Xinhua
26 July 2006 An Israeli air strike killed four United Nations military observers at their base in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, the United Nations said.
"This coordinated artillery and aerial attack on a long established and clearly marked U.N. post at Khiam occurred despite personal assurances given to me by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that U.N. positions would be spared Israeli fire," U.N. Secretary- General Kofi Annan said in a statement issued at U.N. headquarters in New York. Annan called on Israel to investigate the "apparently deliberate targeting" of the base. Meanwhile, U.N. spokeswoman Marie Okabe said at U.N. headquarters in New York: "I can confirm that the four military observers that came under attack in Khiam were killed in that attack." In Jerusalem, an Israeli army spokeswoman said the military was investigating the report. Source: |
Herald Sun
26 July 06 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today said he was "shocked" at Israel's "apparently deliberate targeting" of a UN post in Lebanon, in which up to four UN observers were killed. Mr Annan described the strike as a "co-ordinated artillery and aerial attack on a long established and clearly marked UN post." He said it took place "despite personal assurances given to me by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that UN positions would be spared Israeli fire." "Furthermore, General Alain Pelligrini, the UN Force Commander in south Lebanon, had been in repeated contact with Israeli officers throughout the day on Tuesday, stressing the need to protect that particular UN position from attack. "I call on the Government of Israel to conduct a full investigation into this very disturbing incident and demand that any further attack on UN positions and personnel must stop. "The names and nationalities of those killed are being withheld pending notification of their families. I extend sincere condolences to the families of our fallen peacekeepers." |
100 Depleted Uranium Bunker Busters Delivered to Israel from U.S. - for use against Lebanon - Environmental Destruction Looms - Crime Against Humanity
Dr. Doug Rokke, PhD.
former Director, U.S. Army Depleted Uranium project 24 July 06 The delivery of at least 100 GBU 28 bunker busters bombs containing depleted uranium warheads by the United States to Israel for use against targets in Lebanon will result in additional radioactive and chemical toxic contamination with consequent adverse health and environmental effects throughout the middle east.
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By Ze'ev Maoz
Ha'aretz 26 July 06 There's practically a holy consensus right now that the war in the North is a just war and that morality is on our side. The bitter truth must be said: this holy consensus is based on short-range selective memory, an introverted worldview, and double standards.
This war is not a just war. Israel is using excessive force without distinguishing between civilian population and enemy, whose sole purpose is extortion. That is not to say that morality and justice are on Hezbollah's side. Most certainly not. But the fact that Hezbollah "started it" when it kidnapped soldiers from across an international border does not even begin to tilt the scales of justice toward our side. Let's start with a few facts. We invaded a sovereign state, and occupied its capital in 1982. In the process of this occupation, we dropped several tons of bombs from the air, ground and sea, while wounding and killing thousands of civilians. Approximately 14,000 civilians were killed between June and September of 1982, according to a conservative estimate. The majority of these civilians had nothing to do with the PLO, which provided the official pretext for the war. |
By HAMZA HENDAWI
ABC News/AP 25 July 06 BEIRUT, Lebanon - Beirut was pounded by new airstrikes Tuesday as the two-week-old crisis showed no signs of letting up, despite frantic diplomatic efforts. At least four heavy blasts were heard, the first Israeli strikes in the capital in nearly two days. A gray cloud billowed up from the southern district, a Hezbollah stronghold that has been heavily bombarded.
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By BRIAN MURPHY
Associated Press Writer 24 July 06 TEHRAN, Iran - Hezbollah's representative in Iran struck a defiant tone Monday, warning that his Islamic militant group plans to widen its attacks on Israel until "no place" is safe for Israelis.
Hossein Safiadeen also reinforced earlier threats by Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah to widen the scope of attacks, which have included unprecedented missile strikes deep into northern Israel. "We are going to make Israel not safe for Israelis. There will be no place they are safe," Safiadeen told a conference that included the Tehran-based representative of the Palestinian group Hamas and the ambassadors from Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian Authority. "You will see a new Middle East in the way of Hezbollah and Islam, not in the way of Rice and Israel." |
Jerusalem Post
25 July 06 The IAF revealed on Tuesday that it had prevented a severe disaster on the previous day when it had halted the fire that a UAV was shooting at Israeli troops.
A senior Air Force officer said that the UAV opened fire on ground troops operating in Bint Jbeil after receiving the coordinates from the Golani Brigade. The fire was stopped when the IAF realized the mistake. No one was wounded in the incident. |
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