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Wednesday July 19, 2006 Guardian Unlimited Scores of people were killed today as Israel broadened its military offensive in Lebanon while also launching raids into the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
At least 57 Lebanese civilians were killed in the latest Israeli air strikes, raising the death toll of Lebanese to at least 293 since the offensive began last week. Lebanon's prime minister, Fouad Siniora, called on the international community to immediately call for a ceasefire to "end the Israeli onslaught" which had caused "unimaginable losses". |
July 19, 2006
By TRISH SCHUH CounterPunch After years of asymmetric attacks on the First Amendment- assassinating journalists, surveilling dissent, and censoring the free flow of information- the Democracy Mukhabarat reigns. Using national security to prohibit scrutiny or prosecution, the Bush administration instead labels opposition media as the criminal, declaring the Fourth Estate to be the Fourth Front. US policy equates 'unfriendly' media with enemy propaganda, declaring both "a weapon of war" and a legitimate military target.
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by Nayla Razzouk Tue Jul 18, 3:31 PM ET
BEIRUT (AFP) - The United Nations warned of a humanitarian "catastrophe" in Lebanon as Israel launched more deadly air attacks on the seventh day of an assault that has killed at least 245 and displaced half a million people.
Helicopters, ferries and cruise liners began taking foreign nationals to safety but Lebanese civilians remained trapped in a cycle of violence that has left them in fear of each new attack and their infrastructure in tatters. "The situation is both alarming and catastrophic. There are about 500,000 people displaced already. The situation is extreme" the representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Beirut, Roberto Laurenti, told AFP. |
Thursday 20 July 2006, 13:15 Makka Time, 10:15 GMT
Lebanon's prime minister has pleaded for help to stop the "callous retribution" being inflicted by Israel.
Fuad Siniora said: "The country has been torn to shreds. Can the international community stand by while such callous retribution by the state of Israel is inflicted on us? "You want to support the government of Lebanon? Let me tell you ... no government can survive on the ruins of a nation. "I hope you will not let us down. We the Lebanese want life. We have chosen life. We refuse to die." Comment: How many months or years will it take to rebuild Lebanon? Who will pay for Israel's crimes?
The dead cannot be brought back to life. There is no payment or reconstruction that can return a child to its mother's arms or a wife to her husband. Yet the leaders of Israel, aided and abetted by the leaders of the rest of the world, and the complicit silence of the people, continue to bomb Lebanon in retaliation for the capture of two Israeli soldiers who shouldn't have been in Lebanon in the first place. Do you feel sick to your stomach when you hear the news? Are you angry that this violence continues? |
Last Updated Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:53:00 EDT
CBC News Israeli warplanes attacked a suspected Hezbollah bunker in southern Beirut late Wednesday, but the militant organization said none of its members were killed.
Israeli military officials said warplanes dropped 20 tonnes of explosives on the bunker, which is believed to be used by senior Hezbollah officials and is in the Bourj al-Barajneh section of southern Beirut. |
By Jim Teeple
Jerusalem 20 July 2006 At least two Israeli troops were wounded, Thursday, in heavy fighting with Hezbollah militants, as Israeli air strikes continued in Lebanon and Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel. More than 300 people, nearly all civilians, have died in Lebanon and at least 15 civilians have been killed in Israel by Hezbollah rockets, since fighting began nine days ago. Hezbollah militants continued rocket attacks in Israel, Thursday, striking the cities of Haifa and Tiberias.
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By HUSSEIN DAKROUB
Associated Press Jul 20, 2006 Summary: Israeli troops met fierce resistance from Hezbollah guerrillas Thursday as they crossed into Lebanon to seek tunnels and weapons for a second straight day, and Israel hinted at a full-scale invasion.
Israel has mainly limited itself to attacks from the air and sea, reluctant to send in ground troops on terrain dominated by Hezbollah. But an Israeli army spokesman refused to rule out the possibility of a full-scale invasion. Israel broadcast warnings Wednesday into south Lebanon, telling civilians to leave the region - a possible prelude to a larger Israeli ground operation. |
Last Updated Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:53:50 EDT
CBC News Lebanon's leader appealed Wednesday for an end to eight days of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, saying the violence has killed 300 people in his country, wounded 1,000 and displaced more than half a million others.
"Is this what the international community calls the right of self-defence? Is this the price to pay?" Prime Minister Fuad Saniora asked, in a swipe at countries that have defended Israel's decision to send in planes, tanks and troops as measured self-defence. |
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