I think Richard is falling prey to the idea in this thread of 'asymmetrical blame':

Anything Israel does is linked with a war crime.
Anything Hezbollah does is linked with civil disobediance.

Therefore dead Israelis are simply dead combatants.
Dead Lebanese are de facto innocent victims.

The link being made by Hezbollah to the Lebanese (via proximity and governmental bodies and lack of Lebanese military intervention) is apparently disregarded.