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There are indications coming out that the parties involved are beginning to relax their positions and rhetoric, perhaps showing showing some hesitation in letting the situation blow out to an all out regional war.

The first indication would be Iran stopping about 200 students from traveling outside Iran and joining the fighting against the Israelis. It could be a sign that they are trying to limit their exposure and involvement in the conflict. It’s difficult to say exactly, but it’s unlikely to be a bad thing .

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The Jerusalem Post is claiming to have information that Hezbollah sleeper cells are being put on standby. Quote:

“The assumption within Military Intelligence is that Hizbullah would only attack targets abroad if it felt pushed into a corner. According to this thinking, the Islamist group hesitates to carry out such attacks because it does not want to be associated with Global Jihad and al-Qaida.”

Previously, it has been speculated that there are Hezbollah sleeper cells in the US.

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Looking at the predicted tracks for Typhoon Kaemi (06W) from the various outlets, it seems a good bet at this stage that the system will pass over or around Taiwan and then onto mainland China. Flooding in China as a result is certainly a possible consequence.

Combined predictions, Japan Meteorological Agency Information, Sat image from JTWC, Storm centered colour infrared animation (Java)

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Tropical Storm 06W has gained strength and been upgraded to Typhoon Kaemi. The current forecast from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center projects that the storm will pass over the island of Taiwan on Tuesday. Information from TSR suggests it will hit as a Category 2 system. It’s still early days, and forecasts from other sources suggest that it may narrowly miss the island. Links are below.

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Cryptome points towards a site hosting photos of civilian casualties resulting from the assault. The site is ‘From Israel to Lebanon‘ - WARNING CONTAINS GRAPHIC PHOTOS.

Israeli TV stations are reporting that another soldier may have been abducted. Linked report is from NJ.com, major outlets are yet to pick it up.

Death toll for Java tsunami passes 500. Tsunami early warning system not good enough. [BBC]

Israeli troops enter Southern Lebanon [CNN]

Diary of an F16 pilot [Jerusalem Post]

Tropical Storm Beryl, and Data. [TheStormTrack.com]

Tropical Storm 06W heading for Taiwan. Advisory. Sat image. [JTWC]

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A tsunami generated by a strong 7.2 earthquake South of the island of Java in Indonesia. Several people have been killed, with some missing. Details of the scale are scarce at this stage.
Earthquake details

News.com.au report on tsunami

Tsunami warning bulletin

Israel has conveyed their conditions for a ceasefire and passed them on to the Lebanese Government through Italy. The conditions include the release of both captured soldiers, and the removal of Hezbollah members operating in border areas. No further details (or even links) at this stage.
Also Lebanese TV station LBC is reporting that a team has arrived at the US Embassy to assist with the evacuation of US citizens.

It seems our previous report about an Israeli ship being hit by a UAV was inaccurate, with a member of the Israeli Military stating that it was actually an Iranian made C-802 Land-to-Sea missile. The turbojet missile has a range of around 100km.

Obviously at times of war information from leaked - or official - sources must be treated with some suspicion, as there may be political and strategic goals behind it. However, if this is true it may be a foreshadowing of a larger conflict to come.