Again, a quiet night, after there had been some nearby bombing during Sunday evening. The telephone landlines had ceased to work because, as we later discovered, bomb blasts had brought down the overhead cables. This meant that there was no longer an internet connection and I was unable to send out my usual daily bulletin.
We went into Tyre about 09.30 a.m. Once again, there were very few people around and only a few small shops open. We were able to buy more supplies for some of our neighbours as well as for ourselves.
News reports of the bombing of the road just south of Sidon seemed to be substantiated by ambulances heading that way from Tyre as we returned to the house. People continue to leave Tyre, often with no clear idea of where they were going. The bombing of the road seemed to confirm that staying put was the best thing to do, especially as a seat in a service taxi from Tyre to Beirut, usually about $5, was by then costing $100.
The Embassy advised that Royal Navy vessels were on the way to Beirut however, a decision on evacuation, especially from the south, depended on security guarantees from both sides.
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