[AP/Washington Post] Edith M. Lederer - Israel wants an expanded UN force to help monitor the Lebanese border to prevent Iran and Syria from replenishing Hizballah's weapons, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday in New York. "We expect that the international community, or that the new international force, will assist the Lebanese government to monitor the international borders in order to prevent Iran and Syria from rearmament of Hizballah," Livni said. She also accused Hizballah of violating the resolution's call to unconditionally release two Israeli soldiers whose capture sparked the conflict. "We must ensure that the end result of the process will be the full and complete disarmament of Hizballah," Livni said. Earlier Wednesday, Livni met with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and said, "The war is not over yet....At first there was the military battle, then there was the diplomatic battle, and now it is crucial that the international community and the Lebanese government will implement fully Resolution 1701."
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