BRITAIN : Israeli Attack on U.N. Site Called Deliberate

Israeli forces deliberately attacked a U.N. compound in southern Lebanon in April and killed civilians in violation of the rules of war, London-based Amnesty International said in a report. “The available information indicates that the Israeli Defense Forces intentionally attacked the U.N. compound,” Amnesty International said of the April 18 shelling, which killed 91 refugees at Qana. Amnesty International also accused Hezbollah guerrillas of attacking civilians in breach of international law. Israel says the shelling of the compound was provoked by fire from nearby Hezbollah positions. Israeli officials said their troops missed their target while returning Hezbollah fire and hit the base instead. The United Nations, in its own report on the incident in May, said the shelling of its compound was “unlikely” to have been an accident.