And along the white tiles of the walkway where rescue workers were carrying out the bodies, there was a trail of scarlet footprints. Claiming its attacks were aimed at Hizballah, Israel made nearly 1,000 air raids and fired more than 15,000 artillery shells last week. So far however, the so-called surgical operation dubbed Grapes of Wrath has done little to thwart the guerillas. Air strikes damaged the city's southern suburbs and two major power plants. Sidon, April 16-20 Israeli missiles strike Ein Helw Palestinian refugee camp, wounding four.
Israeli gunboats bombard the coastal highway daily, shutting down traffic.
An Israeli F-16 bombs a house, killing 11 civilians, including seven children. Responding to a Hizballah rocket and mortar attack, Israeli gunners fire artillery shells into a U.N. compound, killing more than an extimated 100 refugees sheltering there.