22 July 2006 (Saturday)
- 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict:
- The European Union sends experts to Cyprus to help coordinate provision of emergency humanitarian aid to Lebanon. (Reuters)
- Israel has carried out air strikes and small-scale incursions into Lebanon, as troops and tanks gather on the border.(BBC NEWS)
- Thousands of people across the UK demonstrate against Israeli attacks on Lebanon. (BBC News)
- Israel has massed soldiers and tanks on the border with Lebanon and called up thousands of reserve troops, in a possible prelude to a ground offensive. (BBC News)
- The New York Times reports that the United States is speeding up a delivery of precision-guided bombs to Israel. Israel apparently requested the weapons to use against targets in Lebanon. (New York Times)(BBC NEWS)
Read more about this topic: July 2006 In The Middle East
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