27 July 2006 (Thursday)
- 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict:
- Al-Qaeda calls for holy war against Israel. (Associated Press)
- Israel suffers its worst day since the Lebanon conflict began as a dozen of its soldiers are killed in fighting with Hezbollah. (The Guardian, London)
- Israel says diplomats' decision not to call for a halt to its Lebanon offensive at a Middle East summit has given it the green light to continue.(BBC NEWS)
- The Israeli military has been taken by surprise by the ferocity of Hezbollah's resistance and may rethink its strategy. (New York Times) (The Guardian, London)
- The Israeli Cabinet decides not to expand the Lebanese offensive. (Associated Press)
- Lebanese Health Minister Mohammad Khalifeh claims that up to 600 civilians may have been killed in the Israeli bombardment. (The Australian)
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