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BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Israeli forces on Monday expanded their efforts to rout Hezbollah militants from southern Lebanon, fighting fierce clashes along the border and continuing airstrikes that have killed more than 400 Lebanese civilians in the past two weeks.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise trip to Beirut to show solidarity with the besieged Lebanese government, which has called for a cease-fire but lacks the power to enforce one. Lebanese officials who met with Rice said she expressed sympathy for the nation's growing humanitarian disaster but offered no indication of a diplomatic breakthrough.See the full content of this document
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Lebanon's Civilian Death Toll Hits 400
Hezbollah officials didn't meet with Rice in person but sent a message through an intermediary, said Hussein Hajj Hassan, a Lebanese legislator who belongs to Hezbollah.
"Our message is only for a cease-fire," Hajj Hassan said. "Not because we are weak or scared, but because we don'...See the full content of this document
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