| At least a dozen Hezbollah rockets hit | | | | many civilians," said Egeland. "It makes it a |
| northern Israel, killing at least two people | | | | violation of humanitarian law." |
| in the port city of Haifa. Israeli troops | | | | |
| continue attacks inside southern Lebanon, | | | | Egeland said relief agencies need to deliver |
| while Israeli warplanes carry out bombing | | | | aid to between 500,000-to-one million people |
| raids. | | | | in Lebanon and he said Israel has not given |
| | | | them access. |
| Sirens sounded across northern Israel again. | | | | |
| Haifa Mayor, Yona Yahav, urged residents to | | | | Israel has said it is trying not to harm |
| heed the warnings. | | | | civilians and blames Hezbollah for operating |
| | | | from within civilian areas. According to |
| The war is not over yet, he said, telling | | | | Lebanese officials, more than 360 people have |
| residents they should stay in safe areas and | | | | been killed in Lebanon during these 12 days |
| not go out. | | | | of violence, most of them civilians and many |
| | | | of them children. |
| In Haifa, rockets struck an apartment house | | | | |
| as well as cars. Sirens also went off in the | | | | Israel has carried out limited ground |
| town of Zichron Yaakov, about 60 kilometers | | | | operations in southern Lebanon, but has not |
| south of the Lebanese border. | | | | ruled out a larger-scale offensive. |
| | | | |
| Israeli troops are operating inside southern | | | | Israel's Defense Minister Amir Peretz said |
| Lebanon, moving through villages to destroy | | | | those operations would continue. |
| Hezbollah positions and prevent the rocket | | | | |
| attacks. | | | | He said the goal is to create a situation for |
| | | | as broad a space as possible for diplomatic |
| Israeli warplanes continued bombing runs | | | | movement. |
| across Lebanon, focusing in particular on the | | | | |
| south and southern neighborhoods of Beirut. | | | | Peretz met with German Foreign Minister |
| | | | Frank-Walter Steinmeier and expressed support |
| While southern Beirut is well known as a | | | | for an international force, possibly led by |
| Hezbollah stronghold, it is also a densely | | | | NATO, to temporarily take over security in |
| populated civilian area. U.N. Humanitarian | | | | southern Lebanon and ensure Hezbollah is |
| Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland toured this | | | | removed and stays away from the border area. |
| area and sharply criticized Israel's | | | | |
| bombardment. | | | | Diplomatic efforts are being stepped up and |
| | | | Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is |
| "I would say that this seems to be an | | | | expected for talks in Israel Monday. |
| excessive use of force in an area with so | | | | |