19 July 2006 (Wednesday)
- 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict:
- Hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon must stop immediately, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has said.(BBC NEWS)
- Two Israeli soldiers have been killed in fierce fighting with Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon.(BBC NEWS)
- At least 55 civilians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon.(BBC NEWS)
- Israeli ground troops cross the border into Lebanon in a limited incursion. (International Herald Tribune)
- Israeli airstrikes hit the southern suburbs of Beirut near the airport. (CNN)
- A cruise ship carrying 1000 Americans leaves Beirut for Cyprus as the fighting enters its second week. (Associated Press)
- Israeli warplanes attack bunker in south Beirut believed to contain Hezbollah leaders. (Associated Press)
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict (Operation Summer Rains):
- At least nine Palestinians have been killed in fresh Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank.(BBC NEWS)
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