16:12 Report: Fatah threatens to quit Palestinian unity government (Haaretz)
16:01 Hamas: We have been able to take control of the northern Gaza Strip (Israel Radio)
15:43 Mofaz to Winograd: I advised attacking Hezbollah for weeks, not days (Haaretz)
15:35 Abbas calls for immediate cease-fire in Palestinian infighting (AP)
15:33 Former Palestinian FM Shaath says Hamas gunmen ransacked his Gaza home (AP)
15:22 Hamas attacks Palestinian security headquarters in Gaza Strip (Haaretz)
15:03 Hamas: Deputy cabinet minister from Hamas kidnapped by Fatah gunmen (Sky News)
14:53 Iran says judge will decide fate of detained Iranian-Americans (AP)
14:37 Hamas attacks Fatah command post in Gaza (Israel Radio)
14:35 Polish company wins rights to seek gas and oil in Egypt (AP)
14:26 Kurdish guerrilla group PKK announces ceasefire with Turkish gov`t (AP)
14:03 Hamas warns Fatah-linked forces to leave Gaza positions (Reuters)
13:41 Syrian terrorist group threatens attacks if Lebanese army continues attacks (AP)
13:16 Abbas accuses Hamas of trying to take Gaza by force (AP)
13:08 Peretz` daughter packing up his office as Labor chairman (Israel Radio)
12:20 Bulgarian passenger plane forced to land due to security concerns (Haaretz)
12:02 Early Labor primary turnout 10%, similar to previous round of voting (Israel Radio)
12:00 Iran says it will make U.S. regret detention of five Iranians (AP)
11:54 Gun battle erupts at Khan Yunis hospital in southern Gaza (AP)
11:37 Voter turnout in 2nd round of Labor primary lagging behind that of 1st round (Haaretz)
10:36 At least 6 wounded in clashes with police over home demolition in Ramle (Haaretz)
10:07 Mortar shells hit Abbas`s Gaza City compound, no injuries reported (AP)
10:02 Holocaust survivor, Israeli victims of terror speak at conference in Indonesia (AP)
10:01 Fatah official accuses Iran of fomenting Hamas attacks on Fatah in Gaza (Israel Radio)
09:31 UN envoy for Lebanon-Syria says Mideast faces possibility of `full-scale war` (AP)
09:20 Fighting renews in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon (Israel Radio)
09:16 Afghan officials: U.S. troops mistakenly kill 7 Afghan police, wound 4 (AP)
08:42 Hamas: Fatah kidnaps, publicly executes cousin of former Hamas leader Rantisi (AP)
08:33 PM aides deny Haaretz report that Olmert sent message to Assad (Israel Radio)
08:32 Labor Party primary opens in vote to select new party chief (Israel Radio)
07:39 Man lightly hurt by shrapnel as Qassam strikes western Negev factory zone (Haaretz)
07:12 Hamas: RPG fired at PM Haniyeh`s residence; no injuries reported (AP)
07:09 Qassam rocket lands in Sderot, no injuries or damages reported (Israel Radio)
06:47 Ben-Eliezer asks gov`t use frozen PA funds to give Gaza more electricity (Israel Radio)
06:23 5 arrested who entered ex-W. Bank settlement, painted structure orange (Israel Radio)
05:57 IBA: English-language radio broadcasts to stay, TV news future unclear (Haaretz)
05:33 Indonesian police hunt Jemaah Islamiyah men, not saying whether hold leader (AP)
04:54 Trinidad judge denies bail for 3 suspects in alleged JFK terror plot (AP)
04:07 Pres. candidate Avital: Peres` people threatening her, acting like mafia (Israel Radio)
Thank you, Bahbah!!
From this collection of headlines, “unrestricted civil war” might be a bit of an understatement.....
(Also, the Syrian sabre-rattling at Lebanon seems a bit ominous, given the timing, and all...)