A/HRC/2/8 page 9 ruins of their houses called for help, often over their cellular phones. Delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that they could hear the voices, but it was impossible to send help, because the cranes, mechanical diggers and ambulances were immobilized.13 17. One quarter of Lebanon’s population, about 1 million people, were forced to leave their homes and agricultural lands, which disrupted normal access to food and left tens of thousands dependent on food aid. Almost half of those displaced fled to central Beirut and the surrounding area, while others fled to the Syrian Arab Republic or other countries. Those who could not rely on friends and family were often crowded in squalid conditions in temperatures reaching 45 degrees Celsius in the parks, schools and public institutions in central Beirut, where humanitarian agencies did manage to deliver food rations and water supplies. Food aid was delivered by the High Relief Council of the Government, either directly or through local NGOs.14 Food aid was also delivered by political parties, private donors, and local and international NGOs. As a result, while the diet of thousands of displaced people was disrupted, the nutritional status of the majority was not seriously threatened.15 18. In his discussions with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Social and Family Affairs, the Special Rapporteur was informed that apart from the material damage, the psychological damage and deep trauma of the war will have long-term effects on the civilian population that will affect the reconstruction of traditional economic and social life, particularly in rural areas. The loss of family members, as well as the loss of normal functions for those who are permanently injured including amputatees, contribute to psychological stress. On 4 August 2006, the village of Qaa, in the eastern part of the country, Israeli forces attacked a group of agricultural workers in full daylight. Some were unloading a truck of fruit and vegetables; the others were working close to a refrigeration truck. Twenty men and 6 women were killed and 20 others were wounded, most of them seriously. On the night of 29-30 July 2006, the aerial bombardments of Qana left 56 people dead, including 34 children, according to the High Relief Council. Sabrina Tavernise, in her article entitled “The night the children of Qana died,16 wrote that on arriving at the site of the carnage, she witnessed rescue teams pulling bodies out of the rubble. She counted 28 bodies, including 20 children, the youngest only 10 months old. As she left, bodies were still being pulled out. In its report entitled “Fatal strikes: Israel’s indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Lebanon”, Human Rights Watch argue that many of these massacres were not “collateral damage”, but were intentional and deliberate acts against the civilian population. Human Rights Watch argues that these indiscriminate attacks on civilians could amount to war crimes. The indiscriminate nature of attacks on civilians is well illustrated by an article by Meron Rapoport in 8 September issue of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Referring to an army officer uncomfortable with his orders to indiscriminately attack a village, Mr. Rapoport wrote: “His battalion was given an entire village as a target one night. He thinks it was Taibeh. A village in what is called the Eastern sector. But he is not sure. The battalion commander assembled the men and told them that the whole village had been divided into parts and that each team was supposed to ‘flood’ its allotted space – without specific targets – simply to bombard the village.”