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UPDATE FROM A LEBANON UNDER UNJUSTIFIED ISRAELI WAR RAGE
Monday July 24th, 2006- 13th day of attack

Destruction of Lebanon continues:
13th day of Israeli attack on Lebanon-----> 400 is the death toll, 1,600 are the injuries, up to 1 million refugees now. Israel invaded the south of Lebanon attacking Southern villages, one after the other. Civilian targets are still being hit, including a hospital and ambulances.

Meeting with UN special envoy 
Jan Egeland, the special envoy of the United Nations and assistant to the Secretary General, met today with various UN agencies, ministries of education and health, in addition to (few and randomly selected) representatives of Lebanese civil society organizations. 

Crisis news from the South of Lebanon
A local TV station reported today that it received direct phone calls from citizens trapped in Southern cities informing them that dead people are still laying in the streets and the Red Cross nor other groups are able to remove them. Also, reports say some families are still not able to bury their dead due to the continuous heavy shelling of their towns, especially in Tyr and Nabatiyeh areas of South Lebanon. 

Rice in town!
No surprise at all, we were expecting her. Standing next to the Lebanese Prime Minister, Ms. Rice stresses her "deep concern about the Lebanese people and what they are enduring". However this deep concern is definitely not the priority for her at this point, for a cease-fire that could save the lives and dignity of these Lebanese people is not an option for her administration. 

"First Mass Demonstration against the War" in Israel
"No to the War," "We will not kill or die for the US," "Amir Peretz-They Wait for You in the Hague," "No to the Destructions in Gaza and Lebanon," "Children in Beirut and Haifa Deserve to Live"-these were the most popular slogans in the main street of Tel Aviv, shouted with full voice, in Hebrew as well as in Arabic. Around five thousands demonstrators, who came from all over the country, shouted loud and clear. 

A Run through Various Activities in Protest of Israeli Aggression on Lebanon
(This is a quick run through and does not include except a few of the thousands of activities being organized worldwide) 

1) A big demonstration in support to the Lebanese people will take place in Algeria on Wednesday July 26th at 4:00 o'clock

2) In Uruguay this week, several organizations are protesting against the Israeli attack and invasion of Lebanon. Tomorrow (25 July) there is a call to go to the university and the worker's union has called to go to the streets.

3) A solidarity message from Haifa stated that the Arab community and the democratic Jews are mobilizing protests activities against the Israeli aggression on Lebanon, asking the international community to lobby their governments to end their support to Israel.

4) Tomorrow a delegation of the European Left (the left group of European parliament) will arrive to Beirut to express their solidarity with the Lebanese people and to condemn Israeli aggression against Lebanon. It will be composed of 5 MPs from different groups. 


URGENT APPEAL FOR SUPPORT OF RELIEF WORK IN LEBANON

To donate to NGOs serving 15,000 displaced Lebanese in the area of Beirut, please send your donations to: 

In all transfers, the following applies:
    Account with institution: BKAWLBBE (this is the SWIFT code)
                                        Bank of Kuwait and the Arab World s.a.l.
                                        Beirut - Lebanon
    Beneficiary Name:        Green Line Association
    Beneficiary Account:    10USD4612006189003 
 
For USD transfers: The correspondents in USA with their SWIFT BIC codes are:
 
1. Bank of New York
        New York USA
        SWIFT code:    IRVTUS3N

2. HSBC Bank
        New York USA
        SWIFT code:    MRMDUS33
 
3. American Express Bank Ltd.
        New York USA
        SWIFT code:    AEIBUS33
 
For Euro transfers: The correspondents in France and Germany with their SWIFT codes respectively are:
 
1.     Societe Generale
        Paris - France
        SWIFT code:    SOGEFRPP
2.     Dresdner Bank AG
        Frankfurt - Germany
        SWIFT code:    DRESDEFF
Even a limited amount will make a big difference under the current very complicated circumstances. All donations will be channeled to relief efforts on the grounds and a full report will be prepared by the spending procedures. 

For more information or to help please call Mr Nizar Rammal at 961-3-908-307 or email: nizarrammal at yahoo.com


To donate to the Lebanese government, please use the following accounts: 
US$:
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York
Bic code FRNYUS33 Routing Number 021084694
Favor Banque du Liban account number 021084694
Euros:
Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt
Bic code DEUTDEFF
Favor Banque du Liban account number 021084694
Lebanese Lira:
Banque du Liban Account Number 01700362123

Donations to the Higher Council of Relief:
Bank of Lebanon- Account number 411150067
For more information, visit www.lebanonundersiege.gov.lb or contact relief at pcm.gov.lb
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