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Attacks Continue as Diplomacy Revs Up

At least a dozen Hezbollah rockets hitmany civilians," said Egeland. "It makes it a
northern Israel, killing at least two peopleviolation  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 bombingaid 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 toIsrael 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, tellingLebanese officials, more than 360 people have
residents they should stay in safe areas andbeen 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 theIsrael has carried out limited ground
town of Zichron Yaakov, about 60 kilometersoperations in southern Lebanon, but has not
south  of  the  Lebanese  border.ruled  out  a  larger-scale  offensive.
Israeli troops are operating inside southernIsrael's Defense Minister Amir Peretz said
Lebanon, moving through villages to destroythose  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 runsmovement.
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 afor an international force, possibly led by
Hezbollah stronghold, it is also a denselyNATO, to temporarily take over security in
populated civilian area. U.N. Humanitariansouthern Lebanon and ensure Hezbollah is
Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland toured thisremoved  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 anexpected for talks in Israel Monday.
excessive use of force in an area with so



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