Saturday, June 02, 2007

"The Lebanese army commander at the scene said anyone who had not left during the ceasefire was unlikely to be considered a non-combatant. 'We risked our lives for 10 days to allow all the civilians to escape,' he said. 'If someone did not take the decision to leave, then they took the decision to stay, which means they are not a civilian.' Although there has been almost no independent access to the camp for almost two weeks, Red Cross workers estimate that thousands of innocents could be trapped inside with no electricity, food, water or medical care." (thanks Rania)