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How long can the ceasefire in Lebanon last?

Hello again, I'm Mormon Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, the daily look of the issues Americans care about most.

In the first few hours of the ceasefire, there were no Hezbollah rockets fired on northern Israel. Israeli artillery fell silent for the first time in many days. There were reports of fighting in southern Lebanon, but refugees were streaming back into devastated towns despite Israel's ban on travel. At the UN, diplomats are struggling to put together a credible force to restrain both sides

in a crisis that may not be over for some time to come.

On to the point, both sides are claiming victory,

but Israeli Prime Minister Olmer is under a heavy criticism inside his country.

When the peacekeepers finally arrive, will Hezbollah willingly disarm?

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Hello, again, Warren, I'll be back with To the Point. It's been less than a day. But the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah seems to be holding.

Refugees are streaming back to southern Lebanon as the United Nations tries to assemble 15,000 peacekeepers.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Almerit says the balance has shifted in Israel's

favor as Bolah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah claims a strategic historic victory. Here's White House

Press Secretary Tony Snow. Right now what's won is diplomacy is one. There's been an attempt

to make effect of UN Security Council Resolution 1559, which called for the abolition

of militias in the southern part of Lebanon, and also, by the way, that would include

Hezbollah or any other militias, and also the cessation of attempts to arm such militias from abroad.

That is now the focus of efforts by the United States,

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