July 2006 in The Middle East - 28 July 2006 (Friday)

28 July 2006 (Friday)

• Six people are shot, one fatally, at the Seattle Jewish Center in a religiously-motivated killing spree. The killer identified himself as a Muslim American who was angry over about the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. (Associated Press)
• Iran's nuclear program:
  • The UN Security Council approves a resolution to give Iran until the end of August to suspend uranium enrichment or face the threat of sanctions. (Reuters)
• 2006 Israel-Lebanon Conflict:
  • The EU President and US State Department react to Israeli Justice Minister Haim Ramon's claim that the deadlocked Rome conference was a sign that the world supported Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The EU described the claim as "totally wrong" and the US declared the statement "outrageous". (BBC News) (EUobserver).
  • Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is reported to have taken refuge in the Iranian Embassy in Beirut. (Washington-Times)
  • The White House has dismissed UK concerns about the use of Prestwick Airport, in Scotland, by United States planes carrying bombs to Israel.(BBC NEWS)
  • Tony Blair arrived in Washington, D.C. for talks with President George W. Bush on the crisis in the Middle East. Both leaders agree that a multinational force must be sent to Lebanon soon, and that a UN Security Council resolution must be introduced next week.(CTV NEWS)
  • The UN removes its unarmed observers from posts along the Israeli-Lebanese border three days after four of them were killed by an Israeli bomb.(CTV NEWS)
  • 15 Hezbollah militants are killed while fighting in Bint Jbeil.(YNET NEWS)
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict (Operation Summer Rains):
  • The mutilated body of Dr. Danny Yaakovi, an Israeli physician, is found in the West Bank.(YNET NEWS)