U.S. Works to Evacuate Its Citizens
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, July 17, 2006
The U.S. government is preparing to evacuate hundreds, if not thousands, of Americans from Lebanon in light of the escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah, senior officials in the Defense and State departments said yesterday.
In a telephone news conference, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Maura Harty urged Americans "to stay in place" at the moment and register with the State Department rather than risk traveling on roads that are "fraught with danger." Washington Post


Nasrallah calls for aid from Arab world
By JPOST.COM STAFF
In a recorded television speech on Sunday evening, Hizbullah head Hassan Nasrallah urged Arab states to come to the organization's aid.
"Where are the Arab nations?" he asked, moments after declaring that Hizbullah wouldn't ask for help from anyone. Jerusalem Post

Israeli Troops Move Into Gaza Again
By John Ward AndersonWashington Post Foreign ServiceMonday, July 17, 2006; Page A10
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip, July 17 -- The Israeli military returned to the northern Gaza Strip early Sunday, taking up positions outside this farming community and periodically firing tank shells and artillery rounds for much of the day, killing five people and injuring at least 30.
It was not supposed to be this way, said Humaid Abu Akel, 40, recalling the celebrated troop withdrawal last year that ended Israel's occupation of this thin strip of land on the Mediterranean coast.Washington Post

First Britons flown out of Beirut
Israel has hit targets across Lebanon for six consecutive daysEvacuations of British citizens from Lebanon have begun with 37 of the most vulnerable being flown by helicopter from north of Beirut to Cyprus. BBC