Is This A Ceasefire, Or A Rest?
MyWay.com is Reporting:
BEIRUT - A fragile truce took hold in Lebanon on Monday, prompting a wave of refugees to return to bomb-blasted villages in the south, as Hizbollah claimed victory in the month-long war and Israel vowed to hunt down its leaders.
Ground clashes, Israeli air strikes and Hizbollah rocket fire ceased after the 0500 GMT deadline, but the Israeli army said its troops had shot five Hizbollah guerrillas, killing at least one, after the truce. The troops had felt threatened.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was relieved that the cessation of hostilities "appears to be generally holding".
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told parliament Israel would pursue Hizbollah's leaders "everywhere and any time".
Hizbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said his fighters had achieved a "strategic and historic victory" over Israel and that it was the wrong time publicly to discuss disarming them.
President Bush said Hizbollah had suffered a defeat and accused Iran of meddling in Lebanon and Iraq.
"In both these countries Iran is backing armed groups in the hope of stopping democracy from taking hold," Bush said.
The truce prompted tens of thousands of Lebanese who had fled the fighting to head south, choking bomb-damaged roads with their cars in spite of a warning from Israel not to return to the area. Drivers honked their horns in celebration.
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Text Of UN Resolution 1701
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I think this is a lull in hostilities. WHERE ARE THE SOLDIERS SWIPED BY HEZBOLLAH? And who is really going to dissarm Hezbollah? Unifill? It's just a matter of time before rocket's land in Israel again! The UN is worthless.
BEIRUT - A fragile truce took hold in Lebanon on Monday, prompting a wave of refugees to return to bomb-blasted villages in the south, as Hizbollah claimed victory in the month-long war and Israel vowed to hunt down its leaders.
Ground clashes, Israeli air strikes and Hizbollah rocket fire ceased after the 0500 GMT deadline, but the Israeli army said its troops had shot five Hizbollah guerrillas, killing at least one, after the truce. The troops had felt threatened.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was relieved that the cessation of hostilities "appears to be generally holding".
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told parliament Israel would pursue Hizbollah's leaders "everywhere and any time".
Hizbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said his fighters had achieved a "strategic and historic victory" over Israel and that it was the wrong time publicly to discuss disarming them.
President Bush said Hizbollah had suffered a defeat and accused Iran of meddling in Lebanon and Iraq.
"In both these countries Iran is backing armed groups in the hope of stopping democracy from taking hold," Bush said.
The truce prompted tens of thousands of Lebanese who had fled the fighting to head south, choking bomb-damaged roads with their cars in spite of a warning from Israel not to return to the area. Drivers honked their horns in celebration.
Read Full Story Here
Text Of UN Resolution 1701
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I think this is a lull in hostilities. WHERE ARE THE SOLDIERS SWIPED BY HEZBOLLAH? And who is really going to dissarm Hezbollah? Unifill? It's just a matter of time before rocket's land in Israel again! The UN is worthless.
posted by Marie's Two Cents | 3:38 PM
1 Comments:
Sick,
I think I agree with you. I am afraid this may be the calm before the big storm!
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