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Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Israel Breaks Ceasefire

Israel declared a unilateral "ceasefire" for 48 hours and shortly afterwards it was reported that Hezbollah had fired rockets into Israel despite the "ceasefire". This, it turns out, was not true.

According to the BBC, Israel fired rockets into Lebanon shortly after declaring the "ceasefire" killing 3 Lebanese soldiers near Tyre. It is worth remembering that Israel is supposed to be targetting Hezbollah but has so far managed to kill in excess of 650 Lebanese civillians, 5 UN peacekeepers and a handful of Lebanese soldiers. It is also worth remembering that the "ceasefire" is, in fact, a unilateral decision by Israel to stop blowing people up for 2 days and not a mutual agreement by both parties.

Over at GavPolitics I suggested that Israel would use the "ceasefire" to move operatives into Lebanon in perperation for a takeover and to move the weapons the Americans have just sent them. This morning the BBC said that Israel had used the "ceasefire" to move troops and supplies into Southern Lebanon in preparation for a full-scale ground invasion.

We have been repeatedly told that Israel is not targetting civillians, they are targetting terrorists, military targets and infrastructure. The 650+ civillians deaths are a fact of war and, whilst regrettable, they are unavoidable in the fight against the terrorists. However, Israel has decided that they are going to change their approach and start using "targetted strikes". So, what were they doing before? Indiscriminately bombing Lebanon regardless of whether their targets were genuine or not. Lies and deceit are the hallmarks of a terrorist regime.