War paralyzes Lebanon aid

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War paralyzes Lebanon aid
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Aug 12, 9:57 AM (ET)


Michael Winfrey

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Heavy fighting between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas paralyzed efforts to deliver aid to 100,000 people trapped in southern Lebanon on Saturday, despite a U.N. resolution to end the conflict.

Aid workers said civilians caught up in an Israeli push deep into Lebanon were running out of food and medicine, and afraid to flee after an air strike against a mostly civilian convoy.


A child waits for his bath in a classroom used by displaced Lebanese as temporary shelter, in Beirut August 12, 2006. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard



The United Nations' UNHCR refugee agency said that despite the U.N. Security Council's unanimous approval late on Friday of a resolution calling for a "full cessation of hostilities," fighting continued in the hard-hit south.

"Military activity is ongoing on the ground and access remains difficult," said UNHCR senior communications officer Astrid van Genderen Stort. "We can only hope this will stop so we can reach the civilians who are in dire need."