WHO: Lebanese Residents Displaced by Israeli Bombardment Expected to Top 900,000

by Democracy Now (reposted)

Tue, Jul 18, 2006 8:00AM

Israel continues to target Lebanon's infrastructure and bomb civilian neighborhoods. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization expects the number of Lebanese residents displaced by the assault to reach 900,000 by the end of today. We go to Beirut to get a report from Pulitzer prize-winning reporter Anthony Shadid of the Washington Post.

Israel continues to target Lebanon's infrastructure and bomb civilian neighborhoods. The United Nations is warning of a looming humanitarian disaster and the World Health Organization expects the number of Lebanese residents displaced to reach 900,000 by the end of today. Just before the program we reached Anthony Shadid in Beirut. He is a Pulitzer prize-winning reporter for the Washington Post. He spoke about the mounting crisis in Lebanon.

* Anthony Shadid, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter for the Washington Post. He reports from Beirut.

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