She said she was "deeply saddened" by the "terrible loss of life" but she did not call for an cease-fire.
More Than 50 Dead After Israeli Attack in Lebanon
At least 37 children are among the dead after the single bloodiest airstrike in 19 days of violence; attacks force Rice to abandon trip to Beirut.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00093.htmlRice, who had flown to the Middle East Saturday to begin intensive talks with Israeli and Lebanese officials, abandoned her efforts here at least temporarily to return to Washington Monday, preparing to shift her diplomatic efforts to the United Nations, aides said. She said she was "deeply saddened" by the "terrible loss of life" but she did not call for an cease-fire.