Israeli precision-guided bomb hits UN outpost in Lebenon killing 4

[Don Rizzle]

Israel troops 'ignored' UN plea
UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon contacted Israeli troops 10 times before an Israeli bomb killed four of them, an initial UN report says.
The post was hit by a precision-guided missile after six hours of shelling nearby, diplomats familiar with the initial probe into the deaths say.

The news came as crisis talks in Rome failed to call for an immediate ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel.

Reports say up to 13 Israeli soldiers died in the latest fighting.

The four unarmed UN observers from Austria, Canada, China and Finland, died after their UN post was hit by an Israeli air strike on Tuesday.

The UN report says each time the UN contacted Israeli forces, they were assured the firing would stop.

Israel is conducting an investigation into the deaths, and has rejected accusations made by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that the targeting of the UN position was "apparently deliberate".

In southern Lebanon, fierce clashes have continued between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters around the town of Bint Jbail.

Israel has not confirmed any deaths from among its soldiers, but says there have been 20 casualties.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/5217176.stm

Published: 2006/07/26 12:56:36 GMT

[Don Rizzle]

and lets not forget the attack on 2 clearly marked red cross ambulances the other day

[Don Seer]

The UN report says each time the UN contacted Israeli forces, they were assured the firing would stop.

Israel is conducting an investigation into the deaths, and has rejected accusations made by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that the targeting of the UN position was "apparently deliberate".

israel must be stupid.. doin themselves no favours... or maybe they are trying to like the tinderbox.. if stalemate and drawn out compromise doesnt make progress.. maybe some good misdirected violence will..

[virtuoso]

Don I kid you not read the thread regarding the outspoken comments of the fox analyst, geezy does not even deny the vast list of savage actions of the IDF. Instead he says in a time of war there are no crimes, that international law becomes null and void and that it doesnt matter that the IDF are deliberately murdering lebanese civilians because it is not the responsibility of a sovereign nation to protect another nations people. I said to him these are illegal murderous and immoral actions and then he replied with its all about culture we israelis care about the death of each israeli they obviously (hezbollah) dont care about the deaths of lebanese and would see them all sacrificed in their war. Translation Israel can do whatever it likes because the law can not touch them and the murderous actions are not the fault of the IDF even though it is the IDF who are carrying them out.