Haifa bombed as Lebanon death toll nears 400

Published July 25th, 2006 - 10:48 GMT

Hizbullah gunners fired more than a dozen rockets toward the Israeli port city of Haifa on Tuesday, and Israeli media reported several people were injured. Two rockets hit near Haifa's Rambam Hospital, witnesses said.

 

Meanwhile, more than 430 people have been reported killed in Lebanon and Israel since fighting broke out July 12 between Israeli forces and Hizbullah.

 

In Lebanon, at least 391 have been killed and 1,596 wounded, according to Lebanese security officials. Among them are 20 Lebanese army soldiers and at least 11 Hizbullah fighters.

 

Among the civilian deaths are 8 Canadians, 2 Kuwaiti nationals, 1 Iraqi, 1 Sri Lankan, 1 Jordanian.

 

In Israel, 41 Israelis have been killed, including 24 members of the military, according to authorities. More than 30 soldiers have been wounded, and more than 300 civilians, according to rescue officials.

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