UN office is attacked in Palestinian Gaza during protest action against Israeli air strikes upon Lebanese Qana settlement. Raged by the fact that civilians, including children, were killed there, Palestinians stoned building, where the UN office is located, AP informs.

The UN Security Council has called to stop violence in southern Lebanon and pointed out necessity of a long-term cease-fire. The statement was made on July 30, after urgent consultations, initiated by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, were carried out.

Israel has expressed its doubts on its involvement in killings of 60 civilians in Qana (Lebanon). Israeli Air Force headquarters commander pointed out that the building, where people were seeing shelter, collapsed several hours after the air strikes. "We do

The number of victims of the Israeli-Lebanese conflict has reached 575. Since July 12, when the Israeli Armed Forces started their operation against Hezbollah guerrillas, at least 518 people are killed, including 458 civilians, the Lebanese Healthcare Ministry reports.The number