Friday, July 14, 2006

The conflict was inevitable pt II


Trapped in hell

LEBANON is all but isolated by air, sea and land today as Israeli jets pound Hezbollah strongholds in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

The Middle East is on the verge of all-out war with Israeli air strikes and shelling killing 60 Lebanese civilians while up to 120 Hezbollah rockets hit northern Israel killing two and wounding up to 100.

Israeli jets last night bombed Beirut airport for the third time in 24 hours. The eruption has drawn pleas from world leaders for restraint as it affects world oil and commodities markets.

Roads yesterday out of Beirut were clogged as thousands tried to flee to the Syrian and continued here