Kofi Annan voiced hope for an imminent end to Israel’s air and sea blockade on Lebanon. “I don’t want to raise any false hopes, but I hope that in the next 48 hours we will have some news on that, constructive, positive news,” the U.N. secretary-general told reporters Tuesday during a visit to Cairo, where he also discussed the fate of two Israeli soldiers held hostage by Hezbollah.
Reporting the stories that define our era. When history unfolds in real-time, the Jewish world turns to JTA. Your support ensures we can document the complexities of war and the resilience of Jewish communities with integrity.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
