Israel 'preventing aid convoys reaching southern Lebanon'

[Karmadillo]

http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1185887.php/Israel_preventing_aid_convoys_reaching_southern_Lebanon
Rome/Beirut - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Tuesday accused Israeli armed forces of preventing it from distributing aid in southern Lebanon.

Out of a total of 18 trucks with food supplies and various emergency relief for three village in the crisis region, only six had been allowed through, it said from its Rome headquarters.

Israeli troops had first blocked WFP emergency transport on Sunday, a spokesman for the organization said.

'We feel increasingly frustrated that our convoys are being obstructed as the people in southern Lebanon will soon have no food, water or medicine,' WFP expert Amer Daoudi said.

'There are large numbers of poor, sick and old people who couldn't leave their houses,' he said, calling on all parties to the conflict not to block the convoys, which would lead to a much greater tragedy unfolding and even greater suffering.

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[acmavm]

1. Words fail, absolutely fail. I'm appalled and sickened.

[breakaleg]

2. Sadly, this doesn't surprise me at all....

It shows more disregard for the people of Lebanon. The same disregard Israel has shown since this thing started.

[atreides1]

4. But remember

The Israelis dropped leaflets, so that makes it okay.<sarcasm>

[breakaleg]

8. right. they dropped leaflets and then destroyed the roads and gas station

[ThomCat]

3. Isn't this exactly what an ethical, humanitarian nation would do

when they are only seeking to defend themself?
:eyes:

[LostinVA]

5. Antisemite!

Giggle

Listen to any James Blunt today, Purrkins?

[ThomCat]

6. No. I'm on a country music kick today.

I wonder if that makes me even more uncool. :P

[LostinVA]

9. As long as it isn't Toby Keith

[Igel]

7. Is this the three villages S. of Bint Jbeil where

fighting was still going on yesterday?

And they let in 6 trucks?

I pity the people in those villages, but the article makes it sound like all of southern Lebanon is affected. It says nothing about most of S. Lebanon. It's talking about an area that's maybe 5 miles x 5 miles.

They understand the implicatures just fine.

[Karmadillo]

10. Sounds like the problem includes an area greater than 5x5 miles

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/WFP/b336cd1cc92f22d3d1d05b508a44d8a0.htm

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No time to waste

“We are increasingly frustrated that our convoy movements are being hampered, leaving people in the south stranded for what is now nearly three weeks. We have no time to waste – they are running out of food, water and medicine. Many are poor, sick, or elderly and could not be evacuated earlier,” warned Amer Daoudi, WFP Emergency Coordinator.

According to one humanitarian organisation working in Lebanon, a food crisis is looming in the south, where a severe shortage of water is prompting people to drink from animal ponds that are contaminated with bacteria.

Rmeish, which usually has 5,000 residents, is now hosting 25,000 inhabitants who have fled the fighting in surrounding areas.

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[bluedog]

11. look at the destruction Israel has sown on Lebanon

complete villages destroyed...peoples belongings gone.they may have not have had much.but it was theirs

the country was just beginning to build........

total un called for havoc..

take the planes....the jets...the arms the US gave to Israel and let them fight on even terms.........you'll see how fast they stop this invasion.........