57 perish on deadliest day of war so far

[spindrifter]

By Raed El Rafei
Daily Star staff
Thursday, July 20, 2006

BEIRUT: Israeli air strikes killed at least 57 civilians and a Hizbullah fighter on Wednesday, the single deadliest day of the war so far, as thousands of villagers continued to flee. The scale of civilian casualties was described by the UN human rights chief Wednesday as having the potential to result in charges of "war crimes"

In the morning, Israel struck at the heart of Beirut's largest Christian neighborhood for the first time since the conflict started. A helicopter strike in Achrafieh destroyed two trucks stationed in an abandoned lot, but caused no casualties.

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UN human rights chief Louise Arbour suggested Wednesday that the military operations being carried out in Lebanon, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories could be considered war crimes.

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UN human rights chief Louise Arbour suggested Wednesday that the military operations being carried out in Lebanon, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories could be considered war crimes.

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[Crunchy Frog]

1. Wow! They got one whole Hizbullah fighter

and it only took 57 civilian deaths to accomplish. I'm just so impressed with Israel's military prowess.

They're certainly displaying their moral superiority to their opponents here. The Isreali fatalities are less than 1/10 that of the Lebanese, and around half of them are actual military personel. No moral equivalency there at all.

(I'm speaking tongue in cheek, for the irony impaired.)

[BillZBubb]

2. Israel doesn't attack civilians--they just seem to get in the way.

Those civilians should show more respect.