Attack Forces Cancellation of Rice's Lebanon Visit - NPR

by Eric Westervelt All Things Considered , July 30, 2006 Late Sunday, Israel agreed to a 48-hour suspension of airstrikes in southern Lebanon as it investigates the deadly bombing in Qana. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed sorrow for the deaths of Lebanese civilians in an Israeli airstrike, but said it would not slow down the war effort against Hezbollah. The Israeli military vowed to investigate the deadly bombing in Qana, but blamed Hezbollah for firing from civilian areas. Meanwhile ...