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Israeli Prime Minister Vows to Continue Attacks Until Two Soldiers are Freed

Two reports from Beirut and Haifa look at Israel's bombardment of Lebanon and Hezbollah's rocket attacks into Israel in today's sixth day of fighting.

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  • JIM LEHRER:

    We begin our Middle East coverage tonight with two reports from Independent Television News correspondents. First, Tim Ewart in Beirut.

  • TIM EWART, ITV News Correspondent:

    This is the road into Haret Hreik, the bull's eye on Israel's target of southern Beirut. We chose what we hoped was a lull in the bombing and could only enter following a car carrying officials of Hezbollah.

    And this, of course, is the worst nightmare of those now fleeing Beirut: the fear that somehow scenes like this in the Hezbollah heartland could be repeated across the city.

    Well, this is a dangerous and a frightening place to be. And we're not going to stay very long. We're here right in the center of the area which has been bombed by the Israelis. And the problem is nobody here — any of the people who live here or us — know when that bombing might start again.

    But who is still living here? There was not a soul to talk to in the ruined streets, no one to recount the horrors of the past few days.

    Many from southern Beirut have come to camp in this park, ironically in the very part of the city which is home to many of the British residents now desperate to leave. They were hurrying to board helicopters for the journey out. They're leaving everything behind. There's a limit of one suitcase each.

    These helicopters were bound for Cyprus, a first stop on the way to Britain. It's an operation that will gather momentum in the days ahead.