Israel Continues Airstrikes
Ha'aretz is reporting over 1,800 specific targets have been hit by the IAF since Hezbollah provoked the war. (The Ha'aretz server appears to be struggling under the readership load, incidentally).
The Israel Air Force continued its bombardment Friday night and Saturday morning in Lebanon, hitting some 70 targets.
Troops destroyed Hezbollah headquarters, six missile launchers, missile storage facilities, weapon storage facilities, communication lines, and over 40 rocket launch sites.
Over 1,800 targets have been targeted since the beginning of the Israel Defense Forces operations in Lebanon.
IDF troops uncovered several anti-tank missiles and several surface-to-surface missiles Friday night during an operation in the village of Marwaheen. They also found a machine gun, a Kalashnikov assault rifle, and ammunition.
The Lebanese Ministry of Public health reported early Saturday that at least 396 people have been killed and over 1,350 injured since the beginning of operations against Hezbollah.
According to the ministry, fatalities include 20 Lebanese soldiers and six Hezbollah gunmen.
Among the citizens killed are eight Canadians, two Kuwaitis, an Iraqi, a Sri Lankan and a Jordanian.
One wonders how much lower the civilian toll would be if Hezbollah was not hiding rockets in civilian homes trying to use the occupants as human shields. Or if Hezbollah was not setting up roadblocks to prevent civilians from leaving the combat zone so they can use the civilians as human shields. Which are war crimes under the Geneva Conventions.
Why doesn't the left denounce those activities? Just wondering.
UPDATE: For more on the left and the reality of war, see Bruce Kesler at the Democracy Project.
