Minute by Minute:: August 13

Source: Tayyar, New TV and other news sources

• 23:47 Israeli air strikes on Brital result in 4 killed and 20 injured, on first count
• 23:45 Warning sirens in Kiryat Shmona
• 23:07 Israeli airplanes circle repeatedly over northern Lebanon
• 23:05 Israeli army combs neighborhoods of Qlaya’a in southern Lebanon
• 22:45 Israeli army downs Hezbollah reconnaissance plane filled with explosives
• 22:33 After agreeing on UN resolution, Israel now ready to negotiate concerning 2 captured soldiers
• 22:23 Al-Jazeera: Israeli helicopters shell Sour (Tyre)
• 22:14 Siniora: international forces could include Italy, Spain, Turkey, Morocco, Indonesia and Malaysia
• 22:11 Clashes intensify in Lebanon on eve of UN truce
• 21:59 Israeli airplanes drop leaflets over Southern Suburb of Beirut
• 21:49 Israeli air strike targets Ghandour factory in Choueifat with 3 missiles, car burns in front of factory
• 21:43 Shaul Mofaz: we must admit that we were defeated in this war
• 21:42 Israel says it has right to hit Hezbollah weapons despite truce
• 21:36 Israeli army announces 5 soldiers killed including 3 officers; 25 others injured in southern Lebanon
• 21:12 AFP: 24 Israeli soldiers killed and more than 85 injured on Saturday in southern Lebanon
• 21:00 al-Jazeera: renewed Israeli strikes on Beirut’s Southern Suburb
• 20:52 Haaretz: author David Grossman’s son has been killed in Lebanon
• 20:45 AFP: Livni: Hezbollah must be dismantled
• 20:39 al-Jazeera: Israeli ground troops commander: ceasefire does not mean that army will cease its operations in southern Lebanon
• 20:34 Reuters: Solana: EU to help in strengthening Lebanese army
• 20:23 Security sources: Israeli shelling of Southern Suburb of Beirut kills 20 civilians, 9 bodies have been retrieved, 5 of which are children
• 20:15 al-Jazeera: Lebanese parliament denies that today’s meeting has been postponed due to any disagreements
• 20:10 Israeli ground troop command: Israeli army will stop only if Hezbollah halts its shelling
• 15:55 Israeli air strike on Joun destroys tire factory
• 15:52 Israeli air strikes on al-Naameh destroy paper manufacturing factory
• 15:47 Rockets fall on Haifa and Upper Golan
• 15:38 Israeli air strike on village of Sidiqeen
• 15:37 Warning sirens in Haifa
• 15:36 Apache helicopters circle over Sour (Tyre)
• 15:33 One Palestinian killed in Israel air strikes on Burj al-Shamali refugee camp
• 15:31 Hezbollah denies any of its fighters or leaders in Southern Suburb of Beirut during Israeli air strikes
• 15:25 Tens of casualties as result of Israeli shelling on Southern Suburb of Beirut
• 15:10 al-Arabiya correspondent: several buildings destroyed in fiercest shelling of Southern Suburb of Beirut
• 15:05 Israeli Government approves UN Security Council resolution
• 15:01 Hezbollah fighters attack Israeli troops in well-planned ambush in Aita al-Shaab, killing and injuring 25 Israeli soldiers; Hezbollah fighters also attack another Israeli force in Jabal al-Bat on border with Israel
• 14:53 Around 20 fierce Israeli air strikes in one minute on al-Ruwias area in Southern Suburb of Beirut
• 14:42 Fierce Israeli shelling on Nabatiyeh and its surroundings since morning
• 14:33 Israeli agriculture minister calls on Olmert to withdraw army from Lebanon as soon as ceasefire is declared
• 14:25 Israeli air strike on Jaafar petrol station in Sidiqeen
• 14:15 Israeli shelling on Nabatiyeh and its surroundings, and air strikes on Mleeta
• 14:10 Israeli media reports over 150 rockets fell on northern Israel today
• 14:00 Hezbollah says it destroyed Israeli military vehicle on Tal Abou al-Taweel near Aita al-Shaab, 5 Israeli soldiers injured
• 13:52 Seven Israeli soldiers killed in clashes in southern Lebanon today
• 13:40 Israeli soldiers flee from battle in al-Ghandouriyeh
• 13:36 Warning sirens in Nahariya
• 13:34 Israeli air strike on Kfar Tibneet hill and Iqlim al-Tuffah heights
• 13:30 Two Israeli air strikes on Sharnay road east of al-Bazouriyeh injures 3 Lebanese army soldiers
• 13:26 Three Israeli air strikes near Benoit Barakat army barracks in Sour (Tyre)
• 13:20 Heavy Israeli shelling on outskirts of Arnoun and Yohmor, as well as Litani River
• 13:15 Renewed Israeli shelling on Sour (Tyre) and two Israeli air strikes on Baalbek
• 13:05 Israeli air strikes on al-Bazouriyeh and Burj al-Shamali
• 13:00 Two Israeli tanks destroyed in al-Khiam while trying to retrieve five previously destroyed tanks
• 12:50 Hezbollah says it shelled cluster of Israeli tanks between al-Teebeh and al-Qantara
• 12:45 Funeral of Red Cross paramedic Mikhail Jbaily in Zahle
• 12:39 Israeli air strike on al-Burj al-Shamali refugee camp targets Fateh position, resulting in one injury
• 12:30 Livni: no army in world can dismantle Hezbollah’s weapons
• 12:20 Heavy Israeli air strikes on al-Housh in Sour (Tyre)
• 12:15 Number of Hezbollah rockets that targeted Israel today rises to 77
• 12:00 One Israeli killed in Hezbollah shelling on northern Israel
• 11:35 Israeli media states that 20 armored vehicles hit in Hezbollah shelling on military base in Etzba ha-Galil
• 11:25 Fierce Israeli shelling on eastern and western Sour (Tyre)
• 11:20 Ha’aretz: Israel is willing to discuss release of Hezbollah prisoners in exchange for two Israeli soldiers kidnapped last month
• 11:15 Israeli air strike on al-Housh in Sour (Tyre)
• 11:10 Hezbollah rockets cause large fires in northern Israel
• 11:05 Israeli media sources state that deputy commander of Israeli armored tank battalion wounded in battle in Ouadi al-Jeer
• 11:00 Hezbollah rockets land on Safad and Kiryat Shmona
• 10:15 Israeli cabinet meets to discuss UN Security Council resolution
• 10:14 Israeli air strikes continue on Baalbek and surroundings, latest of which targeted Shaath and Drous crossing
• 10:13 High-ranking Israeli army officers believe that there is very weak possibility of military success
• 09:46 Israeli air strikes on Arzoun and fields of Deir Dibba east of Sour (Tyre)
• 09:45 Two Israeli air strikes on al-Jamaliyeh north of Baalbek
• 09:15 Israeli air strikes on Sour (Tyre)
• 08:55 Hezbollah clashes with Israeli unit trying to advance to Yatar, where Israeli helicopter fell to retrieve bodies
• 08:20 Renewed Israeli shelling on Sour (Tyre) and Beqaa, number of civilians killed
• 07:52 al-Jazeera: heavy Israeli air strikes on region of Halba in northern Lebanon targets Lebanese army base and residential homes
• 07:15 Israeli radio: around 30,000 Israeli soldiers in Lebanon
• 06:40 Israeli army: 19 soldiers killed and 5 missing following first day of expanded offensive against Lebanon; over 100 soldiers killed since beginning of war
• 06:15 Reuters: Israeli says 19 soldiers killed in Lebanon on Saturday
• 02:36 UN secretary general Kofi Annan announces that presidents of Lebanon and Israel agreed to ceasefire on Monday at 5:00 GMT
• 02:26 Brazilian government to send airplane to Lebanon carrying food and other aid supplies for over 145,000 people
• 01:52 Haaretz: Israeli air strike on Palestinian refugee camp near Saida (Sidon)
• 01:47 Thousands of protestors demonstrate in front of White House to denounce US and Israeli policies in Middle East
• 01:30 UNEP begins investigation into polluting of Lebanese coast
• 00:50 Source from office of Israeli prime minister states that Israeli troop withdrawal from Lebanon could start in one or two weeks
• 00:35 Israeli army: another 4 Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon
• 00:17 Death toll among Israeli soldiers rises to 16 killed, with over 100 wounded