Tragedy mars escape from besieged Lebanese village

[For those Christians who still blindly think that this is an Israeli/ US v. Muslims conflict this makes interesting reading. Open your eyes and you will find the truth!]

As she was preparing to flee from her native village of Marjayun, Violette Ablah had insisted on taking with her the essential ingredients used by any good Lebanese cook. Now her four jars of olive oil-drenched cheese and a dozen damaged boxes of tahini (sesame paste) lie in a Mercedes with a flattened roof, smeared with blood.

Violette, her daughter and her brother-in-law were part of a convoy of vehicles carrying 4,000 mainly Christian refugees fleeing their village of Marjayun when they were attacked on Friday by Israeli air strikes. The convoy of 1,300 cars, which included 350 soldiers whose barracks had been occupied by Israeli soldiers a day earlier, was heading towards Beirut via the Bekaa Valley.

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"After negotiations with the United Nations, the Lebanese interior minister told General Daoud that the Israeli forces had given a green light to make the trip, and he was given assurances that nothing would happen to the convoy."

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"Greek Orthodox Archbishop for south Lebanon Elias Kfouri. "It is a crime committed by the Israelis while the United Nations was voting for a ceasefire. It defies humanity"

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