Earlier, Israel had announced it was giving a 24-hour window to > from page 1allow aid workers to reach worst-hit areas and residents to flee, but its jets continued bombardment of Lebanese towns and villages. There were reports of heavy fighting from Aita al-Shaab area, which started at noon and was continuing till last reports came in. An air strike on a Lebanese army vehicle killed one soldier in Tayba town.
Hizbullah continued its attack against Israel and wounded three Israeli soldiers when a rocket hit an Israeli tank. Hizbollah also fired shells into Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, but no reports of casualty or injury were reported. Meanwhile, Lebanon observed a Day of Mourning on Monday to mourn the deaths in Qana.
A visit to Al-Ghaziyah town on Monday by the Aaj correspondent after getting permission from Hizbollah revealed destroyed buildings and burnt out vehicles, and people were seen fleeing the area. Only Hizbullah fighters and World Food Programme or relief agencies were left in the town. People, taking advantage of temporary truce, fled toward Beirut.