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Posted on 07/13/2006 11:55:47 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
srael blockades Lebanon, kills 53 civilians
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By Nadim Ladki
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel blockaded Lebanese ports and struck Beirut airport and two military airbases on Thursday, expanding reprisals that have killed 53 civilians in Lebanon since Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers a day earlier.
Hizbollah fighters rained more than 80 rockets on northern Israel in their heaviest bombardment in a decade, hitting Israel's third largest city, Haifa, the Israeli army said.
Israeli ambassador to the United States Daniel Ayalon told reporters in Washington the strike on Haifa was a "major, major escalation" but Hizbollah denied it had fired a rocket at Haifa.
There were no immediate reports of casualties in Haifa, a major port of 250,000 people. One woman was killed and 43 people wounded in the other rocket attacks, Israeli medics said.
The violence was the fiercest since 1996 when Israeli troops still occupied part of south Lebanon. It coincided with a major Israeli offensive into the Gaza Strip to try to retrieve a captured soldier and halt Palestinian rocket fire.
President Bush voiced concern about the fate of Lebanon's anti-Syrian government, but offered no direct criticism of the punishment Israel is meting out.
"Israel has the right to defend herself," he said in Germany. "Secondly, whatever Israel does should not weaken the ... government in Lebanon."
Sustained air strikes in south Lebanon killed over 50 civilians and wounded 110 people, security sources said. Ten family members were killed in Dweir village and seven family members died in Baflay. A Lebanese soldier was also killed.
© Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.
Civilians my a--!
Ruters is such a disgusting agency.
"xpanding reprisals that have killed 53 civilians in Lebanon since Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers a day earlier."
Civilians??
And where is Reuter's getting this figure from?
Hizbollah?
BS!
Links are not working, will need to go to Reuters link for those...
How puppies has Israel killed?
Just a question that's now buggin the heck out of me..yesterday israel dropped a bomb or two and Fox inundated us with pictures of palistinian "injured women and children" non-stop..now Haifa has been struck..where are the MSM pictures of wounded ISRAELI women and children??
Inquiring minds want to know..
All right -- I draw the line at puppies!
They forgot to mention all the countless babies, puppies and kittens the Israelies are killing.
Go Jews, go!!
My bad... ignore.
Typical Reuters rooting for terrorists and furthering their propaganda claims.
How do you tell a dead civilian from terrorist?
Good one. LOL
...and of course don't forget the endangered desert whiz-fly.
Now how many of those "touring terrorists" were carrying ammunition? Yeah, like we believe the lies Rueters tell. Good grief!
Hang in there, Israel!
"...53 civilians"How the h*ll Reuters know these are CIVILIANS!!! Did they count?
" one civilian, skip, this one is a terrorist. Next one is a civilian..."
What a crock!!!
"Sustained air strikes in south Lebanon killed over 50 civilians and wounded 110 people, security sources said. Ten family members were killed in Dweir village and seven family members died in Baflay. A Lebanese soldier was also killed. "
Hm. Sounds like ypur typical, average war.
North Korea storms out of meeting with South -- Both ends of the EVIL AXIS Active.....
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You don't suppose Iran and North Korea are coordinating things?
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