US and France seek deal on resolution to end Israeli-Hezbollah conflict

The United States and France tried to bridge differences today over a timetable for an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon and reach agreement on a UN resolution that would end the month-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants.

As international pressure intensified for the UN Security Council to finally take action that would stop the fighting, the US and French ambassadors who co-sponsored the resolution met with their Russian, Chinese and British counterparts to discuss the latest draft.