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Thursday, July 27, 2006

More News From The Middle East

Australian FM warns of UN 'suicide mission' to Lebanon

Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said sending UN peacekeepers to Lebanon without a lasting ceasefire in the Middle East conflict would be a "suicide mission."

But Downer, in Kuala Lumpur for a regional foreign ministers meeting, said that Australia would not withdraw its UN observers from the troubled region.

"Well I think there is no point in sending an international peacekeeping mission on a suicide mission," Downer said when asked about the prospects of UN peacekeepers going to Lebanon.


Hamas denies soldier to be released

"With regards to the issue of the abducted Israeli soldier," Abbas told press after a meeting with Italian officials, "I have reiterated that there are ongoing efforts that lead us to believe in an imminent solution."


Lebanon says up to 600 killed in Israel's assault

I wonder...out of that number, how many are children? Or families who died together?

Al-Qaida Calls for Holy War Against Israel

"It is a jihad (holy war) for the sake of God and will last until (our) religion prevails...from Spain to Iraq," al-Zawahri said. "We will attack everywhere."

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