Syria calls for probe of Israel’s attacks on civilians

AFP | August 13 2006

DAMASCUS - Syrian media on Sunday called for an international enquiry into Israel’s month-long destruction of civilians targets in Lebanon, two days after a UN resolution called for an end to the conflict.

‘The destruction that has hit infrastructure, civilian homes and entire villages in Lebanon must be the subject of an international enquiry which will make Israel assume responsibility for its barbaric acts,’ the official Ath-Thawra daily said in an editorial.

‘Those responsible for the destruction will be considered war criminals,’ it wrote, with over 1,100 people, mostly civilians, killed in the bombardment of Lebanon that Israel says is aimed at eliminating the Syrian- and Iranian-backed Hezbollah.

But ‘the language used today shows partiality towards aggression, especially as Israel is not denounced for its massacres,’ the paper said.

UN chief Kofi Annan said Sunday both sides agreed to stop fighting on Monday but Israel continued to pound targets including petrol stations in the port city of Tyre and Hezbollah continued to fire rockets at Israel.

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