Israel rejects U.N. request for temporary cease-fire for humanitarian relief

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel on Saturday rejected a request by the U.N. for a three-day cease-fire in Lebanon to get in supplies and allow civilians to leave the war zone. Avi Pazner, a government spokesman, said Israel already has opened safe corridors across Lebanon for such shipments and that He

Asharq Al-Awsat Editorial 29 July 2006

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel on Saturday rejected a request by the U.N. for a three-day cease-fire in Lebanon to get in supplies and allow civilians to leave the war zone.

Avi Pazner, a government spokesman, said Israel already has opened safe corridors across Lebanon for such shipments and that Hezbollah guerrillas were blocking them to create a humanitarian crisis.