SITRAP: Middle East July 27th, 2006

I woke up this morning and a whole lot has happened. So I figured this would be a good time for a quick situation report (SITRAP).

Here we go:

• Israel Decides Not to Expand Offensive. This was decided by top Israeli cabnet members. "During a meeting of the security Cabinet, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the goals of Israel's 17-day offensive are being met." - AP News article
• Ayman al-Zawahri, 2nd in charge of Al Qaeda, called for muslims worldwide to riseup in a holy war against Israel and join the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza until Islam reigns from "Spain to Iraq." - AP News article
• Police on Thursday restricted entry to Jerusalem's Temple Mount to Palestinians under the age of 40 after it received information that a protest was scheduled to take place on its premises after Friday prayers. - Haaretz.com article
• Israeli Chemical Plant Hit by Rocket. A Hezbollah rocket slammed into a chemical plant in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shemona. The extent of the damage and what chemicals were involved was not immediately known. - AP News article

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Tags: Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Middle East, War, Terrorism, Al Qaeda