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August 14, 2006 (Monday)
- An Israeli air strike hits a house in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Israel claims that it is a command centre for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. (Associated Press)
- Fox News journalists Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig are kidnapped in Gaza. (Associated Press)(Reuters) Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
- 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict:
- Israel will pursue Hezbollah leaders in Lebanon despite the ceasefire ending the month-long conflict, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has told parliament.(BBC NEWS)
- Thousands of displaced Lebanese and Israelis have begun returning home hours after a UN ceasefire to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah came into force.(BBC NEWS)
- The ceasefire takes effect at 8am Lebanese time. (CNN)
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