A/HRC/3/2 page 136 97 The exact circumstances of the attack are known only to the Israeli authorities. However, it no doubt combined initial intelligence information, probably relayed from a drone, some naval gun fire and final strikes from an aircraft or a helicopter. It also clearly involved a separate follow-up strike on the two fleeing civilians. 98 See section B. II. 99 Jeb Jenine Police Station Report No. 2/204/668 noted 535 civilian vehicles and 50 non-civilian. 100 Their itinerary was as follows: Ebel el Sahi - Blat Valley - Hasbaye - Kfeir - Alfordim West Bekaa (Rachaya - Rafid - Jib Jenine). 101 The two APCS left the convoy at Hasbaye. There was no truck other than those of the Lebanese Army, which were all in the front of the convoy. Next to the bridge of Kefraya (about two hours after the UNIFIL APCs left the convoy). 102 Next to the bridge of Kefraya, just before the current checkpoint of the Lebanese Army, the convoy was hit by nine missiles. The first strike hit the first vehicle, the second hit the last vehicle, and other missiles hit vehicles in the middle of the convoy. The Commission was told that the cars had white flags on their roofs and their lights were on. The Israeli authorities knew that it was a convoy as it set out on its way in front of elements of the IDF. The 9 munitions were launched in a short period of time. The 8 people who died were directly hit by the strikes. Once the convoy was attacked, the Lebanese Red Cross was called. However, one of their ambulances was hit while the rescue workers were assisting injured persons, killing one of the LRC volunteers. This happened about 20 minutes after the initial attack. 103 Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Summary of IDF operations against Hizbollah in Lebanon, 7 August 2006 http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/ Terrorism+from+Lebanon-+Hizbullah/Summary+of+IDF+operations+against+Hizbullah+ in+Lebanon+7-Aug-2006.htm#travel (retrieved on 7 November 2006). 104 Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. IDF response on convoy hit in South Lebanon, 12 July 2006. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2006/ IDF+response+on+convoy+hit+in+south+Lebanon+12-Aug-2006.htm (retrieved on 7 November 2006). 105 All rounds were 155 mm artillery smoke shells. 106 See Annex for a preliminary list established by the Lebanese government. See also, Amnesty International. Israel/Lebanon: deliberate destruction or “collateral damage”? Israeli attacks on civilian infrastructure, August 2006. 107 European Commission; European Union Satellite Centre. Rapid preliminary damage assessment - Beirut and South Lebanon, 31 August 2006, p. 12.

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