AP: "Israel brought a UN observer into an IDF control room Saturday to help oversee the transfer of aid to south Lebanon, the army said, amid growing criticism that Israel was not doing enough to ensure the protection of civilians trapped in the war zone. Aid workers in Lebanon have complained that it was not safe to travel south under Israel's forceful aerial bombardment, and civilians take their chances of being hit when they try to escape the area. ... After an aid convoy was hit in south Lebanon on Friday, IDF spokesman Jacob Dallal told The Associated Press that Israel was committed to the safe passage of convoys, but said they must be coordinated in advance." Meanwhile, the Jerusalem Post reports two more UNIFIL observers were wounded Saturday when missiles hit their post.

Posted by Laura at July 29, 2006 06:25 PM