Monday, July 17, 2006

Israel vows no let-up on Lebanon

Israel vows no let-up on Lebanon: "Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says the attacks on Lebanon will be kept up until two captured soldiers are freed.

He also insisted Hezbollah guerrillas had to be disarmed and the Lebanese army had to control southern Lebanon.

'We are not looking for war or direct conflict, but if necessary we will not be frightened by it,' he said.

Up to 200 Lebanese people have died in six days of Israeli bombardment. Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, killing about 12 people."

(Via BBC News.)