[Godzilla]

I am detecting indicators that the IDF has bluntly told Olmert not to screw around with the operation until they have met their objectives. This has come in the form of coup rumors, Olmert saying they'll have 48 hours and IDF sources saying that the offensive will go until the objectives have been met. The Red Light...Green Light war that Olmert has managed has earned him the anger of the IDF and the people. The opinions against the war probably reflect the piecemeal efforts and hamstrung IDF. I would be suprized if the IDF stops after the 48 hour period. I'll expect them to finish sealing off the area, then conducting "defensive" search and destroy operations in its area.

[nwctwx]

Israel to Halt War in Lebanon on Monday

Israel will halt its war in Lebanon at 7 a.m. Monday (midnight EDT Sunday night), a senior Israeli government official said Saturday.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the sensitive matter. Israel's Cabinet was to endorse the U.N. cease-fire resolution later Sunday.

Israeli helicopters, meanwhile, flew hundreds of commandos into the Hezbollah heartland, and some army units reached the Litani River on Saturday as both sides indicated they would accept the U.N. cease-fire plan to stop heavy fighting still raging in southern Lebanon.

[JustPiper]

ISRAEL - Men held at PMO after suspicious material found

"Security guards at Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office detected a "suspicious substance" Sunday in the shoes of an Arab man trying to enter the building"

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525862709&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFu
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ISRAEL - Israel Radio: 4,000 Hizbullah rockets hit Israel

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525864026&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
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