This is a before and after picture of the Haret Hreik neighborhood in Lebanon. Picture from the New York Times. Found via This Modern World.
And from The Independent:
Toll of a war that shames the world
“It is 28 days since Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers, prompting a ground and air assault on Lebanon by the Israeli army. In that time, 932 people have been killed in Lebanon, with 75 missing, presumed dead.
29 Lebanese Army soldiers have been killed. 3,293 Lebanese have been wounded. 45 per cent of the casualties have been children. 913,000 Lebanese have been displaced (300,000 of whom are children). 94 Israelis have been killed and 1,867 wounded.”
Posted by Vixen as News at 11:36 PM CDT