Olmert ready to consider Lebanon's troop offer

Lebanon’s offer to deploy 15,000 troops along the border with Israel is “interesting” and worthy of further consideration, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today.

Tue, 08 Aug, 2006 - 13:02
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Lebanon’s offer to deploy 15,000 troops along the border with Israel is “interesting” and worthy of further consideration, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today.

Israel has long demanded a deployment of Lebanese forces, along with the disarming of Hezbollah guerrillas.

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