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Timeline: Crisis in Lebanon
Sunday 30 July 2006, 1:16 Makka Time, 22:16 GMT
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Timeline of events in Lebanon
July 29
Fouad Siniora, Lebanon's prime minister, says that if Israel wants
secure borders it must withdraw from the disputed Shebaa Farms area
that it has occupied since 1967.
Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's leader, vows to hit Israel with more
rockets and says that Condoleeza Rice's visit to the region aimed to
"impose conditions that serve Israel".
* Lebanon to Israel: Return Shebaa Farms
* Defiant Nasrallah vows more strikes
July 28
George Bush, the US president, and Tony Blair, the British prime
minister, agree to send a UN multinational force to support the
Lebanese government.
The Israeli government says it is ready to call up 30,000 reservists
to support its offensive in Lebanon but says it will not expand its
campaign for now.
Nabih Berri, Lebanon's speaker of parliament and leading Shia
politician, says his Shia Amal movement and Hezbollah would join
forces against Israel's offensive in Lebanon.
* Bush, Blair back UN force for Lebanon
* Israel ready to call up reservists
* Speaker of parliament backs Hezbollah
July 27
Israel says it has been implicitly "authorised" to continue
its attacks in Lebanon by the failure of Wednesday's international
summit in Rome to call for a ceasefire.
An Israeli security cabinet meeting agreed to continue airstrikes
whilst maintaining a limited ground offensive, political sources said.
Israeli warplanes hit Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon killing
at least seven people, reports said. At least 40 Hezbollah rockets
also hit several towns in northern Israel, including Kiryat Shimona.
* Israel 'authorised' to continue attacks
* Fighting rages in Lebanon
July 26
Israel is accused of ignoring repeated warnings it was shelling close
to United Nations observers in southern Lebanon before and Israeli
bomb killed four of them.
A 15-nation summit in Rome failed to reach agreement on calling for
an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon.
Israeli and Hezbollah forces continue battling for control of the
town of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon.
* Israel 'ignored UN bomb warnings'
* Lebanon summit fails to agree truce call
* Battle rages for Lebanese town
July 25
Four soldiers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon in
south Lebanon are killed by an Israeli strike.
Israel says it plans to enforce a "security zone" in southern Lebanon
until an international force can be sent to take over.
Israeli troops enter the border town of Bint Jbeil, a Hezbollah
military stronghold, for the first time.
Mahmoud Komati, the deputy chief of the Hezbollah politburo, says he
did not expect Israel to react so strongly to the group's capture of
two Israeli soldiers.
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using artillery-fired cluster
grenades against a Lebanese village.
* Israel used cluster grenades on civilians
* Israel 'to control Lebanon security zone'
* Israeli strike kills four UN soldiers
* Israel enters Hezbollah stronghold
* Hezbollah: Israeli response unexpected
July 24
Condoleezza Rice makes a visit to Beirut on the way to Israel,
blames Hezbollah for the war and says a ceasefire would be possible
only if two captured Israeli soldiers are freed.
Jan Egeland, the UN humanitarian chief, accuses Hezbollah of
"cowardly blending" among Lebanese civilians.
Israeli troops battle their way to a key Hezbollah stronghold in
south Lebanon and capture two fighters.
* Israel pushes deeper into Lebanon
* Rice sets tough terms for truce
* Hezbollah blamed for civilian deaths
July 23
Israeli air strikes kill at least 12 civilians, including a Lebanese
press photographer near the southern city of Tyre.
The Israeli army said that it had taken control of the Lebanese
border village of Maroun Al-Ras and had captured two Hezbollah
members there.
Hezbollah missiles land on Haifa killing 2 civilians and wounding
several others. More than 2,200 rockets have hit Israel so far says
Amir Peretz, Israel's defence minister.
Jan Egeland, the UN humanitarian coordinator, describes Israeli
bombing of build-up areas as "a violation of humanitarian law" as he
toured bombed areas of south Beirut.
Condoleezza Rice travels to the Middle East.
* Israel captures two Hezbollah men
* Israeli troops praise Hezbollah tactics
* Israel would accept EU force in Lebanon
July 22
Israel confirms heavy fighting inside Lebanon
Israeli ground troops move into the village of Maroun al-Ras in south
Lebanon and take control. The Israeli army insists that incursions
will be limited in scope despite the recall of thousands of reserve
troops.
Israel continues its offensive by hitting communications targets in
Lebanon, including a relay station used by several Lebanese
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Hezbollah fires at least 50 rockets hitting several cities and
villages in northern Israel.
Washington rushes a delivery of precision-guided bombs to Israel,
according to The New York Times.
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, describes the plight of
Lebanon as part of the "birth pangs of a new Middle East" and says
that Israel should ignore calls for a ceasefire.
*
Rice sees bombs as birth pangs
*
Bush rushes bombs to Israel
*
Israeli troops seize Lebanese village
July 21
Hezbollah are proving stronger than Israel anticipated
Israel calls up several reserve army battalions and drops leaflets
over southern Lebanese villages warning civilians to leave the area.
More than 100,000 civilians have already left their homes in south Lebanon.
Brigadier-General Alon Friedman, who is in charge of Israeli army
operations in the north, said: "It's possible that in the coming days
our ground operations will increase."
Hezbollah launch fewer rockets than on any day since the conflict
began. Only 40 rockets reach Israel.
The Israeli air force continues to hit targets around Lebanon. More
than 300 Lebanese civilians have now been killed in the raids.
* Israel calls up army reservists
* South Beirut suburb devastated
* Israelis in the mood for war
July 20
Lebanon's civilians have borne the brunt of Israeli air strikes
Israeli army units enter southern Lebanon to attack Hezbollah
positions near the border. Four Israeli soldiers are killed.
An Israeli airman dies when two Apache attack helicopters collide
near the northern border.
Israeli air attacks on southern Lebanese towns and Baalbek kill 45
Lebanese civilians.
Hezbollah fires more than 120 rockets at Israel. Two Arab children
are killed in the Israeli-Arab town of Nazareth.
* Israeli-Arab children killed in attack
* Israel: Dissenting voices for peace
* Lebanon 'torn to shreds'
* Feature: Watching American TV in Beirut
July 19
Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah
Israel drops 23 tonnes of bombs on a single target in southern Beirut
in an attempt to kill Hassan Nasrallah.
More than 70 Lebanese civilians are killed as Israel continues its
bombing campaign against Lebanese infrastructure and Hezbollah
positions.
Israeli commando units enter Lebanon at several points along the border.
They discover several underground Hezbollah bunker complexes and
engage in firefights with Hezbollah members. Two Israeli soldiers are
killed.
Hezbollah fire more than 100 missiles into Israel. One Israeli is
killed in the town of Nahariya.
An Israeli F-16 fighter aircraft crashes while taking off from its
base in southern Israel. The pilot escapes unharmed.
* Israel may send troops into Lebanon
* Israel bombs Hezbollah 'bunker'
July 18
Emile Lahoud, the Lebanese president, inspects a bomb site
Israel continues its air strikes across Lebanon. The attacks kill 11
Lebanese soldiers in their army barracks east of Beirut.
Hezbollah rockets again strike Haifa, wounding several Israelis.
Saudi Arabia says it will support the deployment of an international
military force to stabilise Lebanon.
More than 200 Lebanese have now been killed in the Israeli offensive.
* UN seeks international force for Lebanon
* Thousands of foreigners flee Lebanon
* US Muslims criticise Bush over Middle East
July 17
A Lebanese man frees a pigeon from a ruined house in Beirut
Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue, killing more than 45 civilians.
Hezbollah fires more rockets into Israel, injuring at least 10
civilians in Haifa and Safed.
Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general, calls for an international
military force to separate the warring sides.
Israeli forces briefly enter parts of Lebanon to attack and destroy
Hezbollah posts along the border.
Foreign governments begin evacuating their citizens from Lebanon.
* Israel bombs Lebanese factories
* Olmert: Israel facing moment of truth
* Syria watches and waits
July 16
Smoke rises after Hezbollah rockets hit a train station in Haifa
Hezbollah rockets hit Haifa, Israel's second city, killing eight
civilians and wounding more than 20.
Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, says the Haifa attack will
have "far-reaching consequences".
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, says the battle against
Israel is "just at the beginning". That evening more rockets land in
other northern Israeli towns, wounding several more civilians.
Continuing Israeli air attacks killed at least 23 people around Lebanon.
Iran warns Israel that any attack on Syria would incur "unimaginable losses".
* Air strikes test Lebanese unity
* Lebanon blames US for UB silence
* Lebanon exodus gathers pace
July 15
Lebanese civilians flee air attacks in south Lebanon, 15 July.
Israeli aircraft destroy Hezbollah's headquarters in southern Beirut
in an attempt to kill Hasan Nasrallah, the group's leader.
Israel bombs Lebanon's ports and other sites across Lebanon. The
attacks kill at least 35 people.
Eighteen Lebanese civilians die when an Israeli rockets hit their van
near the southern city of Saida.
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, promises "open war" against Israel.
Hezbollah rockets hit Tiberias, an Israeli city in Galilee. The
attacks are the deepest so far.
Foreign government make plans to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon.
* Hezbollah 'declares war' on Israel
* Iran denies supplying missile that hit ship
* Arabs rally against Israeli attacks
* Britain send warships to the Middle East
July 14
Israel was shocked when a Hezbollah missile hit a navy ship
Israel bombs targets across Lebanon including bridges, roads and
power stations. Israeli aircraft also hits Hezbollah's headquarters
in Beirut.
Israel also attacks broadcasting facilities belonging to Hezbollah's
Al-Manar television channel.
Hezbollah fires an Iranian-made anti-shipping rocket at an Israeli
naval vessel off Beirut. The attack kills four Israeli sailors.
Israeli accuses the Lebanese army of assisting Hezbollah.
Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, say Israel's operations will
end only when rocket attacks on Israeli cities stop, when Israel's
two abducted soldiers are released and when Lebanon implements United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1559, which calls for Hezbollah
to be disarmed.
* Attacks provoke mixed international reaction
* On the ground in Israel
* Saudi sideswipe at Hezbollah
* Chirac questions Israeli intentions
July 13
Firefighters tackle a blaze at Beirut on July 13
Israeli jets bomb the runway of Lebanon's only international airport,
the Rafiq Hariri Airport in Beirut, at dawn. The airport is closed
and flights are diverted.
Israel announces an air and sea blockade of Lebanon, and says that
Hezbollah will not be allowed to return to its former position along
the border.
Israeli aircraft attack what it says are Hezbollah targets across
southern Lebanon. The raids kill 35 Lebanese civilians.
Hezbollah fires rockets that hit towns in northern Israel, including
Nahariya and Safed. Two civilians are killed.
* Scores killed as Israel strikes Lebanon
* Israeli strikes kill 40 in Lebanon
* Anxiety weighs down Beirut
July 12
The funeral of Sgt Nimrod Cohen, killed in Lebanon on12 July
Hezbollah fighters seize two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid.
Three Israeli soldiers are also killed in the attack.
It says it will release them if Israel frees Palestinian prisoners
held in Israeli jails.
"Fulfilling its pledge to liberate the prisoners and detainees, the
Islamic Resistance ... captured two Israeli soldiers at the border
with occupied Palestine," a Hezbollah statement said.
Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister, said the attack was an "act of
war" by Lebanon and said he would make the country pay a "heavy
price".
Later that day, Israel launches a small cross-border raid in the area
where the two soldiers were abducted. Hezbollah destroyed one Israeli
tank, killing its four-man crew. Another Israeli was killed in an
operation to recover the tank.
"If the soldiers are not returned, we will turn Lebanon's clock back 20 years"
Lt-Gen Dan Halutz
"This affair is between Israel and the state of Lebanon,"
Major-General Udi Adam, head of Israel's Northern Command says.
"Where to attack? Once it is inside Lebanon, everything is legitimate
- not just southern Lebanon, not just the line of Hezbollah posts."
Lieutenant-General Dan Halutz, Israel's chief of staff, says: "If the
soldiers are not returned, we will turn Lebanon's clock back 20
years."
On June 27 Hamas, an armed Palestinian group, had kidnapped an
Israeli soldier in a cross-border raid from Gaza. Hamas demanded that
Israel release Palestinian prisoners.
* Hezbollah captures Israeli soldiers
* Israeli troops enter Lebanon
* Lebanon 'not aware' of Hezbollah plan
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