31 July 2006 (Monday)
- 2006 Israel-Lebanon crisis:
- The UN Security Council has expressed its "shock and distress" at the previous day's Israeli attack in which 54 Lebanese civilians, many of them children, were killed.(BBC NEWS)
- World leaders must apply "maximum pressure" to bring about a UN resolution for a sustainable ceasefire in the Middle East, Tony Blair (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) has said.(BBC NEWS)
- Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz has said that, despite a 48-hour halt to air strikes on south Lebanon, Israel cannot agree to an immediate ceasefire.(BBC NEWS)
- The Israeli Air Force has conducted airstrikes near Taiybe, Lebanon. (CNN)
- Condoleezza Rice, in Jerusalem, says that she is calling for a cease fire and put in place a multi-national peacekeeping force. (Israel National News)
- The Australian Labor Party announces its intention to change its name from Labor to Labour following a poll which indicates a 10-to-1 preference for the latter spelling amongst Australians. (Seven Network)
- Condoleezza Rice says in Jerusalem that she is calling for a cease fire and put in place a multi-national peacekeeping force. (Israel National News)
- John Howard announces that he intends to stay on as Prime Minister of Australia until the 2007 election which he plans to contest as Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. (CNN)
- NATO takes over command of operations in southern Afghanistan in Kandahar from a US-led coalition. (Channel News Asia)
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