Lebanon to discuss UN draft resolution today

The draft resolution calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah militia.

The Lebanese government will meet on Saturday to examine the draft Franco-US UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending the month-long conflict in the country, a government source said.

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"The government will meet on Saturday and take its decision on the Franco-American draft," the source said.

The draft resolution, which calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities, anticipates a withdrawal of Israeli forces as soon as possible and expanding the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to 15,000 men.