Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Israel Steps Up Ground Offensive
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(BBC News) from Lebanon.
Some 15,000 reservists could be called up for the wider offensive. Israeli forces are pushing deeper into southern Lebanon after Israel's cabinet unanimously agreed to widen the ground offensive against Hezbollah.
One minister, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, says Israel needs 10 days to two weeks to clear Hezbollah from the border.
Fierce ground fighting continued in south Lebanon overnight and, despite a 48-hour air strike suspension, Israeli jets hit targets across the country.
The UN says it had too little notice of the suspension to take real advantage.
As international diplomatic pressure to end the fighting gathers momentum, European Union foreign ministers are due to hold emergency talks on the crisis in Brussels later on Tuesday.
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(BBC News) from Lebanon.
Some 15,000 reservists could be called up for the wider offensive. Israeli forces are pushing deeper into southern Lebanon after Israel's cabinet unanimously agreed to widen the ground offensive against Hezbollah.
One minister, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, says Israel needs 10 days to two weeks to clear Hezbollah from the border.
Fierce ground fighting continued in south Lebanon overnight and, despite a 48-hour air strike suspension, Israeli jets hit targets across the country.
The UN says it had too little notice of the suspension to take real advantage.
As international diplomatic pressure to end the fighting gathers momentum, European Union foreign ministers are due to hold emergency talks on the crisis in Brussels later on Tuesday.
