Israel rejects ceasefire

Israel has rejected the UN's proposal of a three day ceasefire which would of enabled aid to be delivered to civilians south of Lebanon.

Some aid has managed to get past Israel and has delivered food, blankets, tarpaulins, medical kits and other aid to women and children by the US navy this morning. A medical team has also managed to set up a field hospital in the war torn country.

Four UN peaceworkers have been killed by Israeli fire so far and the UN has warned that they may pull out if any more are killed. The UN have claimed that approximately 600 people have been killed by Israeli fire so far - a third of that number were children.

Lebanon has claimed that an Israeli attack on lebanese fuel tanks at a power plant has created the biggest environmental disaster the Mediterranean region has ever known.

The UN is concerned that children, elderly and disabled civilians have been left stranded and supplies are 'running out very, very fast' in southern Lebanon.

On Monday, PM Tony Blair said at a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, America, that world leaders would discuss the deployment of a 'stabilisation force'.