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| Israeli strike 'kills |
| 2006-08-07 |
| An Israeli air strike has killed more than 40 people in the southern Lebanese border village of Houla, Lebanon's prime minister has said. Fouad Siniora told an Arab foreign ministers meeting in Beirut that there had been "a horrific massacre". At least 20 people died in earlier Israeli raids across Lebanon, as troops fought Hezbollah in the south. The violence comes after at least 15 people were killed in Israel on Sunday - the country's deadliest day so far. "An hour ago, there was a horrific massacre in the village of Houla in which more than 40 martyrs were victims of deliberate bombing," Mr Siniora told the meeting. He broke down during the address, in which he appealed to Arab states for support against Israel's "horrific actions". The Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz has said Israel will step-up its offensive against Hezbollah rocket launching sites if the diplomatic process does not reach a successful conclusion. More than 900 Lebanese, most of them civilians, have been killed in the conflict, the Lebanese government says. More than 90 Israelis, most of them soldiers, have also been killed. Humanitarian groups say Israeli military action is hampering efforts to help many of the hundreds of thousands who have fled the fighting - sparked by the capture of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah on 12 July. AP News Alert: Corpse count less than 40 Aug 07 11:17 AM US/Eastern BEIRUT, Lebanon The Lebanese prime minister says only one person died in an Israeli air raid on the southern village of Houla, lowering the death toll from 40. |
| Posted by:Elmalet Ebboper3621 |
| #18 #13 Blowing their [paleo self boomers] houses. Same applies to Lebanone. Enough matherial damage, and they'll sit on the Hizb. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-08-07 19:17 |
| #17 So who said it was 40? I notice in the original article the '40' number only appeared in the headline (and sub-headline) and only attributed to the PM without being an actual 'quote' or appearing anywhere else in the article. Did the PM really say it was 40? Or did the BBC reporter pull this number out of his ass and simply attribute it by paraphrase to the PM? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-08-07 14:29 |
| #16 Ali Baba and the 40 thieves....and then there was but one. |
| Posted by: Duh! 2006-08-07 13:37 |
| #15 tw go here. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-08-07 13:22 |
| #14 Targeted snuffing of leaders & logisticians? |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-08-07 13:09 |
| #13 Please explain, gromgoru. Thanks! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-08-07 12:54 |
| #12 Israel can't kill everyone / Hezbollah can't kill everyone - SO WHY BOTHER Good Call |
| Posted by: Mel 2006-08-07 12:35 |
| #11 Siniora now corrects the massacre numbers to ----- ONE. Just one. Seems Hezbo didn't get enough time to stock the building with old corpses. Looks sweet -MSM looking stupid using fake info yet again. You'd think they'd be starting to catch on. |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-08-07 11:57 |
| #10 Surprise, surprise: Big fat f*cking LIE. AP News Alert Aug 07 11:17 AM US/Eastern BEIRUT, Lebanon The Lebanese prime minister says only one person died in an Israeli air raid on the southern village of Houla, lowering the death toll from 40. |
| Posted by: mcsegeeek 2006-08-07 11:56 |
| #9 Hizbollocks operatives are getting killed every hour. At some point enough will be killed to stop this. phil_b, you're missing a point. Ask yourself, what proved to be the most effective IDF's tactic against Paleo suicide boomers? Now survey Lebjoke before July 12 and today. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-08-07 11:49 |
| #8 Nothing will change when the fighting stops - everyone knows that.. Laughs!! EE3821, You have to separate your wishful thinking from what is real. Hizbollocks operatives are getting killed every hour. At some point enough will be killed to stop this. And BTW, note the sense of panic that the Jooos are going to finish what we started. Why isn't the UN, etc saving us from our dimwhitiness? We are Arabs we deserve to be saved from our own stupidity and feckless irresponsibility. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2006-08-07 11:26 |
| #7 "This is the BBC so all terrorists are called 'civilians'." CrazyFool, If you happen to notice this article qualifies it’s statements with “Mr Siniora told the meeting” and “the Lebanese government says”. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-08-07 11:23 |
| #6 Still waiting for the Lebanese PM to denounce Hizb'Allah's attacks on Israel. Until then Fouad and his cabinet are tools and should foad. |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2006-08-07 10:54 |
| #5 Cool. 40 Terrorists killed. This is the BBC so all terrorists are called 'civilians'. Just do a s/civilian/terrorist/i and you get much closer to the truth. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-08-07 10:47 |
| #4 Another 40 presumably hapless civies who chose to stay in contested area despite repeated warnings and numerous examples of what happened to those who remained in previous cases, example Qana. Word of advice: If you're near the Syrian border and locals make it a habit of loading and off-loading trucks coming in and out of Syria in these perilous times, get out of town. Head north, ASAP. If Hezbos are placing rocket and missile launchers near your village, head north, ASAP. If Hezbos are stock-piling an arsenal in your local recreational center and or Mosque, head north, ASAP. |
| Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-08-07 10:37 |
| #3 Already there have been reports of some pilots not dropping payloads Even the pilots are getting uneasy There are NO missiles being launched at Israel from well within the border of Lebanon Israel can't kill everyone / Hezbollah can't kill everyone - SO WHY BOTHER Nothing will change when the fighting stops - everyone knows that... |
| Posted by: Elmalet Ebboper3621 2006-08-07 10:10 |
| #2 Did we say 40 people? We meant, uh, 400 people! Yeah, that's the ticket. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-08-07 09:35 |
| #1 Any sign of "white t-shirt guy" or "green helmut guy" in the MSM photo's of the "massacre"? Just askin is all. |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-08-07 09:34 |