July 16, 2006 The free-content news source that you can write! Page 1 Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Wikipedia Current Events Civilian casualties increase as Russia had almost reached Lebanese police reports at least Israel continues to attack agreement on Russia joining the 23 civilians are killed when an Beirut World Trade Organisation. Bush Israeli missile hits a van in Atleast 35 people, including 15 met with Vladimir Putin prior to southern Lebanon, after fleeing children have died and 3 harbours the G8 meeting in Strelna. from a village and refused shelter have been destroyed in the by local UN forces. •The presidents of the US and Lebanese capital as Israel Russia differ in emphasis in •United Nations Security Council continues its aggression. voicing concern about the Mid- turns down for now a Lebanese East crisis at the 32nd G8 request to impose a cease-fire. Hezbollah-Israel conflict summit in Strelna. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud continues, Israel issues Syria Olmert told UN Secretary-General ultimatum •US President George Bush calls Kofi Annan that Israel would not Hezbollah has fired two C802 for Syria to urge Hezbollah to "lay end its military operation in missiles at an Israeli warship in down its arms and to stop Lebanon until the implementation Lebanese waters, 8 Lebanese attacking". Russian defense of UNSC Resolution 1559, which children die as Israeli rocket minister Sergei Ivanov calls calls for disarming Hezbollah and destroys van, Hezbollah fire Hezbollah to "cease using the deployment of the Lebanese rockets into Israeli towns and terrorist methods, including army in southern Lebanon. Israel give Syria an ultimatum. attacks on neighboring countries". •Since Wednesday morning, Hezbollah militants fired about Featured story •Hezbollah fires more than a 700 rockets against Israeli towns, hundred Katyusha rockets Elmwood Village Hotel killing 4 civilians and wounding against the Israeli cities of proposal in Buffalo, N.Y. more than 500. More than a 100 Tiberias, Karmiel, Nahariya and withdrawn Lebanese have been killed and Safed, as well as numerous According to the developer hundreds were injured, including towns. Several civilians are Savarino Construction Services many civilians and an undisclosed injured as residential areas are Corporation, the proposed number of Hezbollah militants. heavily damaged. Israeli defense Elmwood Village Hotel which minister Amir Peretz is about to •Two Hamas militants killed in two would be placed on the corner of sign a "home front emergency" Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Elmwood and Forest Avenues in declaration, enabling local Strip, one of them on a house in Buffalo, New york has been security forces to shut down Gaza city. withdrawn from the city's schools and close certain areas Planning Board and Common for traffic, narrowing the Council, but the proposal is California wildfires continue damages of the expanding expected to be resubmitted. blazing fighting. In Yucca Valley, California, USA, Wikipedia Current Events •Israel Air Force strikes Hezbollah wildfires destroyed nearly 110 targets and facilities in Lebanon. square miles of land (285 square •The 2006 Central American and An Israeli general says all km), burning over 45,000 acres Caribbean Games begin in the (182 square km), as the outcome city of Cartagena, Colombia. Lebanese coastal radars were destroyed, after they took part in of two wildfires merging into one. •US President George W. Bush the attack on an Israeli missile Current conditions could only claims that the United States and boat on Friday, killing 4 soldiers. make it worse. If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit e n . wikinews.org Sunday, July 16, 2006 Wikinews Page 2 Over 3,000 firefighters and 36 Guards had assisted Hezbollah in Russian PM Vladmir Putin aircraft were sent to fight the providing and helping firing C-802 commented early Saturday that he blaze, which some predicted would missiles. This was denied by Iran suspected Israel had more on its reach all the way to Big Lear Lake, and Hezbollah. Iran called it an agenda than rescuing kidnapped a popular summer getaway attempt "to escape reality with the soldiers. Putin said at a G-8 press vacation area, about 80 miles east aim of covering up (Israel's) conference in St Petersburg that of Los Angeles, California (129 inability to confront the Lebanese "it is our impression that aside km). Temperatures there reached nation and resistance". from seeking to return the up to 112°F (44.5°C). abducted soldiers, Israel is An Israeli missile incinerated the pursuing wider goals", without Firefighters fighting the wildfire people inside a van near the elaborating his statement. have successfully stopped it from southern port of Tyre, killing eight burning the resort and other children and nine adults and also Lebanon communities nearby in its path. wounding six others. Police said At least 35 Lebanese were killed in the vehicle the Israelis destroyed Israeli air strikes, including The continuous winds and the was carrying refugees fleeing the civilians. According to witnesses, intense heat would only mean that village of Marwaheen after Israel Israeli planes fired four rockets at the blaze would last even longer told them to flee via a loudspeaker the Masnaa crossing point, on the and call for more firefighters to announcement. Some Lebanese Beirut-Damascus road near the overtake the flames. civilians sought shelter at a Lebanon-Syria border. Ghanaian UN position, but were Hezbollah-Israel conflict turned away and went back to the A building in Beirut where continues, Israel issues Syria village; they were attacked as Hezbollah has its main office was ultimatum they fled for the second time. hit again Saturday by Israeli As the conflict in the Middle East warplanes. The Palestinian Hamas goes into its fourth day, Israel Early on Saturday, more rockets organization headquarters in launches more air strikes against were fired toward Israeli warships. Beirut was also targeted. No targets in Lebanon. Israel has also According to the Israeli military, casualties were reported. threatened Syria with a 72 hour the rockets missed and hit and ultimatum to stop the Hezbollah sank an Egyptian merchant ship. Israel's campaign against attacks that continued to injure Hezbollah in Lebanon has so far civilians in northern Israel and Israel has given Syria a 72 hour resulted in the deaths of 96 release the soldiers they claim ultimatum to stop Hezbollahâs people, most civilians, and at least were kidnapped. activity, according to London- 229 have been wounded. based Arabic language newspaper Israel said Saturday that Hezbollah Al-Hayat and a senior source in The ports in Beirut and Tripoli fired two radar-guided, Iranian- the United States Pentagon or else were hit by Israeli warplanes on made C802 missiles at an Israeli Israel "would launch an offensive Saturday. Radar installations, a warship on Friday. Israel earlier with disastrous consequences.". lighthouse and grain silos were hit said that the ship was hit by a The ultimatum also included the in the raid on Beirut. The coastal explosives-laden drone. The ship, release of kidnapped IDF troops. cities of Batroun and Juineh were INS Hanit, was in Lebanese waters Israel stated that if such a also hit. Two Lebanese soldiers near Beirut Friday when it was hit. situation did not come about, they were killed and three wounded in The first rocket was said to miss may attack targets within Syria. the attacks. and the second hit the helicopter deck. Four Israeli sailors were Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora Israeli actions such as blockading reported missing, two later declared Lebanon a "disaster Lebanese ports and targeting confirmed dead, as the ship zone" Saturday and called upon Beirut's Rafiq Hariri International caught fire. The ship has since the international community for a Airport have also resulted in losses been towed back to an Israeli sea cease-fire and help to stop the for the latter country's economy. port. Israeli "war machine". He added; The Israeli army said that it had "These are hours for unity, not for struck about 150 targets so far, The Israeli military said that up to division". less than 12 of which (according to 100 elite Iranian Revolutionary Reuters) were directly connected If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Sunday, July 16, 2006 Wikinews Page 3 with Hezbollah. Airport as well as a fuel tank and Korea 'suspend all activities other areas in Lebanon, while related to its ballistic missile Israel Hezbollah fired rockets into program. Areas in northern Israel have been northern Israel. The scenes under heavy shelling the entire repeated themselves the coming The resolution requires all UN night. Hezbollah fired 12 new Fajr- days. member states to prevent imports 5 rockets, which hit the towns of from or exports to North Korea of Tiberias and Carmiel. Twelve On July 15 Israel commenced air missiles and missile-related items people were wounded in Tiberias strikes on targets in central Beruit, as well as materials that could be and over 60 in northern Israel, the Lebanese capital, in an used in weapons of mass with heavy damage to property attempt to damage the destruction. and houses. infrastructure used by Hezbollah. However, in order to keep China The list of civilian locations that Royal Navy sailing for Lebanon from vetoing the resolution, the have been hit by Hezbollah so far The Royal Navy aircraft carrier resolution did not mention Chapter include the city of Haifa, Naharia, HMS Illustrious and landing ship 7 of the U.N. Charter which is used Tiberias, Karmiel, Rosh Pina, HMS Bulwark have been ordered on a legally binding document. Safed, Kiryat Shmona, and smaller to 'make ready' to sail to Lebanon.