Thousands of Lebanese civilians fled the battered border villages in the south Monday, taking advantage of a 24-hour window from Israel to leave the area and allow aid to reach the worst-hit villages. Meanwhile, rescue workers on Monday began the gruesome task of digging up dozens of bodies from under the rubble of villages in south Lebanon.Civilians drove toward Tyre, white flags fluttering from their cars, buses and pickup trucks. Some people headed the other way to check on their homes or help relatives trapped in villages by Israel Air Force bombing. Two United Nations aid convoys left Lebanon's capital Beirut on Monday for the southern port of Tyre and the village of Qana, where IAF strikes killed at least 54 civilians were said to have been the day before. World Food Program spokesman Robin Lodge said by telephone from the convoy that nine trucks were going to Tyre with aid for Palestinian refugees and six trucks would go on to Qana with food and medical supplies...
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