Here is a blog I have been reading to get a good beat on things:
http://lebop.blogspot.com/Latest entry:
" School Bombed in Tyre - Nasrallah Is Alive
A school in Tyre filled with refugees was bombed. The number of casualities is not specified.
The plastic factory in Tyre, the paper factory in Ouzai, and a soap factory have all be destroyed.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah spoke on al Manar TV. He directed his remarks to the Lebanese people, the Israelis, and the Arabs. He did not even mention Prime Minister Saniora's speech.
Hezbollah is acting without any cooperation with the government. The government is failing to provide for the refugees. They did not open the schools until yesterday for the refugees.
NGOs in Beirut met at Zico House and had a passionate meeting. I was not there for the consequences.
The roads to Syria are continually bombed.
Sectarianism in Beirut is practically non-existent and the people are incredibly angry at Israel. In the Christian areas, sectarianism is on the rise. The Christians in the mountains overlooking Beirut are more frightened than people in Beirut. The reverberations of the explosions are much more powerful up the mountain than in Beirut. They do not have buildings blocking the frightening noise.
According to a friend who works for ANB TV in Rabieh (a wealthy Christian suburb that overlooks Beirut), members of the Lebanese Forces were going to raise an Israeli flag, but were stopped by the gendarme. Christians and Sunni in the North are talking about internal clashes.
Beirutis are fully supportive of the government and the Prime Minister. Many, too, now support Hezbollah.
In his speech, Nasrallah noted that the majority of Hezbollah's targets are military, while Israel's targets are civilian. Nasrallah claims his strategy will change to meet the Israeli aggression. He notes that Hezbollah territory has been vanquished, so there is little to lose.
Lebanese are getting even more frightened.
However, the situation is surreal in Beirut. It's completely safe. People are out in the streets. Shops are open, but they're closing early.
Sorry for any problems in this post, but I am writing as quickly as possible between interviews and preparing to leave."
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