Israel to halt war on Lebanon on Monday

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060812/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_israel_1017

BEIRUT, Lebanon -
Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said Saturday.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the sensitive matter. Israel's Cabinet was to endorse the U.N. cease-fire resolution later Sunday.

Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Israeli troops will remain until the international relief force arrives and will be defend themselves if attacked.

"If anyone dares to use force against Israeli Defense Forces, we will see this as a violation of the cease-fire agreement," he said on Israel television.

Israeli army chief, Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, said earlier that Israel expected to fight for another week despite the cease-fire deal. He said Israeli forces — apparently about 30,000 soldiers now — would stay in Lebanon until an international force arrived.

Make of it what you will. Stopping Monday but continuing to fight for another week?

[uppityperson]

1. we shall see

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[GreenTea]

4. "I'd Gladly Pay You Tuesday for a Hamburger Today"

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5. I read two weeks

It will be nearly impossible to get them to leave as long as Hizbollah is still militarized and militarily active.

The same seems to be the case for Hizbollah. They don't seem to want to stand down until Israel does. Who stops first and stays stopped?