” “In his letter, card. Lehmann mentions the principle of proportionality in the use of military means: "International humanitarian law is certainly disregarded when battles bring heavy damage, almost indiscriminately, to a high number of civilians". Hence his request to all the people in charge "to look for satisfactory solutions on the negotiation table. The use of an international peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon could turn out to be a suitable tool to temporarily guarantee stability and security. The disarmament of Hezbollah is one of the essential tasks, as the United Nations have been asking for such a long time". According to the cardinal, this "is the time of humanitarian aids. People’s sufferings in the distressed regions grow day by day. Hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon flee from the conflicts. The situation of supplies is uncertain. Humanitarian corridors must be created for the suffering civilians", providing aids to the victims, through church boards and local partners, as well as as Benedict XVI has repeated over and over again in the last few days by praying "for all the people of the Middle East: Jews, Christians and Muslims, Lebanese, Palestinians and Israelis".” “
