2 juillet 2008

          Hizbullah's leader said Wednesday his group would hand over two captured Israeli soldiers in exchange for five Lebanese prisoners in Israel. It's the guerilla group's first confirmation of the prisoner swap, which was approved by Israel's Cabinet on Sunday. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said the UN-brokered exchange would take place in mid-July. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said he believes the two soldiers, snatched in a July 2006 cross-border raid that sparked a war between Israel and Hizbullah,... [Lire la suite]

            Hundreds of Palestinians stormed the Gaza Strip's border crossing with Egypt on Wednesday, throwing rocks at Egyptian troops and demanding to cross through, witnesses said. The Palestinians accused Egypt of reneging on a promise to open the vital crossing, which has been virtually sealed for the past year since the Hamas seized control of Gaza. But Egyptian officials said Hamas had broken the agreement by sending unauthorized people to cross. The crowd burst past Hamas security... [Lire la suite]

      Hours after three people were killed when a terrorist in a bulldozer went on a rampage in downtown Jerusalem, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that the attacker's east Jerusalem home must be destroyed. Olmert held consultations in his office following the attack and Jerusalem officials said that the prime minister was expected to discuss the possibility of destroying the terrorist's home with Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann. He is also set to discuss taking away National Insurance Institute (NII) rights from... [Lire la suite]

     Bus driver Assaf Nadav never got a chance to tell the Palestinian at the wheel of a 20-ton bulldozer to drive more carefully. "I saw a bulldozer coming towards me and initially there was a small bang on the left side," Assaf said about the initial moments of an attack on Wednesday on Jerusalem's main Jaffa Road in which the bulldozer ploughed into vehicles and pedestrians. "I opened the window to tell him to watch his driving. He looked me in the eye and drove towards the bus and then lifted it and... [Lire la suite]

            A tractor driven by a terrorist trampled over several pedestrians, as well as cars and an Egged bus on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem at around noon Wednesday.The driver plowed the bulldozer into a crowded Egged bus, attacking other vehicles and pedestrians, near the old Central Bus Station and the headquarters of the Israel Broadcasting Authority. There was no word on a motive or claim of responsibility. A state of emergency was declared in Jerusalem. The attack set off a panic in... [Lire la suite]