Cablegate: Icrc: Battle Operations Limiting Access To

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Carol X Weakley 08/04/2006 04:01:27 PM From DB/Inbox: Carol X Weakley

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UNCLAS TEL AVIV 03038

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INFO: IPSC PD IMO RES ECON DCM DAO AMB AID ADM RSO
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DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: AMB:RJONES
DRAFTED: POL:JNMILLER
CLEARED: DCM:GCRETZ, POL/C:NOLSEN, ECON:WWEINSTEIN, DAO:TWILLIAMSON

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SUBJECT: ICRC: BATTLE OPERATIONS LIMITING ACCESS TO
CIVILIANS

(SBU) ICRC Head of Delegation Dominik Stillhart and Deputy
Head of Delegation Paul Conneally told the Political and
Economic Counselors August 3 that the mechanism for
deconflicting ICRC convoys and IDF attacks in Lebanon is
functioning satisfactorily in those areas where combat is not
intense. Stillhart said that the IDF has expeditiously
approved ICRC requests for access to areas where the level of
combat allows any degree of modification to deconflict
humanitarian operations. Stillhart asserted, however, that
extensive fighting across a broad swath of southern Lebanon
currently prevents ICRC from accessing the civilian
populations that most require -- and have required for three
weeks -- emergency assistance. Absent a cease-fire or major
reduction in battle operations, Conneally added, ICRC will
not be able to provide adequate relief to thousands of
Lebanese civilians who have remained in conflict zones.

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