Some comments

Want to know why so many Lebanese civilians have died? Israel uses 250lb and 500lb bombs to destroy Hezbollah katyusha rocket launchers. These destroy EVERYTHING within 100m. Katyushas are not armoured targets - more like drain pipes on a tripod. Some well directed cannon fire from an attack helicopter would do the job. But Israel would rather not risk its pilots. So (using Qana as an example) 1 Israeli pilot = 54 civilian lives.

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If such military action was taking place against Israel and its people there would be a calamitous uproar worldwide stating that such miltary action was "racist and anti-semitic"

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Just reading news everyday makes me sad and angry. Leaving everything I have in Beirut and living in a friend's house in Amman made me understand the feeling of being a refugee at least a bit. Listening sounds of bombing before dawn, during the day and night in Beirut has made me fear the sound of fireworks. Important infrastructure destroyed, beaches contaminated, houses flattened, people killed.... how long it will take to rebuild Lebanon and how many times it has to go through the same thing?___________________________________________________

Why all the pointless bombing? What is wrong with old fashioned intelligence gathering, negotiations and the usage of elite rescue task forces to rescue the captured soldiers? Why does Israel have to over react with everything? It is deeply disturbing to hear of so much innocent lives being taken. Those civilians in Lebanon who are now DEAD, should not have been used as expendable tools for both Israel and Hezollah.

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These and many more comments you can see on the BBC webpage. It's interesting to acknowledge so many people's opinions and state that the large majority is in fact disgusted by the absurdity of this war and doesn't quite figure out the world leaders in their no-decision attitude and passivity facing the attrocities that we daily see on the news.

Another concerning fact is that of the environmental crisis, as the coastal waters of Lebanon have been severely polluted by oil spillages coming from damaged tanks. On top of all the human death toll, we are facing a disaster also on the waters, source of livelihoods and biodiversity. The green turtle, whose eggs hatch in July, is an endangered species and slicks on the beach will prevent baby turtles from reaching the sea.

No one is immune to the war, not even the fish...