Update on Lebanon - The Start of Day 23 of the Israeli Incursion into Lebanon

MSNBC just reported two items: first, that fresh explosions have rocked Beirut, but with no explanation yet what they are (Israeli fire, I imagine) and how many died (too many, no doubt).

The second announcement is that the Bush Administration announced today that the U.S. would train the Lebanese Army. Oh boy... like we trained the Iraq Army? We've seen how well that has gone.

Also from MSNBC:

Jordan’s King Abdullah II warned that the fighting was causing a backlash against moderate Arab leaders and was strengthening the very radicals it was intended to destroy. “The Arab people see Hezbollah as a hero because it’s fighting Israel’s aggression,” he said.

The fighting in Gaza, which began June 25 after Hamas-linked militants captured an Israeli soldier in a cross-border raid, has killed a total of 175 Palestinians, the U.N. reported Thursday, adding that it was concerned that “with international attention focusing on Lebanon, the tragedy in Gaza is being forgotten.”