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International Aid Groups Rush to Lebanon

by Jackie Northam, NPR
July 31, 2006

The United Nations and other aid agencies scramble to dispatch humanitarian supplies to southern Lebanon, during what Israel says will be a 48-hour pause in air strikes.

The French and Iranian foreign ministers travel to Beirut, both voicing support for an immediate cease-fire -- and outrage over Sunday's Israeli attack that killed more than 50 civilians in the southern village of Qana.

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  • All Things Considered, July 31, 2006
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