Annan Hopes Israel Will Lift Blockade Within 48 Hours
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is hopeful that Israel will lift its blockade of Lebanon within two days. Speaking after talks with Turkish officials Wednesday, Mr. Annan said he is working with the participants, meaning Israel, Lebanon and the expanded international peacekeeping force.
Israel says it will lift its air and sea blockade when the U.N. ceasefire resolution is fully implemented. Israel wants Lebanese and international troops to be patrolling all of Lebanon's borders to prevent Hezbollah from rearming.
In southern Lebanon, two Lebanese soldiers died as they tried to defuse an unexploded device left over from the war. The blast wounded a third soldier.
In other news, a British airline says it will break Israel's air blockade of Lebanon later today by flying directly into Beirut. It is unclear how Israel will react to the flight.
聯(lián)合國(guó)秘書長(zhǎng)安南說，他希望以色列在兩天內(nèi)會(huì)解除對(duì)黎巴嫩的封鎖。安南星期三與土耳其官員會(huì)晤后說，他正在同以色列、黎巴嫩和經(jīng)過擴(kuò)充的國(guó)際維和部隊(duì)等各方進(jìn)行協(xié)商。
以色列表示，它將在聯(lián)合國(guó)停火決議全面落實(shí)之際取消空中和海上封鎖。以色列要求黎巴嫩和國(guó)際部隊(duì)在黎巴嫩邊界全線巡邏，防止真主黨游擊隊(duì)重新武裝。
在黎巴嫩南部，兩名黎巴嫩士兵星期三在試圖排除戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)遺留下來的未爆炸裝置時(shí)喪生。爆炸還使另外一名士兵受傷。
在其他方面，一家英國(guó)航空公司表示，星期三晚些時(shí)候?qū)⒋蚱埔陨袑?duì)黎巴嫩的空中封鎖，直飛貝魯特。目前還不清楚以色列將如何反應(yīng)。
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is hopeful that Israel will lift its blockade of Lebanon within two days. Speaking after talks with Turkish officials Wednesday, Mr. Annan said he is working with the participants, meaning Israel, Lebanon and the expanded international peacekeeping force.
Israel says it will lift its air and sea blockade when the U.N. ceasefire resolution is fully implemented. Israel wants Lebanese and international troops to be patrolling all of Lebanon's borders to prevent Hezbollah from rearming.
In southern Lebanon, two Lebanese soldiers died as they tried to defuse an unexploded device left over from the war. The blast wounded a third soldier.
In other news, a British airline says it will break Israel's air blockade of Lebanon later today by flying directly into Beirut. It is unclear how Israel will react to the flight.
聯(lián)合國(guó)秘書長(zhǎng)安南說，他希望以色列在兩天內(nèi)會(huì)解除對(duì)黎巴嫩的封鎖。安南星期三與土耳其官員會(huì)晤后說，他正在同以色列、黎巴嫩和經(jīng)過擴(kuò)充的國(guó)際維和部隊(duì)等各方進(jìn)行協(xié)商。
以色列表示，它將在聯(lián)合國(guó)停火決議全面落實(shí)之際取消空中和海上封鎖。以色列要求黎巴嫩和國(guó)際部隊(duì)在黎巴嫩邊界全線巡邏，防止真主黨游擊隊(duì)重新武裝。
在黎巴嫩南部，兩名黎巴嫩士兵星期三在試圖排除戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)遺留下來的未爆炸裝置時(shí)喪生。爆炸還使另外一名士兵受傷。
在其他方面，一家英國(guó)航空公司表示，星期三晚些時(shí)候?qū)⒋蚱埔陨袑?duì)黎巴嫩的空中封鎖，直飛貝魯特。目前還不清楚以色列將如何反應(yīng)。