http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/422/ en_GB_uk Lebanon http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82470 The Lebanese government will reconstruct the Nahr El-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, which was destroyed in a battle last year between the army and militant Islamists. So far, 1,500 families have returned to the camp. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82318 An Israeli investigative committee has ruled Israel's use of cluster bombs during the July 2006 war in Lebanon -- fought against the armed wing of the Lebanese political party Hezbollah -- as a violation of international law with regards to protecting civilians. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80186 An exhaustive report says that indiscriminate and irresponsible airstrikes by Israel -- not Hezbollah shielding -- caused the bulk of civilian casualties in last year's war in Lebanon. From: Human Rights Watch http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/152234/1/ BADDAWI CAMP, Northern Lebanon, Aug 13 (IPS) - Palestinians displaced by the fighting at the northern Lebanese refugee camp Nahr al-Bared have accused the Lebanese Army of torturing and abusing civilians. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79704 The United States' efforts to undermine Hamas and Hizbollah are part of a divisive, unprincipled and dangerous middle-east strategy, argues Amal Saad-Ghorayeb. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79609 Although the UN's refugee office has recently amplified its efforts, a U.S.-based group is insisting that other UN agencies have yet to respond adequately to the Iraqi refugee crisis and must do so promptly. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78899 A gloomy atmosphere looms over the blogosphere in violence-plagued Lebanon this week. Find out what ordinary Lebanese are saying about expectations of war and the fear of terrorism. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78774 As the crisis at the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp near Tripoli enters its third week, several thousand children and family members remain trapped inside the camp, caught in the middle of a continuing conflict between the Lebanese army and the armed faction Fatah al-Islam. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78491 The mood inside Lebanon is confused and unsure about the truth, reports Moussa Bashir, aggregating Lebanese blogs during a violent army siege of a Palestinian refugee camp believed to be home to a militant group. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78486 Emergency aid workers were fired on as they struggled to evacuate injured and dead Palestinians from Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in north Lebanon amidst continued fighting between the Lebanese Army and militants from Fatah al-Islam. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76238 Despite a death and inuries in an explosion in the Lebanese village of Marjayoun on Tuesday, mine clearance specialists say the incidence of cluster bomb casualties has fallen significantly in recent weeks. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76075 The recent assassination of a cabinet member has only added to Lebanon's social turmoil and political paralysis. But peace and stability are possible, explains a new Mercy Corps brief. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/74650 Unlike many of the countries where international humanitarian agencies work, Lebanon is not a failed state. The international community, however, has continued to adopt a "one size fits all" approach to the Lebanese crisis. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/74539 Following the launch of a new report on Hezbollah's actions during the recent conflict, Amnesty International is calling for a comprehensive, independent, and impartial inquiry into violations of international humanitarian law by both sides. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/74428 The images most Americans have of the recent war in Lebanon are of shattered cities, dead civilians, and terrified people, says Mideast analyst Conn Hallinan. What they're not seeing are the faces of the peace movement, which is very much alive.