Israel Kills UN Workers!

AllNiteThing

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/25/mideast.main/index.html

Another score for the defense of Israel. :rolleyes:

Can't wait for the Arab-haters to defend this.

PaperPlates

BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- An Israeli airstrike hit a United Nations post in southern Lebanon late Tuesday, killing at least two of the agency's observers, according to the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon.

The U.N. initially reported that four peacekeepers were dead, but later said there were two dead and two missing.

Lebanese security sources said the two missing observers are feared buried in the rubble of the building.

Daniel Ayalon, Israel's ambassador to the United States, said that "UNIFIL obviously got caught in the middle" of a gunfight between Hezbollah guerillas and Israeli troops.

"We do not have yet confirmation what caused these deaths. It could be (Israel Defense Forces). It could be Hezbollah," he said.

UNIFIL sent a rescue-and-medical team to the city of Khiyam, and the team was trying to clear rubble early Wednesday. Attacks in the vicinity continued as rescuers tried to reach those killed or injured, UNIFIL said.

UNIFIL said there had been at least 14 incidents of fire close to the post since Tuesday afternoon.

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was "deeply distressed" by the "apparently deliberate" strike.

"This coordinated artillery and aerial attack on a long-established and clearly marked U.N. post at Khiyam occurred despite personal assurances given to me by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that U.N. positions would be spared Israeli fire," he said in a statement.

"Furthermore, General Alain Pelligrini, the U.N. force commander in south Lebanon, had been in repeated contact with Israeli officers throughout the day on Tuesday, stressing the need to protect that particular U.N. position from attack."

Ayalon called Annan's statement "outrageous," while Israel's U.N. ambassador, Dan Gillerman, said he, too, was "deeply distressed" that Annan alleged that the strike was deliberate.

"I am surprised at these premature and erroneous assertions made by the secretary-general, who while demanding an investigation, has already issued its conclusions," Gillerman said in a statement.

The IDF said it was looking into the report, which came as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice proposed an ambitious plan in which international military forces would help the Lebanese government stabilize southern Lebanon, Lebanese political sources said.



Jury's still out on whether or not

a)whether or not it was an Israel missile, or not
b)whether it was an accident, or on purpose.

And this part drives me nuts. "UNIFIL said there had been at least 14 incidents of fire close to the post since Tuesday afternoon."


If you arent a combatant, or a crazy ass hardcore journalist, or a medic, wtf are you doing RIGHT next to the warzone? Ummmmmmmmmm I wouldnt even SEE the 13th or 14th close calls, ida been gone after numero uno.

Im not saying any real comments towards this, until more news is known.

AllNiteThing

PaperPlates wrote:

BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- An Israeli airstrike hit a United Nations post in southern Lebanon late Tuesday, killing at least two of the agency's observers, according to the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon.

The U.N. initially reported that four peacekeepers were dead, but later said there were two dead and two missing.

Lebanese security sources said the two missing observers are feared buried in the rubble of the building.

Daniel Ayalon, Israel's ambassador to the United States, said that "UNIFIL obviously got caught in the middle" of a gunfight between Hezbollah guerillas and Israeli troops.

"We do not have yet confirmation what caused these deaths. It could be (Israel Defense Forces). It could be Hezbollah," he said.

UNIFIL sent a rescue-and-medical team to the city of Khiyam, and the team was trying to clear rubble early Wednesday. Attacks in the vicinity continued as rescuers tried to reach those killed or injured, UNIFIL said.

UNIFIL said there had been at least 14 incidents of fire close to the post since Tuesday afternoon.

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was "deeply distressed" by the "apparently deliberate" strike.

"This coordinated artillery and aerial attack on a long-established and clearly marked U.N. post at Khiyam occurred despite personal assurances given to me by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that U.N. positions would be spared Israeli fire," he said in a statement.

"Furthermore, General Alain Pelligrini, the U.N. force commander in south Lebanon, had been in repeated contact with Israeli officers throughout the day on Tuesday, stressing the need to protect that particular U.N. position from attack."

Ayalon called Annan's statement "outrageous," while Israel's U.N. ambassador, Dan Gillerman, said he, too, was "deeply distressed" that Annan alleged that the strike was deliberate.

"I am surprised at these premature and erroneous assertions made by the secretary-general, who while demanding an investigation, has already issued its conclusions," Gillerman said in a statement.

The IDF said it was looking into the report, which came as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice proposed an ambitious plan in which international military forces would help the Lebanese government stabilize southern Lebanon, Lebanese political sources said.



Jury's still out on whether or not

a)whether or not it was an Israel missile, or not
b)whether it was an accident, or on purpose.

And this part drives me nuts. "UNIFIL said there had been at least 14 incidents of fire close to the post since Tuesday afternoon."


If you arent a combatant, or a crazy ass hardcore journalist, or a medic, wtf are you doing RIGHT next to the warzone? Ummmmmmmmmm I wouldnt even SEE the 13th or 14th close calls, ida been gone after numero uno.

Im not saying any real comments towards this, until more news is known.

Yes, but with this:

"Furthermore, General Alain Pelligrini, the U.N. force commander in south Lebanon, had been in repeated contact with Israeli officers throughout the day on Tuesday, stressing the need to protect that particular U.N. position from attack."

You would think they would have gotten the point across to Israel. They probably figured the chances that Israel, with all of their great military might and precision striking capability, wouldn't dare fire close to them for fear of international repercussions. Hopefully that will come of it, but I'm sure the US will make some excuse to ignore UN ruling again.

PaperPlates

AllNiteThing wrote:

Yes, but with this:

"Furthermore, General Alain Pelligrini, the U.N. force commander in south Lebanon, had been in repeated contact with Israeli officers throughout the day on Tuesday, stressing the need to protect that particular U.N. position from attack."

You would think they would have gotten the point across to Israel. They probably figured the chances that Israel, with all of their great military might and precision striking capability, wouldn't dare fire close to them for fear of international repercussions. Hopefully that will come of it, but I'm sure the US will make some excuse to ignore UN ruling again.

And you would never think that Hezbollah would ever DREAM of using the UN area as a safe haven to avoid being caught/killed by the enemy. Nooooooooooo , since they have babies and women to use for that instead.

AllNiteThing

PaperPlates wrote:

And you would never think that Hezbollah would ever DREAM of using the UN area as a safe haven to avoid being caught/killed by the enemy. Nooooooooooo , since they have babies and women to use for that instead.

Soooo, that makes it ok to fire on a KNOWN UN safe house? That is the mentality of the Israeli army, isn't it? Collateral doesn't matter, as long as something's destroyed. Women, children, homes, protesters, non-violent squatters, UN peacekeepers, Canadians. All fair game. :rolleyes: : puke :