Israel jets strike Lebanon as thousands flee (onward to Shweifat)

[uppityperson]

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-07-19T005641Z_01_L11538533_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST.xml

Israeli warplanes struck Lebanon on Wednesday with thousands awaiting evacuation as the death toll mounted in a conflict that has entered its second week with no early end in sight.

Nine U.S. military ships were set to evacuated more than 2,400 U.S. citizens by air and sea on Wednesday, the first big group of up to 8,000 the Pentagon expects to bring out.

Britain said six ships were in the region to start moving its citizens, with around 5,000 to be evacuated this week. Other nations mustered boats and planes to reach citizens stranded by the bombing of Beirut's airport and dozens of roads and bridges in an Israeli campaign that began after Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers in a border attack on July 12.

Israeli jets hit Shweifat, just south of the capital and the edge of its southern suburb. There was no immediate word on casualties, which have mounted as the conflict has dragged on and forced some 100,000 Lebanese to flee their homes. Israeli forces also moved into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and clashed with Palestinian militants there, according to Palestinian witnesses.... (more of course@link)

[AlamoDemoc]

1. Here is better-informed resource of the news coming out of Lebanon

http://www.electronicintifada.net/lebanon/

[uppityperson]

2. thanks, I'll check it out.

mostly I know of msm, but better than the total bs msm, thanks for this place.

[DELUSIONAL]

3. This looks like it could be Oakland -- Bay Area, California

When the text said suburbs -- I was thinking of individual homes -- not clusters of apartment houses. This looks like a civilian residential area to me.

If I didn't know better I'd say this was collective punishment -- against the Lebanese by Israel -- but no -- Israel would never engage in collective punishment.

[uppityperson]

4. never.

and you are anti-semitic if you say so. :sarcasm: I really hate how nasty things have gotten all over. May you live in interesting times is indeed a curse.