More Accidental Shootings in South Lebanon
Reported at Blah3:
…in southern Lebanon. Again a convoy of civilians fleeing with international media right on the spot:I remain concerned about some of what I've seen at Haaretz which implies the U.S. is using Israel to begin a much broader and more lethal war.…two mortar rounds hit a convoy of vehicles carrying civilians escaping the violence in southern Lebanon. The BBC's Jim Muir, who was with the convoy, said two people in a German TV vehicle were wounded when the rounds exploded next to their car.
The message sent has been understood loud and clear by Israel – I guess the US is outraged not about the claim, but about the fact that Israel has admitted as much publicly!
The convoy, organised by the Australian embassy, was returning to the port city of Tyre from the border village of Rmeish, where hundreds of people have been trapped by the Israeli offensive. Our correspondent says the cars were clearly marked as a press and civilian convoy, and that individual journalists had been in contact with the Israelis who knew about the journey.
Meanwhile, the US state department has claimed to be ‘outraged’ by the suggestion that the Israeli bombing of Lebanon continues with the approval of the world: Israeli Justice Minister Haim Ramon made the suggestion after powers meeting in Rome refrained from demanding an immediate ceasefire.
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