Current events of 2 August 2006 (2006-08-02) (Wednesday) edit history watch

Mel Gibson is charged with misdemeanor drunken driving and related offences. (CNN) 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said that there will be no ceasefire in Lebanon until an international force is deployed in the south of the country.(BBC NEWS) The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has urged the Muslim world to stand up to Israel and the US, criticising them for their role in the conflict in Lebanon.(BBC NEWS) An Israeli civilian is killed and 16 wounded as more than 210 rockets are fired at northern Israel, the biggest daily number since the beginning of the conflict on 12 July. (Ynet), (Haaretz), (BBC NEWS) A Syrian-made missile fired from Lebanon lands near the West Bank city of Jenin, causing minor damage. (Haaretz), (Ynet), (AHN) A massive Israeli operation is completed near Baalbek. (Haaretz) Israel plans to resume air strikes after a 48-hour partial suspension. (ABC News Australia)