Israeli Chief of Staff Halutz: Close to a 100 Hizbullah fighters dead
As Israeli troops gather on the lebanese border, the Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Dan Hallutz claimed on friday that close to a 100 Hizbullah fighters had died in the nine days of conflict, this stands in sharp contrast to the 20 in the last few days, GOC Northern Command Major General Udi Adam has stated. Hizbullah sources has confirmed eight dead.
The badly hit city of Tyre burried at least 86 bodies friday, in a mass funeral. The bodies were fom all over the south.
The amount of deadly cassualties are at least 340 lebanese and 33 Israelis, 15 civilians and 18 soldiers.
About 500 000 are believed to be internaly displaced, and 150 000 has sought refugee inside Syria. UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan warned that Lebanon was on it´s way to be a humanitarian disaster.
The evacuation of foreign nationals, the largest since the evacuation of the brittish forces in Dunqurque 1940 during World War II, is gearing up after a slow start, the Scandinavians, togheter with the Italians took the lead early on and has almost completed their evacuation. The US,UK and Australia has been late starters. The US, which had about 25 000 citizens in Lebanon has evacuted about 8000 as of yet. The UK ordered two war ships to evacuate their citizens to Cyprus, and the Australians has sent their team to Beirut.
Most of the 80 0000 Sri Lankan, and the 30 000 Filipino citizens are stuck in Beirut . Most of them , women working as maids in lebanese homes, don´t have choice, their employers will not let them leave, and all they can do is to stay put, and hoping for the best.
On the diplomatic front, Secretary of state is going to the Jerusalem on Sunday, and meeting Arab Foreign ministers in Rome, breaking with an old tradition of several previous administrations, in situations like this. Martyn Indyck explains, going to the Arab capitals right now, would send the wrong signals. Rice is carrying a diplomatic bomb with her as a special treat for Israel this time.
Lebanon, Israel, Hezbullah, Hizbullah, Condi Rice, Evacuation of foreigners in Lebanon, Mass funeral in Tyre, ground operation , IDF
The badly hit city of Tyre burried at least 86 bodies friday, in a mass funeral. The bodies were fom all over the south.
The amount of deadly cassualties are at least 340 lebanese and 33 Israelis, 15 civilians and 18 soldiers.
About 500 000 are believed to be internaly displaced, and 150 000 has sought refugee inside Syria. UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan warned that Lebanon was on it´s way to be a humanitarian disaster.
The evacuation of foreign nationals, the largest since the evacuation of the brittish forces in Dunqurque 1940 during World War II, is gearing up after a slow start, the Scandinavians, togheter with the Italians took the lead early on and has almost completed their evacuation. The US,UK and Australia has been late starters. The US, which had about 25 000 citizens in Lebanon has evacuted about 8000 as of yet. The UK ordered two war ships to evacuate their citizens to Cyprus, and the Australians has sent their team to Beirut.
Most of the 80 0000 Sri Lankan, and the 30 000 Filipino citizens are stuck in Beirut . Most of them , women working as maids in lebanese homes, don´t have choice, their employers will not let them leave, and all they can do is to stay put, and hoping for the best.
On the diplomatic front, Secretary of state is going to the Jerusalem on Sunday, and meeting Arab Foreign ministers in Rome, breaking with an old tradition of several previous administrations, in situations like this. Martyn Indyck explains, going to the Arab capitals right now, would send the wrong signals. Rice is carrying a diplomatic bomb with her as a special treat for Israel this time.
Lebanon, Israel, Hezbullah, Hizbullah, Condi Rice, Evacuation of foreigners in Lebanon, Mass funeral in Tyre, ground operation , IDF
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