Amnesty International Report - Deliberate Destruction or "Collateral Damage"?

Amnesty International has said both Hezb'allah and Israel should be investigated for "grave violations" of human rights law, but singled out Israel for committing what AI described as "deliberate war crimes".

The BBC link attached http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5276626.stm , shows a "before" and "after" shot of the Dahyieh area of Southern Beirut - this gives you an indication of the scale of the bombing by Israel.

However, I think you'll find some video visuals more telling: check
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/lbn-230806-feature-eng
and click "Play" on the video link on the right-hand side. You'll see Amnesty's reportage on the destruction in Lebanon.

AI concludes that Israel has deliberately destroyed Lebanese civilian infrastructure while claiming it was only targeting the resistance group.

"Israel's assertion that the attacks on the infrastructure were lawful is manifestly wrong," Amnesty's executive deputy secretary general, Kate Gilmore said. "Many of the violations identified in our report are war crimes, including indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks. The evidence strongly suggests that the extensive destruction of power and water plants, as well as the transport infrastructure vital for food and other humanitarian relief, was deliberate and an integral part of a military strategy."

In response to AI's report, a senior Israeli government official told the Haaretz newspaper that "Israel conformed to every international law. We had attorneys in every meeting, everything we did along the way we fully explored international law."

You decide for yourself.