People try to rescue survivors at the scene of a building that collapsed after an Israeli attack, August 7, 2006 in Beirut, Lebanon. The evening target was the closest yet Israeli has come to targeting the center of Beirut.
Philip Reeves is an award-winning international correspondent covering South America. Previously, he served as NPR's correspondent covering Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.
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