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Nice try. Of course I read it. Some Lebanese blame Hezbullah, most blame Israel. It's interesting to read viewpoints other than that found in your local newspaper, isn't it. The fact is that you lied and I called you out. Next time you make up stories, remember that the Internet makes it easy to debunk your BS.
To have an intelligent debate on this forum requires discussing truths -- not making things up to support your position.
Ronin, that's brilliant! Haha.
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As I suspected, you did not read your links.
The first mentioned that Olmert 'announced' to the Lebanese that he was attacking Hezbollah. Meaning what? He stated it on Israeli TV? Radio? What did it mean? Hezbollah is in a region, not in 'neighborhoods.' The inference is that the entire region where Hezbollah is operating would have to be evacuated. Not realistic, practical and certainly not reasonable.
Same with the leaflets supposedly dropped before bombing. Read what it says. Israel does not know where Hezbollah is, specifically. Maybe local Lebanese do -- maybe not. Again, it's a general evacuation demand.
Neither the broadcast nor the leaflets are useful instructions. That's why civilian causalties are estimated at such a high percentage.
The whole idea of "surgical strikes" is some kind of comic book fantasy. If a bomb falls in your neighborhood, targeting people who are indistinguishable from you, except for their ideas, lots of innocent people are going to die.
The Arab world was not on Hezbollah's side in general until after about a week of Israeli bombing of civilians, tourists, etc. Then opinion shifted.