Remembering Qana

Source: Daily Star, 31-7-2007
Former Prime Minister Salim Hoss and an array of political as well as religious figures attended a ceremony on Monday at the UNESCO Palace to commemorate the 2006 Qana bombing, under the auspices of President Emile Lahoud. On July 30 last year the "Israeli" Army targeted the southern village with an air strike that left 27 people dead, including 13 children. In commemoration of the attack, Lahoud on Monday saluted the martyrs of the summer 2006 war and hailed the perseverance of the South`s residents, saying it was the motivation and solidarity of southerners "that contributed to the downfall of `Israel` during last summer`s war." In the same context, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad said the "great" victory of the Lebanese over "Israel" was the outcome of "faith, unity and resistance." Ahmedinejad`s comments were included in a letter addressed to Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in commemoration of the summer 2006 war.