Israel Refuses Humanitarian Ceasefire
Israel Refuses Humanitarian Ceasefire
Saturday, 29 July, 2006 @ 5:10 PM
Beirut, Lebanon - Following the deliberate targeting of 4 U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, Israel defied the United Nations yet again by rejecting a 3 day break to allow aid to arrive and let the innocent civilians flee.
help lebanon 01_s.jpgIsrael has previously stated that they do not view any of the occupants of the south as civilians, and proceeded to murder entire families with no association to Hizbullah witch hunt.
On Saturday a woman and four children were killed in an Israeli air raid close to the village of Nabatiyeh.
Israel on Saturday rejected a U.N. call for a 72-hour truce to bring humanitarian aid to trapped civilians in south Lebanon as its warplanes continued pounding towns and villages in the area.
un silent and helpless 01_s.jpgU.N. humanitarian coordinator Jan Egeland on Friday said that 600 have been killed in Lebanon and appealed for the truce to allow casualties to be removed and food and medicine to be sent into the war zone.
Meanwhile Israeli forces pulled back from positions on the outskirts of the Hizbullah stronghold town of Bint Jbeil and returned to the border town of Maroun al Ras, captured on July 23, security officials said.
Aid to Beirut
Humanitarian aid continued to arrive by sea and air in Beirut Saturday to be distributed to the more than 700,000 refugees who have fled their homes since the beginning of the hostilities.
A U.S. Navy high-speed HSV-2 catamaran arrived at Beirut port from Cyprus bringing blankets, tarpaulins, large medical kits and other materials.
The supplies will be sent to the Chouf mountain east of Beirut, to assist thousands of refugees who fled there, Cassandra Nelson, spokeswoman for the aid organization Mercy Corp told the Associated Press.
Two military planes from Egypt and Jordan also arrived at Beirut airport with medicine, food and medical teams, while a third plane brought 40 tons of food and medical supplies from the United Arab Emirates.
A Turkish military ship docked at Beirut Saturday with seven tons of hemodialysis equipment and medicine destined for dozens of children with kidney failure.
However with secure passages still absent in the south, there is little hope that this much needed aid would reach the hundreds of people stranded there with no running water and dwindling food and medical supplies.
coffins in the south 01_s.jpg
A Lebanese Red Cross rescuer looks at coffins prepared for a funeral in the centre of the southern Lebanon town of Tyre (Soure) July 29, 2006. The coffins will contain the bodies of 40 people killed by Israeli air strikes over the last few days and will be buried in a mass grave.
Sources: AP, Reuters, Naharnet
Saturday, 29 July, 2006 @ 5:10 PM
Beirut, Lebanon - Following the deliberate targeting of 4 U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, Israel defied the United Nations yet again by rejecting a 3 day break to allow aid to arrive and let the innocent civilians flee.
help lebanon 01_s.jpgIsrael has previously stated that they do not view any of the occupants of the south as civilians, and proceeded to murder entire families with no association to Hizbullah witch hunt.
On Saturday a woman and four children were killed in an Israeli air raid close to the village of Nabatiyeh.
Israel on Saturday rejected a U.N. call for a 72-hour truce to bring humanitarian aid to trapped civilians in south Lebanon as its warplanes continued pounding towns and villages in the area.
un silent and helpless 01_s.jpgU.N. humanitarian coordinator Jan Egeland on Friday said that 600 have been killed in Lebanon and appealed for the truce to allow casualties to be removed and food and medicine to be sent into the war zone.
Meanwhile Israeli forces pulled back from positions on the outskirts of the Hizbullah stronghold town of Bint Jbeil and returned to the border town of Maroun al Ras, captured on July 23, security officials said.
Aid to Beirut
Humanitarian aid continued to arrive by sea and air in Beirut Saturday to be distributed to the more than 700,000 refugees who have fled their homes since the beginning of the hostilities.
A U.S. Navy high-speed HSV-2 catamaran arrived at Beirut port from Cyprus bringing blankets, tarpaulins, large medical kits and other materials.
The supplies will be sent to the Chouf mountain east of Beirut, to assist thousands of refugees who fled there, Cassandra Nelson, spokeswoman for the aid organization Mercy Corp told the Associated Press.
Two military planes from Egypt and Jordan also arrived at Beirut airport with medicine, food and medical teams, while a third plane brought 40 tons of food and medical supplies from the United Arab Emirates.
A Turkish military ship docked at Beirut Saturday with seven tons of hemodialysis equipment and medicine destined for dozens of children with kidney failure.
However with secure passages still absent in the south, there is little hope that this much needed aid would reach the hundreds of people stranded there with no running water and dwindling food and medical supplies.
coffins in the south 01_s.jpg
A Lebanese Red Cross rescuer looks at coffins prepared for a funeral in the centre of the southern Lebanon town of Tyre (Soure) July 29, 2006. The coffins will contain the bodies of 40 people killed by Israeli air strikes over the last few days and will be buried in a mass grave.
Sources: AP, Reuters, Naharnet
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