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Lebanon Sends National Army to Patrol South 
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Lebanon s cabinet voted to start deployment on Thursday, but finessed the delicate issue of disarming Hezbollah.South Lebanon Towns Reclaim Their Dead and Hold Funerals New York Times - 11 minutes ago
On Wednesday, Lebanon s dead became symbols of closure as towns and villages throughout the south began burying their loved ones.Lebanon Sending Troops Into South Washington Post - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Aug. 16 -- Breaking an impasse, the Lebanese government on Wednesday ordered army troops to deploy across southern Lebanon under a compromise arrangement that allows the Hezbollah militia to retain some of its arms caches near the border with Israel.Peres: Israel may leave Lebanon in weeks AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
Israel will withdraw its forces from Lebanon once the Lebanese army and an international peacekeeping force are deployed in Hezbollah's stronghold near the border with Israel, Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Wednesday.Lebanon Approves Troop Deployment New York Times - Aug 16 5:28 PM
Lebanon s divided cabinet, however, finessed the delicate issue of disarming Hezbollah.Lebanon troops begin deployment Reuters via Yahoo! News - 53 minutes ago
Lebanese troops began deploying in south Lebanon on Thursday to take control of Hizbollah strongholds alongside U.N. peacekeepers as Israeli forces withdraw after a 34-day war with the guerrillas.Lebanon's army set to deploy in Hizbollah bastion Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 4:45 PM
Lebanese troops prepared to deploy in south Lebanon on Thursday to take control of Hizbollah strongholds with U.N. peacekeepers as Israeli forces gradually withdraw after a 34-day war with the guerrillas.France ready to lead new Lebanon force: minister Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 4:20 PM
France is willing to lead a new U.N. force in Lebanon at least until February, so long as it is given a clear mandate and sufficient powers, Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said on Wednesday.Lebanon orders army south Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 2:38 PM
Lebanon's government on Wednesday ordered 15,000 troops to move south to take full control, with U.N. peacekeepers, when Israeli troops withdraw after a 34-day war with Hizbollah guerrillas.Criticism of Lebanon war rises in Israel AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 1:27 PM
Israel's defense minister appointed a former army chief of staff on Wednesday to investigate the military's handling of the 34-day war in Lebanon as public criticism intensified that the offensive was poorly planned, unsuccessful and not worth its cost in human lives.Lebanon sends national army to patrol south International Herald Tribune - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
The Israeli Army reported that it had started to hand over positions in Lebanon to UN troops.Cautious France says ready to lead UN Lebanon force Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 12:55 PM
France is willing to lead a new U.N. presence in Lebanon at least until February, so long as the force is given a clear mandate and strong powers, Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said on Wednesday.South Lebanon Power Transfer Begins CBS News - 8 minutes ago
Lebanese troops headed to south Lebanon early Thursday to deploy below the Litani River hours after Israel troops began to pull out. Lebanon, however, has made no promises about disarming Hezbollah. Meanwhile, France committed to lead a U.N. force.UN Plans Lebanon Force After Israel, Hezbollah Truce (Update1) Bloomberg.com - 39 minutes ago
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations is trying to persuade members to join a 15,000-strong peacekeeping force to monitor the cease-fire that halted fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.Lebanon Sending Troops to Hezbollah Area in South (Update2) Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon will start to deploy government troops to the south of the country tomorrow in the first stage of a plan to position a peacekeeping force between Israel and Hezbollah, a government spokesman said.France calls for end to Lebanon blockade AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 5:55 AM
The French foreign minister on Wednesday called for Israel to lift its air, naval and land blockade of Lebanon, saying it was unnecessary with the U.N.-imposed cease-fire holding.15,000-strong force planned for Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 9:08 AM
Top foreign diplomats on Wednesday planned the dispatch of a 15,000-strong international force to enforce a cease-fire in southern Lebanon, but the government was divided over whether Hezbollah should lay down its arms or even withdraw them from the border with Israel.A vacuum in Lebanon, and Hezbollah fills it International Herald Tribune - Aug 16 6:49 AM
Hezbollah is dominating the efforts to rebuild with a torrent of money from oil-rich Iran. Left, a woman weeping upon returning to the village of Srifa, in southern Lebanon.Israel pullout to stop if Lebanon army does not deploy Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 5:52 AM
Israel could withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon within 10 days, but only if the Lebanese army deploys quickly in the area, Israel's army chief of staff, Dan Halutz, said on Wednesday.Diplomats discuss Lebanon peacekeeping mission AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 5:27 AM
France and Turkey's top diplomats have held talks with officials here on the deployment of international troops in south Lebanon as a huge rebuilding effort was underway and a fragile truce appeared to be holding.Diplomats to discuss Lebanon peacekeeping AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 4:03 AM
France and Turkey sent their top diplomats to Beirut on Wednesday to discuss the deployment of a 15,000-strong international force to southern Lebanon, part of which the U.N. hopes can be in place in the next two weeks.Morocco wants UN to define troop mission in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 4:39 AM
Morocco has said that the United Nations must clearly define its peacekeeping mission in Lebanon before Rabat will contribute troops to the international force to be stationed there.Israel to halt pullout unless Lebanon army deploys Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 6:02 AM
Israel said on Wednesday it would stop withdrawing from south Lebanon unless Lebanese troops moved there within days, as diplomats worked on plans for a stronger U.N. force to bolster the truce with Hizbollah guerrillas.Lebanon troop plans gather pace as fragile truce holds AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 1:45 AM
Plans to deploy troops in south Lebanon gathered pace as a fragile ceasefire entered its third day and thousands of displaced Lebanese jammed bombed-out roads as they tried to return home.Peace in Lebanon requires Israeli-Palestinian peace: Finland AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 3:20 AM
A lasting peace in Lebanon can only be attained once the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is resolved, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, whose country holds the European Union presidency, has said.French, Turkish FMs hold Lebanon talks on troops deployment AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 3:04 AM
The French and Turkish foreign ministers have held talks in Beirut on the conditions for contributing troops to a strenghthened UN force in Lebanon's border region with Israel.Diplomats to Talk Lebanon Peacekeeping San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 16 5:18 PM
France and Turkey sent their top diplomats to Beirut on Wednesday to discuss the deployment of a 15,000-strong international force to south Lebanon, amid doubt over whether Hezbollah would lay down its arms or even withdraw them from the border with Israel. France to head new Lebanon force BBC News - Aug 16 12:00 PM
France will lead the expanded UN peace force in Lebanon until February, the defence minister says.Criticism of Lebanon War Rises in Israel ABC News - Aug 16 1:48 PM
Public Criticism of 34-Day War in Lebanon Intensifies in IsraelDiplomats in Lebanon to discuss peacekeeping force Houston Chronicle - Aug 16 4:29 PM
The diplomatic maneuvers came as the Israeli army withdrew more of its troops from southern Lebanon while Lebanese troops prepared to move across the Litani River on Thursday to take control of the war-ravaged region from Hezbollah guerrillas. Israel sends mixed signals on Lebanon pullout Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 2:15 AM
Israeli forces prepared to make way for U.N. peacekeepers in parts of south Lebanon on Wednesday, but their commander said troops could stay for months if it takes that long for a bigger U.N. force to deploy.Harry Shearer: Should We Move New Orleans to Lebanon? HuffingtonPost - Aug 16 5:21 PM
EDINBURGH--Iran's President tried his hand at clumsy media manipulation with Mike Wallace Sunday night, but a cannier ploy, were it more widely noticed, seems far more likely to put the Bush administration in an embarassing light. Buried within a Washington Post story about Hezbollah activists shedding their fighter uniforms and becoming relief workers in war-torn Lebanon is this nugget: I n Lebanon approves army deployment BBC News - Aug 16 10:00 AM
Lebanon's army will start moving south of the strategically important Litani River, the cabinet agrees.U.N. says peacekeepers now in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 1:12 AM
The United Nations says the 2,000 U.N. peacekeepers now in southern Lebanon can start overseeing the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the deployment of the Lebanese army very quickly if all the parties agree.Lebanon approves army deployment BBC News - Aug 16 9:49 AM
Lebanon's army will start moving south of the strategically important Litani River on Thursday, the cabinet agrees.Sale of Lebanon telecom service going to voters bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 16 11:08 AM
Voters in Lebanon will likely get to decide this November whether their local telecommunications utility will be sold to Cincinnati Bell.Lebanon Plans to Start Troop Deployment to South Tomorrow Bloomberg.com - Aug 16 9:18 AM
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Lebanon will start to deploy government troops to the south of the country tomorrow in the first stage of a plan to position a peacekeeping force between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, a presidential spokesman said.Crisis talks on Lebanon oil spill BBC News - Aug 16 8:49 AM
Plans to tackle an oil spill off Lebanon caused by the conflict will be discussed in Greece on Thursday.15,000-Strong Force Planned for Lebanon ABC News - Aug 16 9:18 AM
Diplomats Plan Deployment of 15,000-Strong International Force to Secure Cease-Fire in LebanonHarper pledges $25 m for Lebanon relief CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Wednesday that Canada will spend $25 million dollars over the next two years to help in the rebuilding effort in Lebanon.UN pressed to get advance troops into Lebanon Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 10:30 PM
Under pressure to dispatch troops quickly to Lebanon, the United Nations wants to deploy up to 3,500 new soldiers within two weeks to oversee a fragile truce and Israel's withdrawal from the south.Israel begins handing over positions to U.N. force in southern Lebanon USA Today - Aug 16 12:50 AM
The Israeli army has begun its withdrawal from southern Lebanon, handing over some of their positions to a U.N force, the army said Thursday. "The process of transferring authority has begun," an army statement said. The Lebanese Cabinet agreed Wednesday to deploy the Lebanese army south of the Litani River starting the next day.UN Plans Lebanon Deployment; Israel Begins Withdrawal (Update6) Bloomberg.com - Aug 16 7:20 AM
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations plans to send 3,500 soldiers to southern Lebanon within 15 days as Israel withdraws its forces after a cease-fire halted more than a month of fighting with Hezbollah.Conflict in Lebanon Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Aug 16 5:35 PM
ABASIYE, Lebanon - A black banner fluttered in the air Wednesday for "the martyr Nasser Abdul Ghani," and men and women came to mourn his loss, 10 days after the 37-year-old Hezbollah fighter died in combat with the Israelis.France Agrees to Lead U.N. Peace Force in Lebanon The Online NewsHour - Aug 16 5:18 PM
France agreed Wednesday to lead a U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, while the Lebanese cabinet voted to start moving 15,000 troops to the region. U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown discusses the U.N. effort.Lebanon deployment unlikely: Downer ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 16 5:00 PM
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says Australia is unlikely to contribute any extra troops to the UN stabilisation force in Lebanon.Lebanon Orders Arrest of General Seen Drinking Tea With Israelis Voice of America - Aug 16 5:05 PM
A Lebanese general who appeared in a videotape drinking tea with Israeli soldiers has been ordered arrested. Lebanon's Interior Ministry said Wednesday it ordered the arrest of General Adnan Daoud.Downer 'not keen' on troops for Lebanon Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 16 5:25 PM
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has all but ruled out sending troops to join a peacekeeping force bound for southern Lebanon. -France to lead UN force in Lebanon Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
France announced yesterday that it would take command of a strengthened United Nations force in Lebanon, throwing its weight behind the Lebanese government's plan to send its army into the south of the country today.Lebanon Gives Go-Ahead For Army Deployment CBS 2 New York - Aug 16 3:17 PM
Lebanon approved a plan Wednesday to deploy its army south of the Litani River to extend government control in the region for the first time in nearly four decades, a key provision of the U.N. cease-fire plan that ended fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Israel begins handover of positions, Lebanon vows to end "mentality of statelets" People's Daily - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
The Israeli army began handing over positions in South Lebanon to the United Nations early on Thursday, as Lebanon planned to deploy government troops to South Lebanon to end a "mentality of statelets" and make the army the only armed force in the country.UN to Discuss Makeup of International Force for Lebanon Voice of America - Aug 16 3:35 PM
Officials from nations that have offered to send troops to Lebanon will meet at the United Nations Thursday to determine the size and make up of the international force that is to assist the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon.Israel begins handover of southern Lebanon to U.N. forces The Nation - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
The Israeli army began handing over positions to the U.N. early Thursday, stepping up its withdrawal from southern Lebanon after the Lebanese government agreed to deploy troops near Israel's border for the first time in 40 years, AP news reported.Israel's Military Beginning Withdrawal from Lebanon Voice of America - Aug 16 5:50 PM
Israel has begun pulling its forces out from southern Lebanon. It also has made plans to hand over territory as the ceasefire with Hezbollah guerrillas is generally holding. Lebanon says its soldiers and international peacekeepers will begin deploying in the southern part of the country within days.France Calls for End to Lebanon Blockade ABC News - Aug 16 6:18 AM
French Foreign Minister Calls on Israel to Lift Blockade of Lebanon, Saying It's UnnecessaryHezbollah defies UN to keep fighters in Lebanon's border areas The Scotsman - Aug 16 6:36 PM
WITH Lebanese army troops preparing for today's planned deployment in south Lebanon as part of ceasefire arrangements with Israel, an unvanquished Hezbollah made clear yesterday it has no intention of disarming or of removing its fighters from the...France offers to lead UN peacekeepers in Lebanon into next year The Scotsman - Aug 16 6:37 PM
FRANCE is willing to lead the enlarged UN force in Lebanon until at least February, the French defence minister announced yesterday.French FM urges Israel to lift blockade of Lebanon People's Daily - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
Visiting French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy on Wednesday urged Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon and said France is ready for an important role in an enlarged UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.Russians send humanitarian aid to Lebanon UPI - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
MOSCOW, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A Russian plane carrying humanitarian aid for Lebanon was headed for Cyprus Thursday. The Il-76 plane was set to take off Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Moscow time --6:00 a.m. GMT -- from the Ramenskoye Airport to Larnaca Airport in Cyprus, Novosti News Agency reported.15,000-Strong Force Planned for Lebanon San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 16 9:17 AM
Top foreign diplomats on Wednesday planned the dispatch of a 15,000-strong international force to enforce a cease-fire in southern Lebanon, but the government was divided over whether Hezbollah should lay down its arms or even withdraw them from the border... Lebanon deployment unlikely: Downer Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Aug 16 5:21 PM
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says Australia is unlikely to contribute any extra troops to the UN stabilisation force in Lebanon. There are a dozen Australian soldiers already serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).Harper announces an additional $25M in relief aid for Lebanon CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Aug 16 4:13 PM
WHITEHORSE (CP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced a multi-million-dollar relief fund for Lebanon.Lebanon Struggles to Cope with Conflict's Aftermath NPR - Aug 16 6:23 AM
The Lebanese government faces a number of problems in the wake of the Hezbollah-Israel conflict, including how to help thousands of refugees returning to their homes in Beirut's suburbs and the country's south. Steve Inskeep talks to Mohamad Chatah, a senior advisor to Lebanon's prime minister.Troops join UN forces in south Lebanon Stuff - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
NABATIYEH: Lebanese troops headed to south Lebanon today to take control of Hizbollah strongholds alongside UN peacekeepers as Israeli forces gradually withdraw after a 34-day war with the guerrillas.Israel begins to pull out from Lebanon Aljazeera - Aug 16 4:42 PM
The Israeli military has begun its withdrawal from southern Lebanon , handing over positions there to a UN force for the first time, the army said on Thursday.Challenges facing Lebanon peace force BBC News - Aug 16 2:26 AM
The ceasefire in Lebanon will now have to be followed by a complex series of manoeuvres to try to ensure that conflict does not break out again.Bulgaria backs UN resolution on ceasefire in Lebanon People's Daily - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
Bulgaria pledged support for a UN resolution which calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, the state-run BTA reported on Wednesday.Lebanon orders its army to go south Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 16 1:10 PM
Lebanon's government has ordered 15,000 troops to move south to take full control, with UN peacekeepers, when Israeli troops withdraw after a 34-day war with Hizbollah guerrillas.Lebanon Avoids Issue of Hezbollah's Arms phillyburbs.com - Aug 16 12:34 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - The Lebanese Cabinet agreed Wednesday to deploy the Lebanese army south of the Litani River starting the next day, a key demand of the cease-fire that halted 34 days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. But it left unclear the issue of disarming the Islamic militant group.Israeli forces start handing over south Lebanon to UN troops People's Daily - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
Israeli forces began handing over positions to the UN force in south Lebanon early Thursday, stepping up its withdrawal from the region under a UN Security Council resolution.A State Department Expert on U.S. Policy in Lebanon NPR - Aug 16 3:59 PM
David Welch, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, talks about U.S. policy in Lebanon.PM announces additional $25M in Lebanon relief CTV.ca - Aug 16 4:57 PM
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced an additional $25 million in relief money for war-torn Lebanon.Israel Begins Troop Pullout From Lebanon Newsday - Aug 16 1:18 PM
Israel began slowly withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon on Tuesday and made plans to hand over its captured territory as hopes were raised that a U.N.-imposed cease-fire would stick, despite early tests on its first day.Lebanese peacekeepers set to move into Lebanon Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
TONY EASTLEY: The Lebanese Government has ordered the immediate deployment of troops in southern Lebanon and the soldiers are expected to start moving into the area later today.Doubts hang over Belgian participation in Lebanon peacekeeping People's Daily - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
The UN Security Council resolution over Lebanon is weaker than Belgium would have wanted, raising doubts that Belgian troops will participate in the peacekeeping mission, said De Standaard newspaper on Wednesday.Lebanon's army set to deploy in Hizbollah bastion RedNova - Aug 16 5:43 PM
By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese troops prepared to deploy in south Lebanon on Thursday to take control of Hizbollah strongholds with U.N.UN deputy secretary-general says ceasefire in Lebanon fragile People's Daily - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon is "fragile," said the United Nations's Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown in an interview with the BBC on Wednesday.Diplomats to Discuss Lebanon Peacekeeping ABC News - Aug 16 4:18 AM
Diplomats Converge in Lebanon to Discuss Formation of Peacekeeping ForceParis sees Lebanon role as big gamble Financial Times - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
France's decision to take command of a strengthened United Nations force in Lebanon is being viewed in Paris as a high-stakes gamble that could salvage the end of Jacques Chirac's presidency but could also end in bloody failure.Lebanon reports 809 deaths; 157 Israelis killed since fighting USA Today - Aug 15 5:25 PM
At least 966 people have been reported killed in Lebanon and Israel since fighting began July 12 between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas.UN to hold meeting for potential troop-contributors for Lebanon force People's Daily - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
The United Nations will hold a meeting on Thursday for potential troop contributors who might participate in the proposed 15,000 UN peacekeeping force to be deployed to southern Lebanon under a Security Council resolution, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Wednesday.UN Plans Lebanon Deployment; Israel Begins Withdrawal (Update4) Bloomberg.com - Aug 16 2:49 AM
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations plans to send 3,500 soldiers to southern Lebanon within 15 days as Israel withdraws its forces after a cease-fire halted more than a month of fighting with the Hezbollah group.UN chief to send high-level mission to Lebanon, Israel People's Daily - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to dispatch to Lebanon and Israel a high-level mission to secure the full implementation of a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Wednesday.PM announces additional $25M in Lebanon relief CTV.ca - Aug 16 4:18 PM
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced an additional $25 million in relief aid for war-torn Lebanon.France says ready to command reinforced UN force in Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 16 6:40 PM
French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Wednesday that France was ready to take command of an enlarged United Nations force in Lebanon until February.France 'ready to lead' new Lebanon force Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 16 1:10 PM
France is willing to lead a new UN force in Lebanon at least until February, so long as it is given a clear mandate and sufficient powers, Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie says.Lebanon Conflict Leaves Winners and Losers Voice of America - Aug 16 3:06 PM
The fighting in southern Lebanon between Israeli troops and Hezbollah is over for now. A ceasefire deal calls for the deployment of international peacekeepers and Lebanese troops to the area.Lebanon's army to deploy in south with symbolic force - media People's Daily - Aug 16 5:26 PM
The Lebanese army will deploy in south Lebanon Wednesday with a symbolic force, a political source in Beirut was quoted by Israeli local newspaper Ha'aretz.Israel cedes southern Lebanon positions to U-N peacekeepers as Lebanese deploy KBCI Boise - 11 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Lebanon Israel has begun handing over control of its positions in southern Lebanon to U-N peacekeepers. Meanwhile, Lebanese troops are moving south across the Litani River.Israeli DM appoints inquiry committee to probe war in Lebanon People's Daily - Aug 16 6:10 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz Wednesday appointed an external inquiry commission to investigate the conduct of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the conflict in Lebanon, Israel's newspaper The Jerusalem Post reported.New coordination meeting held among Lebanon, Israel and UN forces People's Daily - Aug 16 5:25 PM
Army officers from Lebanon and Israel on Wednesday held a new meeting with the UN forces in southern Lebanon, coordinating withdrawal of the Israeli troops and deployment of the Lebanese army in the region.Lebanon deploys troops to the south Independent Online - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
Lebanon has deployed dozens of trucks, armoured personnel carriers and jeeps near the Litani River in the south of the country in line with a United Nations resolution that halted 34 days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Lebanon gives go-ahead for army deployment, will not seek to disarm Hezbollah WABC-TV New York - Aug 16 4:13 PM
The Israeli army began handing over positions to the U.N. early Thursday, stepping up its withdrawal from southern Lebanon after the Lebanese government agreed to deploy troops near Israel's border for the first time in nearly 40 years.Lebanon Skirts Issue of Hezbollah's Arms phillyburbs.com - Aug 16 10:04 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - The Lebanese Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to deploy the Lebanese army south of the Litani River starting the next day, a key demand of a U.N.-imposed cease-fire that halted 34 days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.Hezbollah Promises to Rebuild in Lebanon Los Angeles Times - Aug 16 6:04 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hundreds of people went from one room to another at a makeshift registration center in a high school Wednesday, reporting damage to their homes from Israeli bombing to Hezbollah agents with pen and notebooks. The officials promised to help them rebuild.No UK troops for Lebanon mission Aljazeera - Aug 16 2:42 PM
With thousands of its troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan , Britain is unlikely to be able to provide a contingent for the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon , its UN ambassador said on Wednesday.Israeli army to maintain outposts in Lebanon: army official People's Daily - Aug 16 5:00 PM
Israeli army's Deputy Chief of General Staff Moshe Kaplinsky said on Wednesday that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would maintain several outposts in Lebanon even after it withdraws from the area.Lebanon OKs Army Deployment Arab News - Aug 16 4:12 PM
BEIRUT, 17 August 2006 Lebanon yesterday decided to send its army to the south for the first time in decades, as Israel withdraws its troops and foreign powers scramble to strengthen a small UN peacekeeping force.U.S. Pledges Additional $20 Million Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon U.S. Department of State - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
Aid is reaching areas in southern Lebanon that need it most, as the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah remains stable. Deliveries of humanitarian supplies stalled by the conflict, including nearly $30 million of the initial U.S. aid commitment, are reaching thousands of displaced Lebanese. Aid agencies, along with a flood of returning refugees, travel over broken roads to bring supplies and South Lebanon littered with war's lethal leftovers Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 16 11:15 AM
TEBNIN, Lebanon (Reuters) - More than 100 deadly black cylinders, not much bigger than large household batteries, litter the main road of this shattered village.