Israel Declares 48-Hour Suspension Of Air Strikes After Lebanese Children Killed By Bombs…

The New York Times STEVEN ERLANGER and HASSAN M. FATTAH July 30, 2006 at 05:48 PM
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An Israeli air raid on the southern Lebanese town of Qana killed dozens of civilians today, many of them children, marking the bloodiest day of this conflict and putting enormous pressure on Israel and the United States to move rapidly toward a cease-fire.

Late today, Israel agreed to suspend its airstrikes for 48 hours while it investigates the bombing of Qana, a State Department spokesman said. The spokesman, Adam Ereli, told reporters in Jerusalem that Israel would coordinate with the United Nations to provide a 24-hour period during which residents of southern Lebanon could leave area safely.

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