Iran warns Israel of 'unimaginable losses' if Syria hit  —  Iran warned its arch-enemy Israel of "unimaginable losses" if it attacks Syria and vowed that it was standing by the Syrian people.  —  "We hope the Zionist regime does not make the mistake of attacking Syria …

IDF official: Hizbullah hid rockets in houses  —  Officer says Israeli planes struck houses in Southern Lebanon villages used by Hizbullah for concealing long-range rockets.  'We have no intention of hitting civilians, but those who live by the sword are bound to get hurt,' he states  —  Hanan Greenberg

Deadly Hezbollah attack on Haifa  —  Rockets fired by Hezbollah militants in Lebanon have killed at least eight people and wounded dozens of others in the coastal Israeli city of Haifa.  —  It is the worst attack on Israel since the clashes with Lebanon began.

Tel Aviv told to be on rocket alert  —  Following deaths of eight Haifa residents in rocket attack, Home Front Command calls on Tel Aviv residents to be prepared for same  —  The Home Front Command has re-examined its instructions following the lethal barrage of rockets fired on Haifa.

8 killed in rocket attack on Haifa  —  (VIDEO) Attack on north resumes: Rockets fired by Hizbullah terrorists from Lebanon land in Haifa; eight killed by direct hit on train depot.  Worker: The truth is that last night (Saturday) I had a very bad feeling that this time it (rocket fire) would reach us.

STRIKE IRAN?  HOW?  —  Steven den Beste, formerly of USS Clueless, now proprietor of a very different site, writes in response to Paul's comments on the need to attack the root of Israel's problem: … Any other thoughts from our readers?  —  PAUL reponds: I don't recall saying that striking Iran would be simple.

The Hand That Feeds the Fire  —  Behind The Crisis: How Iran is wielding its influence to wage a stealthy war against Israel and America.  —  July 24, 2006 issue - The cool rage of Hassan Nasrallah crackled over the telephone line to a Beirut television station.

Inside the Mind of Hezbollah  —  Hasan Nasrallah is exactly where he always wanted to be.  —  "Ever since I was 9 years old, I had plans for the day when I would start doing this," the Hezbollah chief reflected on his leadership quest, when I visited him in the southern slums of Beirut not long ago.

The Media Are the Enemy  —  New York Times photographer Joao Silva was right there in the room as a member of Muqtada al-Sadr's "Mahdi Army" tried to kill American troops: The New York Times - New York Region - Slide Show - Slide Show: Memorable Photographs.

Journalists: It's time for some articles on the pro-Bush blogosphere  —  (updated below)  —  Media Matters has compiled a long list of just some of the violence-inciting rhetoric and hate-mongering which has become a staple of the right-wing blogosphere.  It cites examples from bloggers …