Kofi Annan accused Israel of targeting a U.N. observation post when four observers were killed in an air strike. Arab support for Hezbollah grew after Israel accidentally killed women and children with a missile strike in Qana.
The killings weren't in Israel's interest (or Lebanon's) but they weren't bad for Hezbollah.
I was thinking of Fearless Fosdick, the Al Capp, character when I drew this. Fosdick blasted away at bad guys on crowded streets leaving the good and the evil full of perfect cookie cutter holes.

http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/746081.html
Hey Sam, I've been away from the news for a couple days.
Who's winning the Israel vs. Lebanon game? I have Israel
minus 128 and 967 for the civilian casualty over-under.
Iran and Syria