WHEN the fighting is over, both Israel and Hezbollah are likely to declare victory, but the truth will be far more complicated.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today that freeing Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a captured Israeli soldier would be a “major mistake”.

Police at London's Stockwell Tube Station appear to have used very similar tactics to those deployed against suicide bombers in the Middle East, a terrorism expert said today.

ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won a key vote yesterday over a state budget he must push through parliament by month’s end or face a snap election that would threaten his plan to pull out of Gaza.

I APPEAL to Ireland to facilitate action, including military action, to break the Israelis’ habit of mindlessly killing Palestinians who stand in the way of Israeli lebensraum and ethnic cleansing policies.

ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, riding high on a sweeping victory by his right-wing Likud party, yesterday grappled with how to forge a lasting coalition after an election that redrew Israel’s political map.

Filippo Inzaghi took his goals tally to seven in three Champions League outings by scoring both for AC Milan in their 2-1 win at Bayern Munich tonight.