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Not welcome in Lebanon, Rice heads back to US Monday
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said he did not want her to come to his country for planned meetings on Sunday, saying that after Israel's air strike, he could not hold any talks on resolving the crisis before an immediate ceasefire.
Rice's renewed push to end fighting between Israel and Hizbollah was derailed by the bombing in southern Lebanon, which killed at least 54 people sheltering in a basement, 37 of them children. "In the wake of the tragedy that the people and the government of Lebanon are dealing with today, I have decided to postpone my discussions in Beirut. In any case, my work is here (in Israel) today," Rice told reporters of the canceled Beirut trip.
Israel suspended air strikes in south Lebanon for 48 hours while it investigates the Qana bombings, which killed dozens of Lebanese women and children, US State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said.
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