Saudi says cannot let Israel keep bombing Lebanon

PARIS, July 20 (Reuters) Israel cannot be allowed to continue its bombardment of Lebanon, Saudi Arabia's defence minister said today.

''We cannot let Israel pursue its actions. We cannot tolerate that Israel plays with the lives of citizens, civilians, women old people and children,'' Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz told reporters after a meeting with French President Jacques Chirac.

Israel's nine-day-old bombardment of its northern neighbour has killed more than 300 people but has failed to stop Hizbollah rocket strikes on Israeli soil.

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