Allegations of war crimes in the 2006 Lebanon War in itself is not conclusive evidence of intent to use civilians as "human shields", any more than the presence of Israeli soldiers in a kibbutz is in itself evidence of the same war crime." There have been other reports of Hezbollah using civilians as human shields. On 12 July, the very same day that Hezbollah sparked the war by kidnapping the two Israeli soldiers, the Israeli government publicized photographic and video evidence of Hezbollah's human shield tactics. The Sunday Herald Sun printed pictures that were smuggled out of Lebanon. One showing militants in a Lebanese town riding a truck equipped
Kidnapping of Swiss tourists in Balochistan Kidnapping of Swiss tourists in Balochistan On 2 July 2011, a Swiss couple was kidnapped in the Balochistan province of southwestern Pakistan. The couple were said to be tourists who were travelling by car to neighboring Iran when they were seized by unidentified gunmen in the Loralai District, which is some 150 km north of the provincial capital Quetta. It is the first time that Swiss nationals have been involved in such an incident in Pakistan, according to the Swiss foreign ministry. Later, the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. Pakistani officials notified Swiss diplomats stationed in the country