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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/13/AR2006081300218.html
Israeli Cabinet Approves UN Cease-Fire Deal
[Washington Post] Molly Moore and Edward Cody - The Israeli cabinet voted Sunday to accept Friday's UN-declared cease-fire, even as fierce ground fighting continued in southern Lebanon. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Sunday that Israeli forces would not withdraw from southern Lebanon until both an international force and the Lebanese army took control of the area. On Friday evening, Israel dispatched more troops and armor into Lebanon to drive Hizballah fighters from a strip of border territory south of the Litani River. On Saturday, 24 Israeli soldiers were killed, including five who died when Hizballah shot down their helicopter.