Post by sciwriter on Jul 15, 2006 17:38:54 GMT -7
Pravda's position on present Mideast War is basically neutral. Carl:
PRAVDA
7/15/06
english.pravda.ru/hotspots/conflicts/13-07-2006/83291-Lebanon-0
Middle East conflict develops into regional war, Israel drives Hezbollah into panic
The conflict between Israel and Islamic militants threatens to
become a large-scale deadly regional conflict after Hezbollah
captured two Israeli soldiers along the Israel-Lebanon border.
In return, Israel immediately attacked Lebanon with air and
artillery strikes.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the militant Islamic
group's action an "act of war" backed by the Lebanese
government. The United States accused Syria and Iran, which
both support Hezbollah, of being behind the attack, Detroit
Free Press says.
Israel sent troops and tanks into southern Lebanon, and
Israeli fighter jets buzzed the capital, Beirut. At least
eight Israeli soldiers died in fighting. It was the largest
move of Israeli troops into Lebanon since Israel withdrew its
last troops from its northern neighbor in 2000.
Early today, police said Israeli warplanes struck runways at
Beirut's international airport in the Lebanese capital's
Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs. A senior airport
official announced the facility was closed and asked all
scheduled flights to divert to Cyprus, the neighboring
Mediterranean island. The main terminal was intact.
Lebanese guerrillas fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel
on Thursday, killing an Israeli woman, damaging an air force
base and keeping thousands of residents confined to
underground shelters.
There were first signs that Israeli civilians were leaving
towns and villages in rocket range, following the worst
cross-border fighting in years. Cars with suitcases tied to
the roofs headed south from the border town of Nahariya, which
was hit by rockets Thursday.
Israel's Home Front Command ordered hotels and guest houses in
northern Israel - a favorite summer vacationing area - to send
all visitors home for the coming days. Hundreds of people
canceled their weekend reservations in the area, tourism
officials said.
The escalation began when Hezbollah guerrillas captured two
Israeli soldiers and killed eight in attacks on northern
Israel on Wednesday. Israel responded with its biggest
campaign of air strikes ever in a single night, hitting dozens
of Hezbollah targets and Beirut's airport. The military also
imposed a sea and air blockade on Lebanon.
Senior Israeli government officials said Thursday their
offensive in Lebanon was open-ended and would try to push the
militants further away from the Israeli border, the AP
reports.
PRAVDA
7/15/06
english.pravda.ru/hotspots/conflicts/13-07-2006/83291-Lebanon-0
Middle East conflict develops into regional war, Israel drives Hezbollah into panic
The conflict between Israel and Islamic militants threatens to
become a large-scale deadly regional conflict after Hezbollah
captured two Israeli soldiers along the Israel-Lebanon border.
In return, Israel immediately attacked Lebanon with air and
artillery strikes.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the militant Islamic
group's action an "act of war" backed by the Lebanese
government. The United States accused Syria and Iran, which
both support Hezbollah, of being behind the attack, Detroit
Free Press says.
Israel sent troops and tanks into southern Lebanon, and
Israeli fighter jets buzzed the capital, Beirut. At least
eight Israeli soldiers died in fighting. It was the largest
move of Israeli troops into Lebanon since Israel withdrew its
last troops from its northern neighbor in 2000.
Early today, police said Israeli warplanes struck runways at
Beirut's international airport in the Lebanese capital's
Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs. A senior airport
official announced the facility was closed and asked all
scheduled flights to divert to Cyprus, the neighboring
Mediterranean island. The main terminal was intact.
Lebanese guerrillas fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel
on Thursday, killing an Israeli woman, damaging an air force
base and keeping thousands of residents confined to
underground shelters.
There were first signs that Israeli civilians were leaving
towns and villages in rocket range, following the worst
cross-border fighting in years. Cars with suitcases tied to
the roofs headed south from the border town of Nahariya, which
was hit by rockets Thursday.
Israel's Home Front Command ordered hotels and guest houses in
northern Israel - a favorite summer vacationing area - to send
all visitors home for the coming days. Hundreds of people
canceled their weekend reservations in the area, tourism
officials said.
The escalation began when Hezbollah guerrillas captured two
Israeli soldiers and killed eight in attacks on northern
Israel on Wednesday. Israel responded with its biggest
campaign of air strikes ever in a single night, hitting dozens
of Hezbollah targets and Beirut's airport. The military also
imposed a sea and air blockade on Lebanon.
Senior Israeli government officials said Thursday their
offensive in Lebanon was open-ended and would try to push the
militants further away from the Israeli border, the AP
reports.