(IsraelNN.com) In the wake of clashes with a Syrian-affiliated terrorist organization operating in Lebanon, Fatah Al-Islam, the Lebanese government ordered services cut to the northern town the terrorists are using as their base of operations. The Lebanese army also shelled the town, which is designated by Lebanon as a "Palestinian refugee camp."
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As an early tactic in their war against the Islamist group, the Lebanese authorities cut off electricity, water and communications in the Nahr Al-Bard camp. In response to a successful Fatah Al-Islam assault on nearby military outposts on Sunday, army tanks shelled the camp intermittently throughout the day. Army sources claimed the shells were aimed at Fatah Al-Islam headquarters, while residents of the camp told reporters that many homes in the camp have been randomly demolished and bodies were strewn in the streets. The shelling continued on Monday.
Let me going into full fortune telling mode. My crystal ball says the general in the Lebanese Army who ordered the electricity and water cut to a refugee camp prior to shelling the camp will not be facing charges at the International Tribunal in Den Hague anytime…ever. It is only a war crime if Jews are involved.
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You're right. I think it very telling when one "refugee" was quoted, and she was the only one quoted, saying "I thought it was the Israelis bombing us." Why is that the only quote?
What isn't widely discussed is the Lebanese hatred of the Palestinians, they blame them for the civil war. I think they are right. And now they starting it up again. Funny that this all starts as Israel is about to step up pressure on the Palestinians.
I only hope that the west, by that I mean the US, gives the Lebanese army better equipment. They can't win when they are out gunned!
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