Archive - Aug 10, 2006

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LEBANON
Israeli troops have taken control of the Lebanese town of Marjayoun, five miles north of the border. Plans for a major invasion lasting up to two months - approved by Israel's security cabinet yesterday - were reportedly put on hold following conversations between the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, and the US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice. Israeli soldiers today consolidated strategic positions in southern Lebanon and warned of new attacks on Beirut and the north of the country. Khaled Sid Mohand reports from the northern city of Tripoli.