 CRIMINAL DESTRUCTION: Israeli air strikes have systematically targeted civilian infrastructure in a campaign that amounts to illegal collective punishment. Over 100 bridges have been destroyed in aerial bombing by Israeli war planes in the last month, including the Airport Bridge in the southern suburbs of Beirut (top left), the Damur Bridge in the south (top right), the Fidar Bridge in Halat (bottom left) and a bridge in Akkar in the north (bottom right). Because of the destruction, critical supplies of humanitarian aid are not reaching displaced civilians. A humanitarian disaster is gathering pace that could lead to a greater loss of life than Israel's brutal military offensive (photos: AFP)  Two women mourn 15 killed near Sidon, 8 August. On Tuesday, Israeli airstrikes hit near a funeral procession in Ghaziyeh, sending 1,500 mourners wailing through the streets  Civilians and rescue workers pull an injured man from the rubble of a destroyed building south of Sidon, 7 August. While Israel claims to be targeting Hizbullah, it is Lebanese civilians who are in the crosshairs parent page (10 - 16 August 2006, issue #807) |