Spoetnik
19-07-06, 15:34
Lebanese security reported Tuesday that two convoys had been destroyed by air strikes in Byblos and the Bekaa.
The trucks destroyed in the Bekaa were delivering medications donated by the United Arab Emirates, while those in Byblos were tour buses.
In an early morning attack, 11 Lebanese Army soldiers were killed and 40 wounded Tuesday as Israeli fighter jets raided an army base in the town of Jamhour, overlooking Beirut's southern suburbs.
At least 12 army personnel were killed and several others wounded late Sunday during Israeli air strikes on army bases in the North Lebanon towns of Tripoli and Al-Abdeh.
Over 230 Lebanese civilians have been killed and more than 300 wounded in the Israeli offensive against Lebanon, according to security reports and relief organizations.
About five Hizbullah fighters have been killed in clashes with Israeli forces along the southern border since the crisis broke out last week, including a guerrilla killed Tuesday and identified by Hizbullah as Hussein Khalil Hotait, 25.
An Israeli government source has said Israel may step up attacks in the coming days, mindful that its main ally, the US, may not resist international pressure for a cease-fire indefinitely.
The seventh day of the mounting crisis saw Israeli attacks against factories, dams and more civilians with internationally banned weapons.
The Israeli attacks were mainly concentrated on the Bekaa district, as Israeli warplanes launched missiles at the towns of Zahle, Baalbek, Rachaya al-Fokhar and others.
The St. Gregorius Church in Rachaya al-Fokhar suffered a direct hit, as did the Lake Qaraoun Dam and the ambulance donated by the Emirates in Dahr al-Baydar. Dozens of civilians were killed and wounded in the attacks.
Over 30 civilians were killed in Israeli air strikes against Lebanon on Tuesday.
Ten civilians who had taken refuge inside the Greek Orthodox Church in Rachaya al-Fokhar were wounded in an attack. Lebanese security sources said Israel had used phosphorous missiles in the attack, an internationally banned weapon.
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http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=74076
The production facilities of at least five companies in key industrial sectors - including the country's largest dairy farm, Liban Lait; a paper mill; a packaging firm and a pharmaceutical plant - have been disabled or completely destroyed. Industry insiders say the losses will cripple the economy for decades to come.
"I think the picture will be much worse than we can possible imagine when the whole thing ends, but the direct damage from yesterday's attacks to the industrial sector alone will take years to recover from," said Wajid al-Bisri, the vice-president of the Lebanese Association of Industrialists (LAI).
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http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=74078
Kerken, fabrieken, medische convooien, hoe dit precies Hezbollah raakt is de vraag. In de hele campagne van Israel tegen Libanon zijn pas 5 hezbollah strijders gedood.
The trucks destroyed in the Bekaa were delivering medications donated by the United Arab Emirates, while those in Byblos were tour buses.
In an early morning attack, 11 Lebanese Army soldiers were killed and 40 wounded Tuesday as Israeli fighter jets raided an army base in the town of Jamhour, overlooking Beirut's southern suburbs.
At least 12 army personnel were killed and several others wounded late Sunday during Israeli air strikes on army bases in the North Lebanon towns of Tripoli and Al-Abdeh.
Over 230 Lebanese civilians have been killed and more than 300 wounded in the Israeli offensive against Lebanon, according to security reports and relief organizations.
About five Hizbullah fighters have been killed in clashes with Israeli forces along the southern border since the crisis broke out last week, including a guerrilla killed Tuesday and identified by Hizbullah as Hussein Khalil Hotait, 25.
An Israeli government source has said Israel may step up attacks in the coming days, mindful that its main ally, the US, may not resist international pressure for a cease-fire indefinitely.
The seventh day of the mounting crisis saw Israeli attacks against factories, dams and more civilians with internationally banned weapons.
The Israeli attacks were mainly concentrated on the Bekaa district, as Israeli warplanes launched missiles at the towns of Zahle, Baalbek, Rachaya al-Fokhar and others.
The St. Gregorius Church in Rachaya al-Fokhar suffered a direct hit, as did the Lake Qaraoun Dam and the ambulance donated by the Emirates in Dahr al-Baydar. Dozens of civilians were killed and wounded in the attacks.
Over 30 civilians were killed in Israeli air strikes against Lebanon on Tuesday.
Ten civilians who had taken refuge inside the Greek Orthodox Church in Rachaya al-Fokhar were wounded in an attack. Lebanese security sources said Israel had used phosphorous missiles in the attack, an internationally banned weapon.
(...)
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=74076
The production facilities of at least five companies in key industrial sectors - including the country's largest dairy farm, Liban Lait; a paper mill; a packaging firm and a pharmaceutical plant - have been disabled or completely destroyed. Industry insiders say the losses will cripple the economy for decades to come.
"I think the picture will be much worse than we can possible imagine when the whole thing ends, but the direct damage from yesterday's attacks to the industrial sector alone will take years to recover from," said Wajid al-Bisri, the vice-president of the Lebanese Association of Industrialists (LAI).
(...)
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=74078
Kerken, fabrieken, medische convooien, hoe dit precies Hezbollah raakt is de vraag. In de hele campagne van Israel tegen Libanon zijn pas 5 hezbollah strijders gedood.