One person, not 40, dead in Israel strike -Lebanon

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said on Monday that one person had been killed in an Israeli air strike on the southern border village of Houla, rather than 40 as earlier feared.

A resident said about 50 people had been found alive under the rubble.

"The massacre in Houla, it turned out that there was one person killed," Siniora told reporters. "They thought that the whole building smashed on the heads of about 40 people ... thank God they have been saved."

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L07785992.htm

updated link
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L07782820.htm

for small favors.

hard to find in this mess.

(both sides perchance not one)... I mean according to HRW the death count at Qanna was in the 20s, three days later... (and yes way too many civies are getting killed ON BOTH SIDES)...

Good that only one person was killed, but this is not the kind of correction I expect to see the same day... cynicism about state actors and lack of morality in war...

good news, but still a dire situation.

kick

I couldn't see who came out with that initial figure in that Reuter's story.

The sad problem of the 24/7 news world...rumor and misinformation travels the world while the truth is getting its shoes on. The first impressions of this war is all that get splashed and then there's little follow up on what really happened. It's the first spin that wins.

Yes...any civilian death...Lebanese or Israeli is wrong and this must be stopped. Counting casualties and saying since one side lost more than the other that their cause or credibility is stronger denegrates the tragedy being suffered by people on both sides of this unnecessary conflict.

http://lebanonupdates.blogspot.com/

(This site has since pulled news flashes referring to the 40 or so casualties, if I remember right - guess they're just relaying reports as they come in vía these media: "Tayyar, New TV and other news sources")

Aug 7:

13:57 Reports of tens of civilians killed in Israeli air strikes on Houla
13:10 Renewed Israeli shelling of Houla
12:30 Israeli air strike on house in Houla with 15 people inside, including 9 children
05:40 Hezbollah statement: 4 Israeli soldiers killed, including officer, in clashes on outskirts of Houla
02:25 Hezbollah in fierce battles for past half hour with Israeli forces that tried to advance towards Houla

Aug 6:

18:25 One woman killed in Israeli shelling on Houla
12:20 Hezbollah shells Kiryat Shmona, Carmiel short while ago; Israeli air strikes on al-Mahmoudiyeh, al-Aadayseh, Markaba, Houla, al-Khiam valley and Tiba result in casualties
09:30 Fierce Israeli shelling on Houla; probability of civilians under rubble

/...

was doctored?