LARNACA — For one Arab American helicoptered out of Lebanon, life has been a tale of two troubled cities and two safe havens — the world’s superpower and a holiday island in the sun.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said international law stressed the need to protect civilians.

US Marines have returned to Lebanon for the first time in nearly 23 years. A token force landed north of Beirut to evacuate Americans stranded by the Israeli bombardment.