A list of major news in regards to the israeli war on lebanon for 13 August 2006, the list is provided, compiled and prepared by lebanonupdates.blogspot.com as collected from major media sources including Tayyar, New TV and other news sources.
* 23:47 Israeli air strikes on Brital result in 4 killed and 20 injured, on first count
* 23:45 Warning sirens in Kiryat Shmona
* 23:07 Israeli airplanes circle repeatedly over northern Lebanon
* 23:05 Israeli army combs neighborhoods of Qlaya’a in southern Lebanon
* 22:45 Israeli army downs Hezbollah reconnaissance plane filled with explosives
* 22:33 After agreeing on UN resolution, Israel now ready to negotiate concerning 2 captured soldiers
* 22:23 Al-Jazeera: Israeli helicopters shell Sour (Tyre)
* 22:14 Siniora: international forces could include Italy, Spain, Turkey, Morocco, Indonesia and Malaysia
* 22:11 Clashes intensify in Lebanon on eve of UN truce
* 21:59 Israeli airplanes drop leaflets over Southern Suburb of Beirut
* 21:49 Israeli air strike targets Ghandour factory in Choueifat with 3 missiles, car burns in front of factory
* 21:43 Shaul Mofaz: we must admit that we were defeated in this war
* 21:42 Israel says it has right to hit Hezbollah weapons despite truce
* 21:36 Israeli army announces 5 soldiers killed including 3 officers; 25 others injured in southern Lebanon
* 21:12 AFP: 24 Israeli soldiers killed and more than 85 injured on Saturday in southern Lebanon
* 21:00 al-Jazeera: renewed Israeli strikes on Beirut’s Southern Suburb
* 20:52 Haaretz: author David Grossman’s son has been killed in Lebanon
* 20:45 AFP: Livni: Hezbollah must be dismantled
* 20:39 al-Jazeera: Israeli ground troops commander: ceasefire does not mean that army will cease its operations in
southern Lebanon
* 20:34 Reuters: Solana: EU to help in strengthening Lebanese army
* 20:23 Security sources: Israeli shelling of Southern Suburb of Beirut kills 20 civilians, 9 bodies have been retrieved,
5 of which are children
* 20:15 al-Jazeera: Lebanese parliament denies that today’s meeting has been postponed due to any disagreements
* 20:10 Israeli ground troop command: Israeli army will stop only if Hezbollah halts its shelling
* 15:55 Israeli air strike on Joun destroys tire factory
* 15:52 Israeli air strikes on al-Naameh destroy paper manufacturing factory
* 15:47 Rockets fall on Haifa and Upper Golan
* 15:38 Israeli air strike on village of Sidiqeen
* 15:37 Warning sirens in Haifa
* 15:36 Apache helicopters circle over Sour (Tyre)
* 15:33 One Palestinian killed in Israel air strikes on Burj al-Shamali refugee camp
* 15:31 Hezbollah denies any of its fighters or leaders in Southern Suburb of Beirut during Israeli air strikes
* 15:25 Tens of casualties as result of Israeli shelling on Southern Suburb of Beirut
* 15:10 al-Arabiya correspondent: several buildings destroyed in fiercest shelling of Southern Suburb of Beirut
* 15:05 Israeli Government approves UN Security Council resolution
* 15:01 Hezbollah fighters attack Israeli troops in well-planned ambush in Aita al-Shaab, killing and injuring 25 Israeli soldiers; Hezbollah fighters also attack another Israeli force in Jabal al-Bat on border with Israel
* 14:53 Around 20 fierce Israeli air strikes in one minute on al-Ruwias area in Southern Suburb of Beirut
* 14:42 Fierce Israeli shelling on Nabatiyeh and its surroundings since morning
* 14:33 Israeli agriculture minister calls on Olmert to withdraw army from Lebanon as soon as ceasefire is declared
* 14:25 Israeli air strike on Jaafar petrol station in Sidiqeen
* 14:15 Israeli shelling on Nabatiyeh and its surroundings, and air strikes on Mleeta
* 14:10 Israeli media reports over 150 rockets fell on northern Israel today
* 14:00 Hezbollah says it destroyed Israeli military vehicle on Tal Abou al-Taweel near Aita al-Shaab, 5 Israeli soldiers
injured
* 13:52 Seven Israeli soldiers killed in clashes in southern Lebanon today
* 13:40 Israeli soldiers flee from battle in al-Ghandouriyeh
* 13:36 Warning sirens in Nahariya
* 13:34 Israeli air strike on Kfar Tibneet hill and Iqlim al-Tuffah heights
* 13:30 Two Israeli air strikes on Sharnay road east of al-Bazouriyeh injures 3 Lebanese army soldiers
* 13:26 Three Israeli air strikes near Benoit Barakat army barracks in Sour (Tyre)
* 13:20 Heavy Israeli shelling on outskirts of Arnoun and Yohmor, as well as Litani River
* 13:15 Renewed Israeli shelling on Sour (Tyre) and two Israeli air strikes on Baalbek
* 13:05 Israeli air strikes on al-Bazouriyeh and Burj al-Shamali
* 13:00 Two Israeli tanks destroyed in al-Khiam while trying to retrieve five previously destroyed tanks
* 12:50 Hezbollah says it shelled cluster of Israeli tanks between al-Teebeh and al-Qantara
* 12:45 Funeral of Red Cross paramedic Mikhail Jbaily in Zahle
* 12:39 Israeli air strike on al-Burj al-Shamali refugee camp targets Fateh position, resulting in one injury
* 12:30 Livni: no army in world can dismantle Hezbollahï?½s weapons
* 12:20 Heavy Israeli air strikes on al-Housh in Sour (Tyre)
* 12:15 Number of Hezbollah rockets that targeted Israel today rises to 77
* 12:00 One Israeli killed in Hezbollah shelling on northern Israel
* 11:35 Israeli media states that 20 armored vehicles hit in Hezbollah shelling on military base in Etzba ha-Galil
* 11:25 Fierce Israeli shelling on eastern and western Sour (Tyre)
* 11:20 Haaretz: Israel is willing to discuss release of Hezbollah prisoners in exchange for two Israeli soldiers
kidnapped last month
* 11:15 Israeli air strike on al-Housh in Sour (Tyre)
* 11:10 Hezbollah rockets cause large fires in northern Israel
* 11:05 Israeli media sources state that deputy commander of Israeli armored tank battalion wounded in battle in Ouadi
al-Jeer
* 11:00 Hezbollah rockets land on Safad and Kiryat Shmona
* 10:15 Israeli cabinet meets to discuss UN Security Council resolution
* 10:14 Israeli air strikes continue on Baalbek and surroundings, latest of which targeted Shaath and Drous crossing
* 10:13 High-ranking Israeli army officers believe that there is very weak possibility of military success
* 09:46 Israeli air strikes on Arzoun and fields of Deir Dibba east of Sour (Tyre)
* 09:45 Two Israeli air strikes on al-Jamaliyeh north of Baalbek
* 09:15 Israeli air strikes on Sour (Tyre)
* 08:55 Hezbollah clashes with Israeli unit trying to advance to Yatar, where Israeli helicopter fell to retrieve bodies
* 08:20 Renewed Israeli shelling on Sour (Tyre) and Beqaa, number of civilians killed
* 07:52 al-Jazeera: heavy Israeli air strikes on region of Halba in northern Lebanon targets Lebanese army base and residential homes
* 07:15 Israeli radio: around 30,000 Israeli soldiers in Lebanon
* 06:40 Israeli army: 19 soldiers killed and 5 missing following first day of expanded offensive against Lebanon; over 100 soldiers killed since beginning of war
* 06:15 Reuters: Israeli says 19 soldiers killed in Lebanon on Saturday
* 02:36 UN secretary general Kofi Annan announces that presidents of Lebanon and Israel agreed to ceasefire on Monday at
5:00 GMT
* 02:26 Brazilian government to send airplane to Lebanon carrying food and other aid supplies for over 145,000 people
* 01:52 Haaretz: Israeli air strike on Palestinian refugee camp near Saida (Sidon)
* 01:47 Thousands of protestors demonstrate in front of White House to denounce US and Israeli policies in Middle East
* 01:30 UNEP begins investigation into polluting of Lebanese coast
* 00:50 Source from office of Israeli prime minister states that Israeli troop withdrawal from Lebanon could start in one or
two weeks
* 00:35 Israeli army: another 4 Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon
* 00:17 Death toll among Israeli soldiers rises to 16 killed, with over 100 wounded
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