MyWayNews - Israel Suffers Highest 1-Day Toll of War
AP reports, "More Israeli troops surged into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River and engaging in some of the heaviest combat of the monthlong war just hours after the U.N. Security Council adopted a cease-fire plan. Israel lost 19 soldiers - its highest one-day toll."


MyWayNews - Analysis: for Israel, an Imperfect Deal
AP reports, "For Israel, the U.N. cease-fire deal is far from perfect. A U.N. force deploying in south Lebanon as part of the truce will have trouble keeping Hezbollah at bay for long or prevent the Iranian-supplied guerrillas from rearming, critics said, pointing to past failures of international peacekeepers."

Comment: So this conflict seems to be nearing a conclusion of sorts, one that allows Hezbollah to continue to exist as an armed militia. This can't be what Israel intended. The important thing to note, from a BP standpoint, is that we will now have a large international military force stationed near Jerusalem. We will also now see a renewed international effort to broker a final peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. The covenant with many? Stay tuned.