
The UN Security Council on Monday will begin the development of a specific plan to send international security forces to Lebanon. According to BBC, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke out for the speedy beginning of a peacekeeping operation in the Middle East. This topic was discussed during the Summit of "Big Eight" in St. Petersburg.
On Monday, G8 leaders will join the head of the PRC Hu Jintao as a guest. Thus, all regular members of the UN Security Council will take part in the discussion. Annan intends to force the solution to this issue.
“In my opinion, the only way to achieve the termination of hostilities is to deploy an international contingent in the region, which will stop the shelling of Israeli territory and thus give Israel the opportunity to stop actions against Hizballla,” Blair said.
Israel called this initiative premature. At this stage, Israel wants to get rid of the Military presence of Hizballa on its northern borders, emphasized the official representative of the government of Ehud Olmert.
Meanwhile, the escalation of the military conflict continues. “Hizballa” was shelling settlements in the Izreelskaya Valley-Afulu, National Ilit, Migdal Ha-Emek and Givat-Ela, the cursor agency reports. All these objects are removed more than 50 kilometers from the border - this is the first time that rockets released from Lebanon overcome such a distance.
The shelling was carried out on Sunday evening, and shortly before that, Katyusha fell near the village of Shomer (West Galileo). As a result of a rupture of jet shells, a forest fire arose. 15 UACL soldiers received slight injuries.
Last night, a group of armed terrorists Hizballa made an attempt to penetrate the territory of Israel. It is reported that the soldiers of the IDF noticed the militants and opened fire on them.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Air Force continue to strike at the Hizballa objects in Lebanon and the fuel warehouses of the Beirut airport, closed from last Thursday. According to Lebanese sources, about 40 Livan citizens were killed for Sunday. Economic damage caused by Lebanon’s economy is already estimated at about $ 1 billion.
On Sunday, in Tel Aviv and all Israeli cities, alarm was announced to the north of him in connection with missile shelling. Residents are recommended to observe increased precautions and monitor further warnings.
Earlier on Sunday, Khizballa once again fired at the third largest Israeli city of Haifa. At least five missiles were released around the city. According to preliminary data, 9 people died and more than a dozen were injured. The missiles exploded next to the railway depot and on its territory.
After the shelling of Haifa, Israeli aviation inflicted new blows to the Beirut area, where the Hizballa main base is located. According to the Israeli command, 10 stationary and mobile missile units of militants were destroyed in Lebanon.
On the eve of the Israeli media reported that the spiritual leader of Hizballah, Sheikh Hassan Nasell, was injured as a bbc of Israel in Beirut. However, Hizballa categorically refuted this information, calling it "Israeli propaganda."