Text Only
Search

 
Lebanese PM Revises Death Toll in Israeli Strike on Border Village

07 August 2006

'Destroyed
Destroyed building where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah used to hold speeches to mark "Jerusalem Day" following Israeli air strikes in southern suburbs of Beirut, Monday

Lebanon's prime minister has revised the death toll from an Israeli airstrike on a border village, saying only one person died instead of 40.

Fuad Siniora earlier Monday told Arab foreign ministers that the airstrike on Houla killed more than 40 civilians. But hours later, he put the death toll at one.

Israeli airstrikes in other parts of southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least 23 people Monday, including five who died in strikes on an apartment complex in Tyre.

Israeli warplanes also hit Hezbollah strongholds in southern Beirut and the Bekaa Vally.

Israeli ground troops are also fighting Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon. Israel says one soldier was killed today in the town of Bint Jbail.

Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz says Israeli troops will broaden their offensive if diplomatic efforts to end the fighting fail to make progress.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah militants fired another barrage of rockets into northern Israel, wounding at least one civilian.

Israeli media report that Israel's military has asked Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for permission to expand its targets in Lebanon to include the country's vital infrastructure. Israeli Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon says he supports moving deeper into Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.

 

emailme.gif E-mail This Article
printerfriendly.gif Print Version

  Related Stories
Israeli Missiles Kill at Least 15 Lebanese in Southern Lebanon
Hezbollah Rockets Cause Mayhem in Northern Israel
Israel, Lebanon Warily Watch UN Security Council
 
  Top Story
Obama: Iraq Election Law an "Important Milestone"  Audio Clip Available

  More Stories
Iraqi Parliament Approves New Electoral Law After Raucous Debate  Audio Clip Available
US Army Chief of Staff: More Troops Needed in Afghanistan
Market Bomber Kills 13 in Northwest Pakistan
Clinton Urges Europeans to Bring Down "Walls" of Terrorism, Oppression  Audio Clip Available
Berlin to Mark the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
Hurricane Ida Heads Toward Gulf of Mexico, Floods Kill 91 in El Salvador
Russia-Iran Relations Balancing on Nuclear Issue
Motive Sought for Texas Mass Shooting
Dalai Lama Rejects Chinese Criticism of Monastery Visit  Audio Clip Available
China's Premier Pledges $10 billion in Loans to Africa  Audio Clip Available
Netanyahu Heads to US Amid Crisis in Peace Process  Audio Clip Available
Japan Pledges More Aid to Burma if Political Prisoners are Released
WFP Making Inroads on Alleviating Hunger  Audio Clip Available
Deposed Madagascar President says He Will Work With Rival Who Ousted Him  Audio Clip Available
US Health Care Debate Continues on Partisan Lines