"We cannot have a million residents living in shelters. On this matter, there will be no limitations on the army," Olmert said during a visit to the Northern Command, local newspaper Ha'aretz reported.

    "This war has involved fatalities...but at the moment we have to cope with it, both on the battlefield and the home front," the prime minister said. "I will give you every strength and support, we are not stopping (the fight)."

Lebanon to send 15,000 troops to south when Israel pulls out

    BEIRUT, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's cabinet decided unanimously on Monday to deploy 15,000 troops in south Lebanon as soon as Israel withdrew its troops from the area, Information Minister Ghazi Aridi said after a cabinet session on Monday.

    "The government stresses its willingness to send a 15,000-strong Lebanese army force to south Lebanon as Israeli forces pullback behind the Blue Line (border)," the cabinet said in a statement read by Aridi.>>>

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