Beirut shuns Rice as Israel Kills 57 Civilians
By Associated Press
07/30/06 "AP"
-- -- BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Lebanese government asked Secretary
of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday to put off a visit to Lebanon
after an Israeli airstrike that killed more than 50 people.
Lebanon said it would only consider an immediate cease-fire to the
Israeli-Hezbollah fighting.
Rice had been expected to arrive in Beirut from Israel later Sunday
to discuss an overall peace package and Lebanon's own proposals to
end the fighting. Officials traveling with Rice said her trip had
been tentatively planned but was never certain.
© 2006 The Associated Press
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