Imagine if Israel did this all the news would state Israel massacres

[mord]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_militants

By BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 23 minutes ago
 


TRIPOLI, Lebanon - Under the cover of artillery barrages, dozens of Lebanese army tanks and armored carriers moved toward a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon Friday in pursuit of Islamic militants holed up inside.

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The artillery bombardment sent white clouds rising above the Nahr el-Bared camp where        Fatah Islam militants have been hanging on in a 13-day siege by the Lebanese army. The shelling also ignited fires in the camp that spewed black smoke. The militants have barricaded themselves in residential neighborhoods of narrow, winding streets and apartment buildings.

About 50 armored carriers, battle tanks and military vehicles from elite units massed at the northern edge of the camp and drove toward the forward-most positions, according to AP Television News crew at the scene.

There was no confirmation that the army units were making a final push to take over the camp, or were just advancing to grab territory and isolate the militants in pockets. But a significant decrease in shelling, accompanied by a rise in machine gun fire from armored carriers and exchanges of automatic rifle fire, suggested the troops were already engaging the militants.

The bombardment intensified several hours later. Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. said troops were attempting to seize the main offices of Fatah Islam in the camp's northeastern area. But Al-Arabiya television said troops seized militant sniper positions.

A resident said some Fatah Islam positions were overtaken and destroyed in the push. He spoke from inside the camp on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.

"What we have decided is to deal with Fatah Islam as a group, a terrorist group taking hostages who are left in the camp," said Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh. He told Associated Press Television News in Beirut that the army may be seeking to isolate the militants.

"I think the army is determined this time to go ahead and probably to reduce several pockets of Fatah Islam terrorist," he said.

Cabinet Minister Ahmed Fatfat told Al-Arabiya television that the army came under sniper fire earlier Friday and decided to respond. "It seems they have destroyed those positions."

A soldier on standby in a unit of 10 armored carriers and two tanks on the camp's edge said troops were advancing slowly and fighting building to building, after bombing positions in the morning.

"They are in very well-fortified positions," he said of the militants, saying troops were coming under sniper fire. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak with the media.

Television footage showed the movement of T-55 Russian-made tanks, French-made Panhard tanks, M-113 U.S.-built armored personnel carriers and jeeps with 106mm rifles mounted on them. Sandbags were packed on some of the vehicles.

Military officials would not comment on the troop movements and journalists were pushed back further from the camp. But a statement by the army command said troops came under fire from the militants and the army was "responding with accurate and decisive fire to deter them." The statement said the army was at the same time avoiding civilian casualties.

The concentrated bombardment began in the morning, with heavy barrages targeting all parts of the camp.

Sporadic gunfire exchanges have continued daily since a truce halted three days of heavy fighting.

A Lebanese soldier was killed by Islamic militants' sniper fire on Thursday.

The death Thursday raised to 32 the number of soldiers killed since fighting between the army and Fatah Islam militants began on May 20. At least 20 civilians and about 60 militants also have been killed.

The army has ringed the Nahr el-Bared camp with hundreds of soldiers, backed by artillery and tanks, poised to storm the camp and prevent militants from fleeing. The government has vowed to crush the militants, who have said they will fight till the end.

Thousands of Palestinians have fled the camp, but thousands more are still inside, along with the Fatah Islam fighters.

On Thursday, army commander Gen. Michel Suleiman toured the military positions around the Nahr el-Bared camp in the northern city of Tripoli, vowing to track down the militants responsible for killing the soldiers.

[mord]

I'm listening to new about the siege of the pal camp in lebanon,the reporter said civilians are inadvertendtly killed my the lebanesse army. Why when Israel attacks it's not called inadvertent deaths

[Dr. Dan]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_militants

By BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 23 minutes ago
 


TRIPOLI, Lebanon - Under the cover of artillery barrages, dozens of Lebanese army tanks and armored carriers moved toward a PLO/Hamas Arab Muslim Nazi refugee camp in northern Lebanon Friday in pursuit of Islamic militants holed up inside.

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The artillery bombardment sent white clouds rising above the Nahr el-Bared camp where        Fatah Islam militants have been hanging on in a 13-day siege by the Lebanese army. The shelling also ignited fires in the camp that spewed black smoke. The militants have barricaded themselves in residential neighborhoods of narrow, winding streets and apartment buildings.

About 50 armored carriers, battle tanks and military vehicles from elite units massed at the northern edge of the camp and drove toward the forward-most positions, according to AP Television News crew at the scene.

There was no confirmation that the army units were making a final push to take over the camp, or were just advancing to grab territory and isolate the militants in pockets. But a significant decrease in shelling, accompanied by a rise in machine gun fire from armored carriers and exchanges of automatic rifle fire, suggested the troops were already engaging the militants.

The bombardment intensified several hours later. Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. said troops were attempting to seize the main offices of Fatah Islam in the camp's northeastern area. But Al-Arabiya television said troops seized militant sniper positions.

A resident said some Fatah Islam positions were overtaken and destroyed in the push. He spoke from inside the camp on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.

"What we have decided is to deal with Fatah Islam as a group, a terrorist group taking hostages who are left in the camp," said Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh. He told Associated Press Television News in Beirut that the army may be seeking to isolate the militants.

"I think the army is determined this time to go ahead and probably to reduce several pockets of Fatah Islam terrorist," he said.

Cabinet Minister dog Fatfat told Al-Arabiya television that the army came under sniper fire earlier Friday and decided to respond. "It seems they have destroyed those positions."

A soldier on standby in a unit of 10 armored carriers and two tanks on the camp's edge said troops were advancing slowly and fighting building to building, after bombing positions in the morning.

"They are in very well-fortified positions," he said of the militants, saying troops were coming under sniper fire. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak with the media.

Television footage showed the movement of T-55 Russian-made tanks, French-made Panhard tanks, M-113 U.S.-built armored personnel carriers and jeeps with 106mm rifles mounted on them. Sandbags were packed on some of the vehicles.

Military officials would not comment on the troop movements and journalists were pushed back further from the camp. But a statement by the army command said troops came under fire from the militants and the army was "responding with accurate and decisive fire to deter them." The statement said the army was at the same time avoiding civilian casualties.

The concentrated bombardment began in the morning, with heavy barrages targeting all parts of the camp.

Sporadic gunfire exchanges have continued daily since a truce halted three days of heavy fighting.

A Lebanese soldier was killed by Islamic militants' sniper fire on Thursday.

The death Thursday raised to 32 the number of soldiers killed since fighting between the army and Fatah Islam militants began on May 20. At least 20 civilians and about 60 militants also have been killed.

The army has ringed the Nahr el-Bared camp with hundreds of soldiers, backed by artillery and tanks, poised to storm the camp and prevent militants from fleeing. The government has vowed to crush the militants, who have said they will fight till the end.

Thousands of PLO/Hamas Arab Muslim Nazis have fled the camp, but thousands more are still inside, along with the Fatah Islam fighters.

On Thursday, army commander Gen. Michel Suleiman toured the military positions around the Nahr el-Bared camp in the northern city of Tripoli, vowing to track down the militants responsible for killing the soldiers.

Hey I have no problem with the Lebanese doing the dirty work.  Let them go and kill them all for all I care even if nobody else says anything.

[mord]

True but it just shows how the media is twisted against Israel

[Dr. Dan]

True but it just shows how the media is twisted against Israel

The media will be twisted for whatever reason they are twisted against us.  And let this non-twisting in the Lebanese situation be a tool for us if we have to protect ourselves from any of our enemies.