BBC: UN halts convoy to south Lebanon (curfew)

[Eugene]

Last Updated: Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 18:12 GMT 19:12 UK

UN halts convoy to south Lebanon

The UN has abandoned its daily attempt to get an aid convoy through to south Lebanon,
citing security fears.

The decision comes a day after Israel imposed an open-ended curfew on all residents
south of the Litani River.

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Imposing its curfew south of the Litani river, Israel said any moving vehicles in the zone
- up to 30km (18 miles) inside Lebanon's border - would be destroyed.

Leaflets dropped in Tyre, the biggest Lebanese city south of the Litani river, said operations
against what they described as terrorist elements would be escalated with extreme force.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5256674.stm

[mom cat]

1. This collective punishment is a war crime and it is evil.