerrillas.

The decision was made as Israeli troops battled Hizbollah forces near the border, almost a month after they first crossed it. Arab media said 11 Israeli soldiers were killed in Wednesday’s fighting, although the Israeli army confirmed only five deaths.

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Hizbollah leader, expressed defiance in a televised speech, saying Israeli attacks had failed to weakenthe group’s rocket capabilities and warning that its fighters would turn south Lebanon into a “graveyard” for invading troops
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Troops, tanks storm into southern Lebanon
Diplomats say U.N. vote on resolving conflict unlikely Thursday

Thursday, August 10, 2006 Posted: 0058 GMT (0858 HKT)

ALONG THE ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER (CNN) -- Israel lobbed artillery rounds into southern Lebanon late Wednesday as troops backed by tanks and armored vehicles moved across the border.
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und nun doch ein Rückzieher:

Israel will Bodenoffensive verschieben

Tag 30 des Krieges im Nahen Osten und kein Frieden in Sicht. Während die Vereinten Nationen weiter um ihre Libanon-Resolution ringen, gab Israel in der Nacht einen Vorgeschmack auf seine geplante verstärkte Bodenoffensive. Doch mit dem eigentlichen Vorstoß will Israel noch warten.
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David und der unsichtbare Feind

Aus Haifa berichtet Alexander Schwabe

Bis zu ihrem Rückzug vor sechs Jahren diente Sergeant David Cohen der israelischen Armee im Libanon. Täglich war er dort mit der Hisbollah konfrontiert und weiß um die Kampfkraft der schiitischen Miliz: gut ausgebildet, modern ausgerüstet - und nahezu unsichtbar.
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