Originally Posted by: zreynoldspIt was deliberate, but the Israelis say it was to stop either the movement of arms or the soldiers that are being held. Might be the real reason, but then they also destroyed water works and power stations in Gaza with no lofty explanation. Looks to me like punishing a nation for the alledged actions of some of it's people (who may be for elsewhere, but anyway).

With all sides dug in to their trenches, and no-one wanting to talk, it's not gonna get any better..... Lebanon & Palestine have no means to defend themselves against Israel....

I will tell you the "lofty" explanation. Israel is being attacked every day by rockets that are fired from Gaza, by the Palestinian authority. Missiles have hit Israeli elementary schools. So the Palestinian government attacked Israel, a declaration of war. So Israel attacks the infrastructure, NOT THE SCHOOLS.