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