A Case of Murder: Palestine and Lebanon

Israel intensifies attacks against Lebanon

An Israeli police officer runs to the site where a Hezbollah-fired rocket directly hit a building in the northern costal town of Nahariya, Thursday July 13, 2006. Rockets fired by Lebanese guerillas hit a group of journalists working in the northern Israeli town of Nahariya on Thursday, injuring at least one person.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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U.S. vetoes U.N. condemnation of Israel

UNITED NATIONS -The United States cast the first U.N. Security Council veto in nearly two years Thursday, blocking an Arab-backed resolution that would have demanded Israel halt its military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

The draft, sponsored by Qatar, accused Israel of a "disproportionate use of force" that endangered Palestinian civilians, and it demanded Israel withdraw its troops from Gaza.

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U.S. Vetoes UN Resolution Seeking to End Violence in Gaza Strip