The cowardly blending of Hezballah

Uri Dan, NY Post:

The top U.N. humanitarian official yesterday charged that Hezbollah is fighting like cowards and causing the deaths of hundreds of innocent women and children in Lebanon.

In scathing comments, U.N. humanitarian chief Jan Egeland accused Hezbollah of "cowardly blending" among civilians and said he was appalled that the group was proud that more innocents had died than its own fighters.

"Consistently, from the Hezbollah heartland, my message was that Hezbollah must stop this cowardly blending . . . among women and children," Egeland said at Larnaca airport in Cyprus after visiting Lebanon to coordinate an international aid effort.

"I heard they were proud because they lost very few fighters and that it was the civilians bearing the brunt of this. I don't think anyone should be proud of having many more children and women dead than armed men," Egeland added.

The terrorist group has built bunkers and tunnels near the Israeli border to shelter weapons and fighters, and its members easily blend in among civilians.

"We need a cessation of hostilities because this is a war where civilians are paying the price," said Egeland, who was heading to Israel next.

Egeland had previously called Israel's offensive "disproportionate" and "a violation of international humanitarian law."

Early this morning, Israel took control of the town of Bint Jbail in southern Lebanon following hours of intense fighting, Israeli radio reported. And the army said the fighting wasn't over yet.

Dozens of Hezbollah fighters were killed in the besieged terrorist stronghold, the Israeli military said.

Four Israeli soldiers also died - two in a helicopter crash and two in the fighting at Bint Jbail, known as "the capital of the [Hezbollah] resistance" and is believed to hold the group's largest arsenal in the area.

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It is about time someone noticed the Hezballah war crimes and called them that. Hiding among civilians inorder to create "victims" is not only cowardly, it is a war crime. Placing weapons chaces in civi;ian homes is a war crime. Not wearing an identifying uniform is a war crime that results in more civilians being killed. It is time to call for a war crimes trial for Nasrallah.