Annan Fails to Win Israel's Consent in Lifting its Lebanon Blockade
With Israel's prime minister standing by his side, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan demanded on Wednesday that Israel immediately lift its sea and air blockade of Lebanon, but failed to win Israel's consent. Annan also said he hoped Israel would withdraw all its forces from south Lebanon once the number of U.N. forces in Lebanon has doubled to 5,000, a number he said could be reached in "coming days and weeks." However, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert suggested Israel was not prepared to do that until a U.N.-brokered cease-fire deal that ended 34 days of fighting between Israel and Hizbullah fighters is implemented fully.
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