Lebanon celebrated its independence today, free of Syrian troops for the first time in 29 years. Soldiers paraded before the president, prime minister ad parliamentary speaker in Martyr
Pictured provided by the Israeli army shows the bodies of two Hezbollah fighters who were killed by Israeli troops on the Lebanese border. For the first time in three decades Lebanon has marked Independence Day without the presence of Syrian troops, but events were shadowed by deadly clashes between Israel and Hezbollah on its southern border.(AFP/IDF)
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Smoke billows from Israeli shelling in the disputed border region of Shebaa Farms. For the first time in three decades Lebanon has marked Independence Day without the presence of Syrian troops, but events were shadowed by deadly clashes between Israel and Hezbollah on its southern border.(AFP/Ali Diya)
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- Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq al-Shara waits outside the Al-Shami hospital in October 2005. Syria has asked the United Nations for help in reaching a ‘cooperation protocol’ that would respect its sovereignty with the inquiry team probing the killing of Lebanon‘s former premier Rafiq Hariri.(AFP/File/Louai Beshara)
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- Israeli soldiers operate a mobile artillery piece positioned on the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. Israeli said its warplanes struck in Lebanon on Tuesday in what Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz described as the largest-scale Israeli response to cross-border attacks by Lebanese guerrillas since 2000. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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For the first time in three decades Lebanon marked Independence Day without the presence of Syrian troops, but events were shadowed by deadly clashes between Israel and Hezbollah on its southern border.(AFP/Joseph Barrak)
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Israeli soldiers operate mobile artillery pieces positioned on the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. Israeli said its warplanes struck in Lebanon on Tuesday in what Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz described as the largest-scale Israeli response to cross-border attacks by Lebanese guerrillas since 2000. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Lebanese women throw rose petals and rice at the ambulance which carries the coffin of Hezbollah fighter Youssef Barakat who was killed by Israeli forces on Monday, during his funeral procession at the village of Zibbeqine near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. In Monday’s fighting, Hezbollah rockets blasted Israeli army outposts along the border and Israeli warplanes and artillery guns bombarded guerrilla targets in south Lebanon. Four guerrillas were killed and several Israeli soldiers wounded, according to accounts from both sides.(AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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A Lebanese woman Fatima, left, the wife of Hezbollah fighter Youssef Barakat who killed by Israeli forces on Monday, mourns as she is comforted by a female relative, right, during her husband’s funeral procession at the village of Zibbeqine near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. In Monday’s fighting, Hezbollah rockets blasted Israeli army outposts along the border and Israeli warplanes and artillery guns bombarded guerrilla targets in south Lebanon. Four guerrillas were killed and several Israeli soldiers wounded, according to accounts from both sides. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
AP – 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz examines a motocycle claimed to be used by Hezbollah guerrillas in a kidnapping attempt of Israeli soldiers Monday on the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel, at a military base in Kiryat Shemona, northern Israel, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. Israeli said its warplanes struck in Lebanon on Tuesday in what Mofaz described as the largest-scale Israeli response to cross-border attacks by Lebanese guerrillas since 2000. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Lebanese boy Sajed, the son of Hezbollah fighter Youssef Barakat who was killed by Israeli forces on Monday, mourns at his father’s coffin during his funeral procession at the village of Zibbeqine near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. In Monday’s fighting, Hezbollah rockets blasted Israeli army outposts along the border and Israeli warplanes and artillery guns bombarded guerrilla targets in south Lebanon. Four guerrillas were killed and several Israeli soldiers wounded, according to accounts from both sides.(AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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Israeli soldiers from the army mobile artillery drive near the Lebanese border November 22, 2005. The Pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
Reuters – 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
A Lebanese woman throws petals of roses on the coffin of Hezbollah fighter Youssef Barakat who killed by Israeli forces on Monday, during his funeral procession at the village of Zibbeqine near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. In Monday’s fighting, Hezbollah rockets blasted Israeli army outposts along the border and Israeli warplanes and artillery guns bombarded guerrilla targets in south Lebanon. Four guerrillas were killed and several Israeli soldiers wounded, according to accounts from both sides.(AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
AP – 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
Hezbollah guerrillas carry the coffin of Hezbollah fighter Youssef Barakat who waskilled by Israeli forces on Monday, during his funeral procession at the village of Zibbeqine near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. In Monday’s fighting, Hezbollah rockets blasted Israeli army outposts along the border and Israeli warplanes and artillery guns bombarded guerrilla targets in south Lebanon. Four guerrillas were killed and several Israeli soldiers wounded, according to accounts from both sides.(AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
AP – 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
Israeli soldiers sit atop a mobile artillery piece positioned on the Israeli-Lebanese border in northern Israel Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. Israeli said its warplanes struck in Lebanon on Tuesday in what Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz described as the largest-scale Israeli response to cross-border attacks by Lebanese guerrillas since 2000. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
AP – Nov 22 5:40 AM
An Israeli soldier looks through a pair of binoculars over Lebanon at the Ghajar village on Lebanese border November 22, 2005. The Pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
Reuters – Nov 22 5:36 AM
- Israeli soldiers from the army mobile artillery unit prepare their mobile cannon at a position near the Lebanese border November 22, 2005. The Pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
Reuters – Nov 22 5:34 AM
Israeli soldiers from the army mobile artillery unit walk near the Lebanese border November 22, 2005. The Pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
Reuters – Nov 22 5:27 AM
An Israeli soldier from the army mobile artillery unit drives near Lebanese border November 22, 2005. The Pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
Reuters – Nov 22 5:16 AM
Sheikh Nabil Kaouk (C), a senior Lebanon‘s Hizbollah official, prays in front of the coffin of one of four guerrillas who were killed on Monday by Israeli forces in Zibqeen village, south Lebanon November 22, 2005. The Pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell. REUTERS/ Haidar Hawila
Reuters – Nov 22 5:17 AM
Smoke caused by Israeli shelling rises at al-Khiam village in south Lebanon November 21, 2005. (Karamallah Daher/Reuters)
Reuters – Nov 22 5:22 AM
Lebanon‘s Hizbollah supporters carry a coffin of one of four guerrillas killed on Monday by Israeli forces during a funeral in Zibqeen village, south Lebanon November 22, 2005. The Pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell. REUTERS/ Haidar Hawila
Reuters – Nov 22 5:18 AM
Israeli soldiers from the army mobile artillery unit drive near the Lebanese border November 22, 2005. The Pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
Reuters – Nov 22 5:13 AM
Israeli soldiers from the army mobile artillery unit carry ammunition at a position near Lebanese border November 22, 2005. The Pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
Reuters – Nov 22 5:14 AM
Israeli soldier David Markovich (L) shakes hands with a comrade in Ghajar village on the Lebanese border November 22, 2005. Markovich killed four Hizbollah fighters in a failed guerrilla raid on northern Israel on Monday. The pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
Reuters – Nov 22 4:54 AM
Israeli soldier David Markovich (L) speaks to the media in Ghajar village on the Lebanese border November 22, 2005. Markovich killed four Hizbollah fighters in a failed guerrilla raid on northern Israel on Monday. The pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen
Reuters – Nov 22 4:48 AM
Lebanese villagers inspect a bridge in Meriah village destroyed on Monday by a Israeli warplane in south Lebanon near the border with Israel November 22, 2005. The Pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell. Witnesses and Hizbollah television earlier reported warplanes had fired at a suspected Hizbollah target just north of the Lebanon-Israel border. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
Reuters – Nov 22 4:20 AM
Lebanese villagers inspect a bridge in Meriah village destroyed on Monday by a Israeli warplane in south Lebanon near the border with Israel November 22, 2005. The Pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell. Witnesses and Hizbollah television earlier reported warplanes had fired at a suspected Hizbollah target just north of the Lebanon-Israel border. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
Reuters – Nov 22 4:20 AM
Reuters – Nov 22 4:21 AM
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud (L) reviews army troops with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora (C) and Defence Minister Elias al-Mur (R) at a military parade to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Lebanon‘s independence day held in downtown Beirut November 22, 2005. It is the first time in 29 years that Lebanon celebrated its independence day without the presence of Syrian troops. Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon in April. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
Reuters – Nov 22 4:25 AM
Lebanese villagers look at the destroyed bridge Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005, after it was attacked by Israeli forces on Monday at Ein-Arab village south of Lebanon. In Monday’s fighting, Hezbollah rockets blasted Israeli army outposts along the border and Israeli warplanes and artillery guns bombarded guerrilla targets in south Lebanon in what Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz described as the largest-scale Israeli response to cross-border attacks by Lebanese guerrillas since 2000. (AP Photo/Lutfallah Daher)
AP – Nov 22 3:37 AM
Lebanese villagers look at the destroyed bridge that was attacked by a missile fired from an Israeli warplane on Monday at the outskirts of Ein-Arab village in the south of Lebanon. (AP Photo/Lutfallah Daher)
Canadian Press – Nov 22 3:34 AM
Smoke billows from Israeli shelling in the disputed border region of Shebaa Farms. Israeli officials said they wanted to avoid a military escalation in Lebanon, one day after bloody clashes flared between soldiers and militiamen loyal to Shiite movement Hezbollah.(AFP/Ali Diya)
AFP – Nov 22 3:26 AM
Lebanese villagers look at the destroyed bridge Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005, after it was attacked by an Israeli warplane on Monday at Ein-Arab village south of Lebanon. In Monday’s fighting, Hezbollah rockets blasted Israeli army outposts along the border and Israeli warplanes and artillery guns bombarded guerrilla targets in south Lebanon.(AP Photo/Lutfallah Daher)
AP – Nov 22 3:29 AM
AP – Nov 22 3:30 AM
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud (L) reviews army troops with Defence Minster Elias al-Mur (R) during a military parade to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Lebanon‘s independence day in Beirut November 22, 2005. It is the first time in 29 years that Lebanon celebrates its indepedence day without the presence of Syrian troops. Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon in April. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
Reuters – Nov 22 2:57 AM
AP – Nov 22 2:47 AM
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud (L) reviews army troops with Defence Minster Elias al-Mur (R) during a military parade to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Lebanon‘s independence day in Beirut November 22, 2005. It is the first time in 29 years that Lebanon celebrates its indepedence day without the presence of Syrian troops. Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon in April. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
Reuters – Nov 22 2:37 AM
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, left, and Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, 2nd right, review the Lebanese army during a military parade as they celebrate the 62th anniversary of Lebanon‘s independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. Lebanon celebrates its independence, first time without Syrian troops in 29 years.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
AP – Nov 22 2:42 AM
A Lebanese army tank passes the grave of slain former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri at a military parade to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Lebanon‘s independence in Beirut November 22, 2005. It is the first time in 29 years that Lebanon celebrates its indepedence day without the presence of Syrian troops. Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon in April. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
Reuters – Nov 22 2:41 AM
AP – Nov 22 2:41 AM
Lebanese army tanks roll past during a military parade to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Lebanon‘s independence day in Beirut November 22, 2005. It is the first time in 29 years that Lebanon celebrates its indepedence day without the presence of Syrian troops. Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon in April. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
Reuters – Nov 22 2:28 AM
Lebanese soldiers take part in a military parade to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Lebanon‘s independence day in Beirut November 22, 2005. It is the first time in 29 years that Lebanon celebrates its indepedence day without the presence of Syrian troops. Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon in April. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
Reuters – Nov 22 2:27 AM
Lebanese soldiers take part in a military parade to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Lebanon‘s independence day in Beirut November 22, 2005. It is the first time in 29 years that Lebanon celebrates its indepedence day without the presence of Syrian troops. Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon in April. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
Reuters – Nov 22 2:23 AM
A Lebanese officer unit of the Military College, march during a military parade as they celebrate the 62th anniversary of Lebanon‘s independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. Lebanon celebrates its independence, first time without Syrian troops in 29 years.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
AP – Nov 22 1:56 AM
Lebanese soldiers from the special forces unit march in frontof the Mohammed al-Amin mosque during a military parade as they celebrate the 62th anniversary of Lebanon‘s independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. Lebanon celebrates its independence, first time without Syrian troops in 29 years.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
AP – Nov 22 2:02 AM
Lebanese soldiers in military vehicles parade as they celebrate the 62th anniversary of Lebanon‘s independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. Lebanon celebrates its independence, first time without Syrian troops in 29-years.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
AP – Nov 22 1:25 AM
Lebanese soldiers march in front Mohammed al-Amin mosque during a military parade as they celebrate the 62th anniversary of Lebanon‘s independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. Lebanon celebrates its independence, first time without Syrian troops in 29-years.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
AP – Nov 22 1:11 AM
Medics rush an injured Israeli soldier after landing at the helipad of the Rambam hospital in the northern Israeli coastal city of Haifa. Three militants from Lebanon‘s Hezbollah movement were killed and 11 Israeli soldiers wounded as violence flared on the volatile border amid political turmoil in Israel.(AFP/Gil Nechushtan)
AFP – Nov 21 4:03 PM
