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| Israel Tourism minister says 400 Hizbollah fighters killed |
| 2006-08-01 |
| Israeli Tourism Minister Yitzhak Herzog said on Tuesday as many as 400 Hizbollah fighters have been killed in three weeks of fighting in Lebanon. He was speaking minutes after another minister said 300 Hizbollah guerrillas had been killed. A spokesman for the Shi'ite group had said 43 fighters had died in the conflict. "Four hundred of its dead have been counted by us, 400 terrorists killed by the Israeli army," Herzog told Reuters television in an interview. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #16 My dad was mailed this today: Horrible day in the war What a horrible day! Luckily, many Israelis have left the northern border towns, or the statistics would have been more grim. Today 47 missiles fell on Kiryat Shmona alone, the day of the greatest number of rockets and missiles. The other town which has seen great numbers of missiles is Maalot, near Norman. And we haven't heard much from Metulla, but they have had more than their share, too. In southern Lebanon the story is very different. The people don't leave home. Maybe the Hizbollah doesn't let them go, because IDF distributes flyers, warning them to leave. They are truly a human shield, and they have paid for it dearly. There is no doubt in my mind that the army does not intend to attack civilians. But when it happens, the whole world turns on us. The irony is that the Hizbollah is almost only attacking civilians. And believe me, they are rejoicing at the attack of this morning. This is what they were hoping for the whole time. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-08-01 15:46 |
| #15 Whomoter Spavish7645, I hope I'm not reading you right. Though I sympathize with death of any "innocent' person in war, if you are exercising moral equivalency, please take it elsewhere. When Isreal kills civilians, it's a mistake. When Hezbollah kills civilians, it's on purpose. If you can't draw this distinction, you need help. Again, I hope I was just reading too much into your comments. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-08-01 15:13 |
| #14 I smell the stench of a Jew hater. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2006-08-01 14:35 |
| #13 No one knows how many are dead buried in one rubble pile or another. When the media goes on location, look for passer bys covering thier noses, best casualty detector ever. The stench of the dead causes the reflexive action by all passser bys. |
| Posted by: Whomoter Spavish7645 2006-08-01 14:23 |
| #12 Tourism Minister is a total slam to the Arabs. It's like the are on vacation. How medeival. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2006-08-01 14:11 |
| #11 LOL! Frank. Now, that's my kind tourism. Gives new meaning to "no passport necessary." |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2006-08-01 14:01 |
| #10 You are right, Olmert is a weak reed. |
| Posted by: buwaya 2006-08-01 13:52 |
| #9 "Olmert: We never promised to eliminate rocket threat " This should be probably the worst Israel PM. |
| Posted by: Clerert Uneamp2772 2006-08-01 13:47 |
| #8 The guy who announced 300 was the Justice minister. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-08-01 13:42 |
| #7 Well, 400 dead terrorists WOULD increase tourism. I hear large numbers of Israelis are visiting South Lebanon |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-08-01 13:21 |
| #6 Well, 400 dead terrorists WOULD increase tourism. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-08-01 13:17 |
| #5 Ah, you see, some upbeat news for a change. |
| Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-08-01 13:15 |
| #4 "Four hundred of its dead have been counted by us, 400 terrorists killed by the Israeli army," I bet you there's a few hundred more |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2006-08-01 13:08 |
| #3 What's a Tourism Minister doing announcing body counts? Seems rather incongruous to me. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2006-08-01 13:04 |
| #2 Then, of course, there is the other 172 that we thought we had taken prisoner, but seemed to have been lost in transit somewhere near the Tel Aviv airport. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-08-01 13:02 |
| #1 Hey, what's an order of magnitude among friends. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2006-08-01 13:00 |