Israeli bombs kill 40 Lebanese civilians　

    BEIJING, August 5-- The Israeli military has continued its offensive in southern Lebanon, with bombs killing at least 40 civilians, as the conflict entered its 25th day. Alistair Shewring has the details.

    Friday saw another day of violence, with more civilians than combatants being killed. Security sources said one Israeli air strike killed 33 farm workers loading fruit onto trucks and wounded another 20 near the Syrian border. Israeli planes also destroyed four bridges on the main coastal highway north of Beirut. The bombardment of a house in the frontline Taibeh village in south Lebanon killed seven civilians and wounded ten. Israeli jets also hit the coastal area south of Tyre in a camp for refugees, injuring one civilian.

    Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz said the operation will continue until Hezbollah no longer threatens northern Israel.

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    Israeli defence minister Amir Peretz said:"The fighting is proceeding according to plan. We have just completed a very important stage with the taking over of one of the most difficult areas and we intend to continue and complete the whole mission. Don't let Hezbollah delude itself we have no intention of giving up."

    Meanwhile, the Israeli army on Friday distributed footage showing soldiers walking inside a southern Lebanese village, searching houses for Hezbollah fighters and taking over buildings.

    Israel began its attack on Lebanon on July 12th, when Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers and killed eight more. So far, more than 700 people in Lebanon and over 70 Israelis have been killed in the conflict.

    (Source: CCTV.com) 　

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　Lebanese president condemns Israeli airstrikes on road, bridges

    
    BEIRUT, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Friday condemned Israeli airstrikes on four bridges in north Beirut, local media reported.

    After Hezbollah rocket attack killed several Israelis on Friday, Israel expanded its bombing of Lebanon with airstrikes targeting bridges in north Beirut, killing three people and injuring several others as well as destroying four bridges.

    Lahoud said in a statement that the Israeli intense airstrikes on Lebanon's bridges and roads were aimed at tightening the blockade on the Lebanese, cutting communications between them and starving them.  Full story <<<