July 29, 1993

Criticism of Israel mounts as "Operation Accountability" enters 5th day. IDF moves reinforcements into Lebanon as shelling rate reaches 9 rounds per minute. Lebanese PM Hariri attends Arab League emergency meeting in Damascus after meeting with Hizballah security chief Hadi Hamadi. UN Secy.-Gen. Butrus-Ghali calls for immediate cease-fire, states "the policy of deliberately forcing people to abandon their homes must be stopped forthwith." Lebanese Health Min. Marwan Hamadeh calls situation a "human catastrophe of tragic magnitude." US efforts to broker cease-fire continue. (NYT, WP, WT 7/30)