Olmert Accepts Ceasefire
Flash traffic from AP. Ehud Olmert will accept the UN ceasefire proposal.
Olmert will recommend that his government approve the deal in its meeting on Sunday, said Gideon Meir, a senior official in the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
UPDATE: Greatly expanded article here.
By crosspatch, Friday, 11 August , 2006 @ 8:22 pm
First sentance of the article:
“An Israeli drone fired at a convoy of refugees fleeing southern Lebanon on Friday night, killing at least seven people and wounding 22, an Associated Press photographer said. The Israeli military said it was investigating the incident.”
That should read …
“An Israeli drone fired at a convoy travelling in defiance of an announced ban on vehicle movement where Isreal had warned that any vehicles on the roads were subject to attack. The convoy of refugees ….”