International reactions to the 2006 Lebanon War Lebanon and urged all parties to end the violence in favor of peaceful negotiation. "We are seriously concerned about the escalating tension in West Asia as a result of developments on the Israel-Lebanese border since yesterday which have the potential to inflame the region further and widen the conflict," the statement issued said. On 27 July 2006 India made a statement condemning Israel’s “disproportionate and excessive use of force” in Lebanon but simultaneously criticized Hezbollah for kidnapping two Israeli soldiers. Junior Foreign Minister Anand Sharma in a statement to Parliament demanded an immediate cessation to hostilities, saying Lebanon had become
The Lebanon Gazette The Lebanon Gazette The Lebanon Gazette, now defunct, was the name of two weekly newspapers published in Lebanon, Ohio, both of which were absorbed by "The Western Star". The first of the papers was initially issued on Wednesday, November 11, 1821, and it ceased publication Saturday, August 10, 1822. "The Western Star" was then retitled "The Western Star and Lebanon Gazette". The second paper to bear this name was established by William H. P. Denny, the former owner of "The Western Star", in 1877. In 1879, he sold the paper to William D. Mulford and J. C. Van Harlingen. By